Pindera

Computational Mechanics-Micromechanics of Heterogeneous Materials & Structures

Bansal, Y. and Pindera, M-J. "A Second Look at the Higher-Order Theory for Periodic Multiphase Materials", J. Applied Mechanics, Vol. 72, No. 2, 2005, pp. 177-195.
Bansal, Y. and Pindera, M-J., “Finite-Volume Direct Averaging Micromechanics of Heterogeneous Materials with Elastic-Plastic Phases,” Int. J. Plasticity, Vol. 22, No. 5, 2006, pp. 775-825.
Pindera, M-J. and Bansal, Y., “On the Micromechanics-Based Simulation of Metal Matrix Composite Response”, J. Engineering Materials and Technology, Vol. 129, No. 3, 2007, pp. 468-482.
Drago, A. S. and Pindera, M-J., "Micro-Macromechanical Analysis of Heterogeneous Materials: Macroscopically Homogeneous vs Periodic Microstructures", Composites Science & Technology, Vol. 67, No. 6, 2007, pp. 1243-1263.
Cavalcante, M.A.A., Marques, S.P.C., Pindera, M-J., “Parametric Formulation of the Finite-Volume Theory for Functionally Graded Materials. Part I: Analysis”, J. Applied Mechanics, Vol. 74, No. 5, 2007, pp. 935-945.
Cavalcante, M.A.A., Marques, S.P.C., Pindera, M-J., “Parametric Formulation of the Finite-Volume Theory for Functionally Graded Materials. Part II: Numerical Results”, J. Applied Mechanics, Vol. 74, No. 5, 2007, pp. 946-957.
Gattu, M., Khatam, H., Drago, A. S. and Pindera, M-J, “Parametric Finite-Volume Micromechanics of Uniaxial Continuously-Reinforced Periodic Materials with Elastic Phases”, J. Engineering Materials and Technology, Vol. 130, No. 3, 2008, pp. 31015-15.
Cavalcante, M.A.A., Marques, S.P.C., Pindera, M-J., “Computational Aspects of the Parametric Finite-Volume Theory for Functionally Graded Materials”, J. Computational Materials Science, Vol. 44, 2008, pp. 422-438.
Cavalcante, M.A.A., Marques, S.P.C., Pindera, M-J., “Transient Thermo-Mechanical Analysis of a Layered Cylinder by the Parametric Finite-Volume Theory”, J. Thermal Stresses, Vol. 32, No. 1, 2009, pp. 112-134.
Khatam, H. and Pindera, M-J., “Thermo-Elastic Moduli of Lamellar Composites with Wavy Architectures”, Composites B (Engineering), Vol. 40, No. 1, 2009, pp. 50-64.
Khatam, H. and Pindera, M-J., “Parametric Finite-Volume Micromechanics of Periodic Materials with Elastoplastic Phases”, Int. J. Plasticity (2009, in press).
Khatam, H., Chen, L. and Pindera, M-J., “Elastic and Plastic Response of Perforated Plates with Different Porosity Architectures”, J. Engineering Materials & Technology (2009, in press).
Pindera, M-J., Khatam, H., Drago, A. S., and Bansal, Y., “Micromechanics of Spatially Uniform Heterogeneous Media: A Critical Review and Emerging Approaches”, Composites B (Engineering), (2009, in press).

Elasticity-Based Homogenization Theory Development for Engineered Materials

Drago, A. S. and Pindera, M-J., “A Locally-Exact Homogenization Theory for Periodic Microstructures with Isotropic Phases”, J. Applied Mechanics, Vol. 75, No. 5, 2008, pp. 051010-14.

Homogenization Theory Issues vis-a-vis Applications to Actual Materials

Chen, L., Urquhart, E. E., and Pindera, M-J., “Microstructural Effects in Multilayers with Large Moduli Contrast Loaded by Flat Punch”, AIAA Journal, Vol. 43, No. 5, 2005, pp. 962-973.
Pindera, M-J and Chen, L., “Microstructural Effects in Finite Multilayers with Aligned Cracks”, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 74, No. 11, 2007, pp. 1697-1718.
Chen, L. and Pindera, M-J., 2008. “Fracture Mechanics of Periodic Multilayers with Different Microstructural Scales and Moduli Contrast”, J. Applied Mechanics, Vol. 75, No. 5, 2008, pp. 051109-11.

Mixed Boundary-Value Problems in Anisotropic Layered Materials and Structures

Chen, L. and Pindera, M-J., "Plane Analysis of Finite Multilayered Media with Multiple Aligned Cracks. Part I: Theory", J. Applied Mechanics, Vol. 74, No. 1, 2007, pp. 128-143.
Chen, L. and Pindera, M-J., "Plane Analysis of Finite Multilayered Media with Multiple Aligned Cracks. Part II: Numerical Results", J. Applied Mechanics, Vol. 74, No. 1, 2007, pp. 144-160.