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Journal, Book Chapter, and Conference Proceeding Publications

Failure Analysis

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J.H. Giovanola, S.W. Kirkpatrick, and J.E. Crocker, 1999, "Fracture of Geometrically Scaled Notched Three-Point-Bend Bars of High Strength Steel," Journal of Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol 62, No. 2-3, pp. 291-310, March.

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J.H. Giovanola and S.W. Kirkpatrick, 1998, "Using the Local Approach to Investigate Scaling Effects in Ductile Fracture," International Journal of Fracture, Vol. 92, No. 2, pp. 101-117.

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J.H. Giovanola, R.W. Klopp, and S.W. Kirkpatrick, 1998, "A Note on One-Point-Bend Impact Fracture Experiments with Curved Specimens," Technical Note, Journal of Testing and Evaluation, JTEVA, ASTM Publications, January, pp. 79-81.


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S.W. Kirkpatrick, J.H. Giovanola, and J.W. Simons, 1996, "DYNA3D Analysis of Dynamic Fracture of Weldments," IA '96, Proceedings of International Seminar on Quasi-Impulsive Analysis, Nov. 20-22, 1996, Osaka, Japan, pp. A6.1-15, K. Wakiyama, E. Tachibana, K. Imai and T. Kitano Eds.
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J.H. Giovanola, S.W. Kirkpatrick, and J.E. Crocker, 1996, "Investigation of Scaling Effects in Elastic-Plastic Ductile Fracture Using the Local Approach," Journal de Physique IV, Colloque C6, supplement au Journal de Physique III, Volume 6, pp. C6-513-520, Octobre.

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J.H. Giovanola, S.W. Kirkpatrick, and J.E. Crocker, 1996, "Investigation of Scaling Effects in Elastic-Plastic Ductile Fracture Using the Local Approach," Euromech-Mechamat '96, Proceedings of the First European Mechanics of Materials Conference on Local Approach to Fracture, Fontainebleau-France, Sept. 9-11.

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J.H. Giovanola, S.W. Kirkpatrick, and J.E. Crocker, 1995, "Experimental and Computational Investigation of Scaling Effects in Elastic-Plastic Ductile Fracture," Dynamic Plasticity and Structural Behaviors, Supplement Volume, Proceedings of Plasticity '95: The Fifth International Symposium on Plasticity and its Current Applications, pp. 30-33.

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Kirkpatrick, S.W. and MacNeill, R.A., "Development of a Computer Model for Prediction of Collision Response of a Railroad Passenger Car," Proceedings of the JRC2002, The 2002 ASME/IEEE Joint Rail Conference, Washington D.C., Apr. 23-25, 2002.
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J.W. Simons, S.W. Kirkpatrick, R.W. Klopp, and L. Seaman, 1999, "Methods for Modeling Damage in Finite Element Calculations," IA '99, Proceedings of International Seminar on Quasi-Impulsive Analysis, Nov. 15-16, 1999, Osaka, Japan.
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Crashworthiness


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S.W. Kirkpatrick, R.A. MacNeill, and R.T. Bocchieri, "Development of an LS-DYNA Occupant Model for use in Crash Analyses of Roadside Safety Features," Transportation Review Board, Paper No. TRB2003-0002450, Proc. of the 2003 TRB 82nd annual meeting, Washington D.C., Jan. 12-16, 2003.
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MacNeill, R.A. and Kirkpatrick, S.W., "Post-Collision Inspection and Data Analysis of a Passenger Rail Car," Proceedings of the JRC2002, The 2002 ASME/IEEE Joint Rail Conference, Washington D.C., April 23-25, 2002.
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S.W. Kirkpatrick, M. Schroeder, and J.W. Simons, "Evaluation of Passenger Rail Vehicle Crashworthiness," International Journal of Crashworthiness, IJCrash Vol. 6 No. 1 pp. 95-106, 2001.
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S.W. Kirkpatrick, "Development and Validation of High Fidelity Vehicle Crash Simulation Models," SAE Publications, Presented at the 2000 International Congress and Exposition, March, 2000, SAE Paper No. 00PC-248.
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S.W. Kirkpatrick and R.W. Klopp, "Hazard Assessment for Pressure Tank Cars Involved in Accidents," ICrash 2000. Proceedings of the International Crashworthiness Conference, September 6-8, 2000, London, UK, E. C. Chirwa and D. Otte Eds., pp. 223-235.
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J.W. Simons and S.W. Kirkpatrick, "High-Speed Passenger Train Crashworthiness and Occupant Survivability," International Journal of Crashworthiness, IJCrash Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 121-132, 1999.
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S.W. Kirkpatrick, J.W. Simons, and T.H. Antoun, 1998, "Development and Validation of High Fidelity Vehicle Crash Simulation Models," International Journal of Crashworthiness, IJCrash98 International Crashworthiness Conference, pp. 602-611.
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J.W. Simons and S.W. Kirkpatrick, 1998, "High-Speed Passenger Train Crashworthiness and Occupant Survivability," International Journal of Crashworthiness, IJCrash98 International Crashworthiness Conference, pp. 216-226.


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M. H. Ray, K. Hiranmayee, and S.W. Kirkpatrick, 1998, "Performance Validation of Two Side Impact Dummies," International Journal of Crashworthiness, IJCrash98 International Crashworthiness Conference, pp. 285-298.
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Composites

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Bocchieri, R.T. and Schapery, R.A., "Time-dependent Deformation of a Nonlinear Viscoelastic Rubber-toughened Fiber Composite with Growing Damage," Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials, Vol. 8, No. 2, June 2004, pp. 137-167.


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Bocchieri, R.T., R.A. Schapery and M. Gorman, "Time-dependent Microcracking Detected in a Rubber-Toughened Carbon/Epoxy Composite by the Modal Acoustic Emission Method," Journal of Composite Materials, Vol. 37, No. 5, 2003, pp. 421-451.
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Bocchieri, R.T., "Time-Dependent Deformation of a Nonlinear Viscoelastic Rubber-toughen Fiber Composite with Growing Damage, Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas at Austin, 2001.


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Bocchieri, R.T. and R.A. Schapery, "Nonlinear Viscoelastic Behavior of Rubber-Toughened Carbon and Glass/Epoxy Composites," Time Dependent and Nonlinear Effects in Polymers and Composites, ASTM STP 1357, 2000, pp. 238-265.
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Bocchieri, R.T. and R.A. Schapery, "Experimental Methods for Characterizing the Time-dependent Behavior of Fiber Composites with Growing Damage", OTC-12031, Proceedings of the Offshore Technology Conference 2000 , Houston, TX, May 1-4.

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Schapery, R.A., "Nonlinear viscoelastic and viscoplastic constitutive equations with growing damage," International Journal of Fracture, Vol. 97, 1999, pp. 33-66.

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Bocchieri, R.T., "A Baseline Nonlinear Material Characterization for Predicting the Long-term Durability of Composite Structures", Proceedings of the 36th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Jan. 12-15, 1998.

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Bocchieri, R.T. and Schapery, R.A., "Nonlinear Viscoelastic Constitutive Equations for Carbon/Epoxy and Glass/Epoxy Composites and Their Comparison through Micromechanics", Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Composite Materials for Offshore Operations (CMOO-2), Houston, TX, Oct. 28-30,1997.

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MacNeill, R.A., Holmes, S., and Lee H.S., "Measurement of the Aerodynamic Pressures Produced by Passing Trains," Proceedings of: JRC2002, The 2002 ASME/IEEE Joint Rail Conference, Washington D.C., April 23-25, 2002.
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Technical Reports

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Kirkpatrick, S. W., R. T. Bocchieri, and R. MacNeill, "Analysis of a High-Speed Penetrator Impacting a Concrete Target Using the LS-DYNA Finite Element Code, " ARA Technical Report, Project 5707, May 2003.

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Kirkpatrick, S. W., R. T. Bocchieri, "Finite Element Analysis of the LifeNet SoftWalls Barrier Concept," ARA Final Report, Project 5603 for McMurry & Talbott, Attorneys at Law, May 2003.

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B. S. Holmes, R. T. Bocchieri and P. Dunn, "Development and Implementation of Non-linear Plate Response Algorithms into the BEAMS/ABLE Computer Code," ARA Technical Report, Project 0689 for the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Contract DAAD13-01-D-0001, September 2002.

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Holmes, B. S., S. W. Kirkpatrick, and R. MacNeill, R. T. Bocchieri, "Space Based Laser Lethality and Target Hardening Support for BMDO," ARA Technical Report, Project 0724 for BMDO/DE, September 2002.

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R.W. Klopp, S.W. Kirkpatrick, and D.A. Shockey, Damage Assessment of Tank Cars Involved in Accidents: Phase II - Modeling and Validation, Final Report, June, 1999.

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S.W. Kirkpatrick and T.H. Antoun, Development and Validation of a Vehicle Crash Model for the 1997 Ford Crown Victoria Final Report, April, 1999.

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S.W. Kirkpatrick, Damage and Failure behavior of Metal Matrix Composites Under Biaxial Loads, Ph.D. Thesis, Stanford University, January, 1999.

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J.D. Colton, S.W. Kirkpatrick, and T. Cooper, Experiments and Calculations in Support of Code Development for Engineering Lethality, Final Report, December, 1998.

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J.D. Colton, P.R. Gefken, D.C. Erlich, S.W. Kirkpatrick, and R.W. Klopp, Further Development of Load-Damage Relationships for Chemical Submunitions, Final Report, December, 1997.

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R.W. Klopp, S.W. Kirkpatrick, and D.A. Shockey Damage Assessment of Tank Cars Involved in Accidents: Phase II - Modeling and Validation, Final Report, December, 1997.

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S.W. Kirkpatrick, T.H. Antoun, and J.W. Simons Development of a DYNA3D Crash Model for the 1997 Ford Crown Victoria, Final Report, December, 1997.

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J.W. Simons and S.W. Kirkpatrick, Risk assessment for High-Speed Train Derailment: Detailed Finite Element Model of a Train Car, Technical Report, February, 1997.

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S.W. Kirkpatrick, and J.W. Simons, Hazard Risk of High-Speed Train Derailment: Modeling Train Set Derailment on an Elevated Guideway, Technical Report, 1996.

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S.W. Kirkpatrick and J.W. Simons, Computational and Graphical Methods for Impact Analyses, Final Technical Report, 1996.

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M. Snyder, D. Allen, S.W. Kirkpatrick, J.W. Simons, W. Peacock and K. Spezzaferro, Case Studies in Collision Safety, Technical Report, 1996.

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J.W. Simons and S.W. Kirkpatrick, High-Speed Rail Collision Safety: Crashworthiness and Accident Survivability, Poulter Laboratory Technical Report, 1996.

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R.W. Klopp, S.W. Kirkpatrick, J.W. Simons, and D.A. Shockey, Hazard Risk of High-Speed train Derailment, Final Technical Report, 1996.

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D.A. Shockey, C.G. Schmidt, S.W. Kirkpatrick, and T. Kobayashi, Damage and Failure Behavior of SiC SCS-6/Timetal 21S Metal Matrix Composite, Final Technical Report,1996.

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J. D. Colton, C. M. Romander, S. W. Kirkpatrick, A. L. Florence, and J. H. Giovanola, Load-Damage Relationships for Chemical Submunitions, Technical Report, 1996.

 

 

 

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