{"id":661,"date":"2014-09-25T16:59:35","date_gmt":"2014-09-25T16:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/binienda\/?page_id=661"},"modified":"2016-02-02T19:48:23","modified_gmt":"2016-02-02T19:48:23","slug":"research-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/binienda\/research-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Activity in Research<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<ul>FUNDED RESEARCH &#8211; FUNDING TOTAL $8,531,244<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>EXTERNAL FUNDING &#8211; $6,558,791 (PI -$3,265,116, CO-PI -$3,293,675)<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>INTERNAL FUNDING &#8211; $2,436,200<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<ol>\n<li>&#8220;Prediction and Measurement of Transverse Cracking in Cross-Ply Laminates,&#8221; Ohio Aerospace Institute $12,805 from Sept. 1990 to June 1991.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;3-D FEM Simulations of the Delamination Progress in Cross-Ply Symmetric Graphite-Polyimide Composites,&#8221; NASA, $22,871 from Nov. 1990 to Oct. 1991, $33,000 from Nov. 1991 to Oct. 1992 and $33,000 from Nov. 1992 to Sept. 1994.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Damage Mechanics Controlled by the Interaction of Microcracks in the Interphase of MMC and BMC,&#8221; NASA. Lewis Research Center, $37,832 from Nov. 1990 to Oct. 1991, $48,000 from Nov. 1991 to Oct. 1992, $60,000 from Nov. 1992 to Oct. 1993, $55,000 from November 1993 to December 1994, and $55,000 from January 1995 to December 1995.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Damage and Strength Characterization of BASF Ultrapack \u2013 AS4 Interlocked Composite Material under Static Tensile Load Conditions,&#8221; EPIC $1,875 from Jan. 1991 to Sept. 1992.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Tension-Tension Fatigue Behavior of Kevlar Cables \u2013 Tests,&#8221; LORAL Defense Systems, Sept. 1991 &#8211; June 1992, $ 8,010.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Durability and Life Prediction Modeling in Polyimide Composites&#8221; &#8211; NASA Lewis Research Center, from December 1993 to September 1995, $20,000.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Static and dynamic properties of rubber components \u2013 tests,&#8221; LORAL Defense Systems, June &#8211; August 1994, $ 5,000.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Prestressed Composite Tubes &#8211; Fabrication Process &amp; Design&#8221; &#8211; Asian Development Bank, $ 15,000 from October 15 to Dec 10, 1995.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;UA\/CWRU Center for Infrastructure Materials and Rehabilitation,&#8221; Ohio Board of Regents Investment Fund Award, from 7\/1\/95 to 6\/30\/96 &#8211; group proposal for $1,770,000, (together with Drs. R. Liang, A. Saleeb, J. Padovan, and some CE department members of Case Western Universty).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Mixed-Mode Complex Shape Cracks Propagation in Anisotropic Plates,&#8221; NASA Lewis Research Center, from 4\/11\/96 to 4\/10\/97, $ 56,354.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;FE\/Analytical Life Prediction of Brittle Materials,&#8221; NASA Lewis Research Center, from 6\/1\/97 to 5\/31\/2000, $408,816.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Design Analysis and Material Modeling for Ceramic Matrix Composite Materials,&#8221; NASA from 11\/3\/97 to 11\/2\/98, $ 107,302.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;High Temperature Testing and Modeling of Ceramic Matrix Composites,&#8221; NASA from May 1, 1998 to April 30, 1999, $ 101,544.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Stress Analysis of Graphite\/Epoxy Layered System Adhered to Concrete,&#8221; Master Builders Technologies, from May 29, 1998 to August 30, 1998, $ 8,989.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;General Crack Problems in Functionally Graded Materials,&#8221; NASA Lewis Research Center, from September 22, 1998 to January 21, 1999, $42,000, together with Dr. J. Padovan.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;NDE Methods for Commercial Aircraft Engine,&#8221; NASA Lewis Research Center, from November 4, 1998 to November 3, 1999, $110,507.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Development of a jet engine containment design methodology,&#8221; NASA Glenn Research Center, from December 1, 1999 to November 30, 2002, $533,275, together with Dr. E. Sancactar.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Creep rupture model of composite materials&#8221;, NSF SERG, from June 1, 2000 to May 31, 2001, $50,400, together with Dr. D. Robinson.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;FEA Study of Impact-Penetration for Lightweight Jet Engine Containment,&#8221; NASA Glenn Research Center, from January 1, 2002 to December 31, 2002, $115,039.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;FEA Study of Impact-Penetration for Lightweight Jet Engine Containment,&#8221; NASA Glenn Research Center, from January 1, 2003 to December 31, 2003, $148,626.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Intelligent Propulsion System Foundation Technology \u2013 Propulsion 21,&#8221; NASA Glenn Research Center, from August 1, 2003 to April 30, 2004, $29,600.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Wright Center of Innovation \u2013 Spin Test Equipment Grant,&#8221; OBR, from January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2006, $800,000, together with Drs. P. Qiao, J. Braun.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;FEA Study of Impact-Penetration for Lightweight Jet Engine Containment,&#8221; NASA Glenn Research Center, from January 19, 2004 to January 18, 2005, $172,316.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;FEA Study of Impact-Penetration for Lightweight Jet Engine Containment,&#8221; NASA Glenn Research Center, from January 19, 2005 to January 18, 2006, $205,486.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Intelligent Propulsion Systems Foundation Technology \u2013 Phase 2 of Propulsion 21,&#8221; GEAE $39,283, from Aug 1, 2005 to August 31, 2006.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Development of 3D Braided Zylon Model for Explicit FEA Analysis,&#8221; NASA, $86,749, from September 1, 2005 to August 31, 2006.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Polymer and Composite Ballistic Impact Testing, Characterization, and Modeling&#8221;, NASA $52,435, from June 1, 2006 to September 30 2007.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Space Flights Fluid Experiments Analysis and Modeling&#8221;, ZIN Technologies, $67,880, from October 1, 2006 to June 30, 2008.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Numerical Modeling of Textile Composites&#8221; GE Aircraft Engines, $20,000, from May 1, 2007 to December 1, 2007.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Modeling and Testing of Aging Degradation Effects on Dynamic\/Impact Performance of Advanced Braided Composites for Jet Engine Fan Cases\/Blade Containment Systems&#8221;, NASA-NRA, $879,205, from September 29, 2007 to September 29, 2011.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;An Investigation into Mechanical and Impact Properties of Triaxial Braided Composites for Jet Engine Blade Containment&#8221;, NASA GSRP &#8211; Justin Littell \u2013, $30,000, from September 1, 2007 to August 31, 2008.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Investigation of Test Methods and Damage Mechanisms for Triaxial Braided Composites&#8221; Lee Kohlman \u2013 NASA GSRP, $30,000, September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2010.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Macro-mechanical Modeling of Tri-axial Braided Composites&#8221; Brina Blinzer\u00a0\u2013 NASA GSRP, $30,000, September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2010.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;UA support to ZIN for NASA Space Flight Program in 2009&#8221;, ZIN Technologies, $17,592, October 1, 2009,to September 30, 2010.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Experimental Structural Assessment of Advanced Stirling Convertor Planar Spring Material for Long-Term Durability \u2013 Phase I,&#8221; Sunpower Inc., $80,000, From October 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010, with Dr. Yun Gin Yun.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Experimental Structural Assessment of Advanced Stirling Convertor Planar Spring Material for Long-Term Durability \u2013 Phase II,&#8221; NASA., $98,000, From October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011, with Dr. Yun Gin Yun.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Investigation of Test Methods and Damage Mechanisms for Triaxial Braided Composites\u2013year 2&#8221; Lee Kohlman \u2013 NASA GSRP, $30,000, September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2011.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Macro-mechanical Modeling of Tri-axial Braided Composites-year 2&#8221; Brina Blinzer\u2013NASA GSRP, $30,000, September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2011.<\/li>\n<li>Helicopter Gear Development, A&amp;P Technology, $36,427, August 1, 2014 to August 1, 2016.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>RESEARCH FUNDED INTERNALLY<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ol>\n<li>&#8220;Micromechanisms Governing the Deformation and Fracture Behavior of Metal- Matrix Composite Materials,&#8221; $1,200, Faculty Research Grant, Nov. 1988.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Characterization of Visco-plastic Materials,&#8221; $10,000 &#8211; Summer Faculty Fellowship at NASA, 1989.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;A Study on Failure and Crack Growth Mechanisms in Ceramics Composites,&#8221; Research Challenge Grant $10,200, May 1989 to Sept. 1990.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Damage Mechanics in Metal Matrix Composite materials,&#8221; $12,000 &#8211; summer faculty Fellowship at NASA, 1990.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Numerical Analysis of Filament Winding Tubes with Pre-stresses Fibers,&#8221; $6,000 &#8211; Faculty Research Fellowship, summer 1996.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;OBR Individual Research Challenge Match to Design, Progress Modeling, Manufacture, and Testing of Composite Shield for Turbine Engine Blade Containment(1999-01 biennium),&#8221; $20,000.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;OBR Research Challenge Match to FEA Study of Impact-Penetration for Lightweight Jet Engine Containment&#8221;, (2001-03 biennium),&#8221; $20,000.<\/li>\n<li>OBR Incentive Fund, &#8220;Polymer-Based Nanotechnologies,&#8221; $7,000 (part of $70k funding for 10 faculty), 2003.<\/li>\n<li>UA cash matching component for &#8220;Wright Center of Innovation \u2013 Spin Test Equipment Grant,&#8221; from January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2006, $330,000 together with Drs. P. Qiao, J. Braun.<\/li>\n<li>UA in-kind matching component for &#8220;Wright Center of Innovation \u2013 Gas Turbine Engine Research and Testing Laboratory Building, April 2005, $2,000,000.<\/li>\n<li>OBR Research Challenge Grant, &#8220;Impact Testing and Analysis&#8221;, $20,000, 2007.<\/li>\n<li>Internal cost sharing grant, The University of Akron, $10,000, 2007.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Acticity in Profession or Discipline<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>LEADERSHIP IN CONFERENCES<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Session Chairman at ASCE Engineering Construction &amp; Operations in Space IV, Albuquerque, NM (1994)<\/li>\n<li>Session Chairman at Structural Dynamics and Materials AIAA Conference, Seattle, WA (2001)<\/li>\n<li>Session Chairman at Structural Dynamics and Materials AIAA Conference, Norfolk, VA (2003)<\/li>\n<li>Session Chairman at ASCE Robotics, Engineering Construction and Operations in Challenging Environments in Houston, TX (2004)<\/li>\n<li>Guest editor for Journal of Aeronautic Engineering &#8211; special issues (2002 and 2004)<\/li>\n<li>Organizing Committee Member of the III Scientific-Technical Conference &#8220;Advances in Petroleum and Gas Industry and Petrochemistry Conference,&#8221; Lvov, Ukraine (September 12-18 2004)<\/li>\n<li>Session Chair at the III Scientific-Technical Conference &#8220;Advance in Petroleum and Gas Industry and Petrochemistry Conference, Lvov, Ukraine (September 12-18 2004)<\/li>\n<li>Technical Co-Chair of the Earth and Space Conference, Houston, TX (March 4-9 2006)<\/li>\n<li>General Chair of the Earth and Space Conference, Long Beach, CA (March 3-5, 2008)<\/li>\n<li>Organizing Committee Member of 2010 AIAA SDM conference (2008-2010)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ol>\n<li>&#8220;Fracture Due to a Kinked Crack in Unidirectional Fiber Reinforced Composites,&#8221; December 1987, ASME-WAM, Boston, MA.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;A Criterion for Mixed-Mode Cracking in Graphite-Epoxy Composites,&#8221; April 1988, ASTM 9th Symposium on Composite Materials, Reno, Nevada.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Mixed-Mode Strain Energy Release Composite,&#8221; June 1988, ASC, Japan-USA Symposium on Composite Materials, Washington, D.C.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Creep and Relaxation Model for High Temperature Metal Matrix Composites,&#8221; Fatigue and Fracture Branch at NASA Lewis Research Center, August 1989.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Matrix Cracks in Composite Laminates,&#8221; Guest Speaker for SAMPE Local Parent&#8217;s Chapter on October 16, 1990.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Finite Element Simulation of 0\/90 Interface Delamination in Cross-Ply Laminates Initiated by Transverse Cracks,&#8221; 22nd Annual Pittsburgh Conference on Modeling and Simulation, 2-3 May, 1991.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Application of Symbolic Computations to Damage Growth in Multicracked Brittle Materials,&#8221; 4th Annual HITEMP Review, October 1991.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Influence of Fibers Angle on Contact Stresses and Strain Energy Release Rates in Four-Point Bend Testing of Composite Beams,&#8221; 7-th Technical Conference on Composite Materials Proceedings, ASC, 1992.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Stress Intensity Factors for Fully Interacting Cracks in a Multicrack Solid,&#8221; ASME 12-th International conference OMAE proceedings, June 1993.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Damage Growth in Multi-Cracked Materials,&#8221; HITEMP conference, NASA Lewis Research Center, October 1993.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Late Stage Damage in G30-500\/PMR-15 Laminates,&#8221; ASCE Conference Space-94, Albuquerque New Mexico, 1994.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Influence of Material Parameters on Strain Energy Release Rates for Cross-Ply Laminates with Preexisting Transverse Crack,&#8221; First International Conference on Composites Engineering, New Orleans, August 28-31, 1994.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Cracks Interaction in Anisotropic Materials,&#8221; Brittle Matrix Composites 4, Warsaw, Poland, September 13-15, 1994.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Cracks Interaction in Brittle Anisotropic Materials,&#8221; NIST, Building Materials Division, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, October, 1994.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Pre-stressed filament winding process,&#8221; Centron Corp., Mineral Wells, Texas 76068, February 1995.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Advances in Analysis of BMC, MMC and FRP,&#8221; CIRIM Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, July, 1995.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Design Aspects Applied to Components made using Composites in Off-Shore Platform Environment,&#8221; Petronas Research, Ahah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia, July 1995.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Aerospace Applications of Composite Materials,&#8221; CTRM Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July, 1995.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Pre-stressed filament winding process,&#8221; Schuller Mats &amp; Reinforcement, Toledo, OH 43697-0517, October 1995.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Pre-stressed filament winding process,&#8221; Owens-Corning Science &amp; Technology Center, 2790 Columbus Rd., RT 16, Granville OH 43023-1200, November 1995.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Advanced Technologies for the Natural Fiber Composites,&#8221; BICRON, Composites Review, 1996.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;FE\/Analytical Life Prediction of Brittle Materials,&#8221; NASA Lewis Research Center, Structural Group Review, Feb 1997.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Driving Force Analysis Given Complex Crack Interactions in Monolithic and Composite Materials,&#8221; HITEMP conference, Advanced Alloys and MMC&#8217;s, NASA Lewis Research Center, April 1997.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Analysis of Multiple Cracks in Thick Interphase,&#8221; ICCE\/5 International Conference on Composites Engineering, July 5-11, 1998.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Fracture mechanics problems in materials with thick thermal barrier,&#8221; NASA Lewis Research Center, August 24, 1998.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Fracture in ceramic thermal barrier coatings,&#8221; NASA Lewis Research Center, November 12, 1998.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Probabilistic Residual Strength Model for Uni-Axial Fatigue of Composites,&#8221; 23rd Annual Conference on Composites, Materials &amp; Structures Conference, Cocoa Beach, Fl, January 25-28, 1999.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Photo-elastic Visualization of the Fracture Events in a Model of Functionally Graded Material,&#8221; ICCE\/6 Orlando Florida, June 27 &#8211; July 3, 1999.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Analysis of Driving Forces for Multiple Cracks in an Infinite non-homogeneous Plate,&#8221; ICTAM 2000, 20th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, August 27- September 2, 2000, Chicago.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Explicit Finite Element Analysis of Composite Plate,&#8221; NASA Glenn Research Center, November 17, 2000.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Design and Analysis of Composite Ring under Impact Conditions,&#8221; GE Cincinnati, OH, December 8, 2000.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Active Vibration Damping of a Composite Beam using Smart Sensors and Actuators,&#8221; SDM Conference, April 16-19, 2001, Seattle.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Analysis of High Energy Impact on Lightweight Composite (Sandwich) Structure,&#8221; SDM Conference, April 16-19, 2001, Seattle.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Impact Testing of Composites for Aircraft Engine Fan Containment,&#8221; SDM Conference, April 16-19, 2001, Seattle.<\/li>\n<li>W. Z. Nie and W.K. Binienda, &#8220;Investigation on Oblique Impact Response of Composite Cylindrical Shells,&#8221; Poster at 10-th International Conference of Fracture, 2-6 December, 2001 Honolulu, Hawaii.<\/li>\n<li>X. Zhou, G. Song, and W. K. Binienda, &#8220;Thermal Deformation Compensation of a Composite Beam Using Piezoelectric Actuators,&#8221; Smart Structures and Integrated Systems Conference, 2002.<\/li>\n<li>S.A. Baraka, W.K. Binienda, and S. R. Tysl, &#8220;Evaluation of the Performance of Concrete Structures Strengthened with FRP Composites,&#8221; EM 2002 Conference, Columbia University, 2002.<\/li>\n<li>W.K. Binienda, W. Brostow, J.A. Hinze and R. Simoes, &#8220;Computer Simulation of Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Materials,&#8221; Proc. 4-th International Conference on Environment, Development &amp; Engineering, 30-38, Krakow, 2002.<\/li>\n<li>G.D. Roberts, J. M. Pereira, D.M. Revilock, and W.K. Binienda, &#8220;Analysis of Ballistic Impact of Composite Plates and Rings with Soft Projectile,&#8221; SDM Conference, Norfolk VA, April, 2003.<\/li>\n<li>S. Acharya, W.K. Binienda, and D. Robinson, &#8220;Numerical Modeling of Creep in Polymer matrix Composites with Transverse Isotropy,&#8221; SDM Conference, Norfolk VA, April, 2003.<\/li>\n<li>V. Dhruva, W.K. Binienda, G.D. Roberts, and D.W. Stresing, &#8220;FEA Modeling of a Bird High-Speed Impact Test,&#8221; SDM Conference, Norfolk VA, April, 2003.<\/li>\n<li>X. Zheng, R.K. Goldberg, W.K. Binienda, and G.D. Roberts, &#8220;LSDyna Implementation of Polymer Matrix Composite Model under High Rate Impact,&#8221; SAMPE Conference, Dayton OH, 2003.<\/li>\n<li>J. Cheng, G.D. Roberts, and W.K. Binienda, &#8220;Finite Element Simulation of Soft Projectiles Impacting Composite Targets,&#8221; SAMPE Conference, Dayton, 2003.<\/li>\n<li>W.K. Binienda, &#8220;Advances in Braided Composite Material Modeling,&#8221; NASA workshop at NASA, July 2003.<\/li>\n<li>W.K. Binienda, &#8220;Ls-Dyna Modeling and Material Model Implementation,&#8221; NASA\/UA workshop at The University of Akron, August 2003.<\/li>\n<li>X. Zheng, R.K. Goldberg, W.K. Binienda, and G.D. Roberts, &#8220;Development and Implementation of Rate Dependent Composite Material Model for Shell Element Application in LSDYNA,&#8221; Earth and Space Houston Conference, March 4-11, 2004.<\/li>\n<li>W.K. Binienda, &#8220;High Energy Impact of Composite Structures \u2013 Ballistic Experiments and Explicit FE Analysis,&#8221; Warsaw Technical University, SiMR, Warsaw Poland, June 9, 2004.<\/li>\n<li>X. Zheng and W.K. Binienda, &#8220;Impact Modeling of Composite Materials with Strain Rate Effect,&#8221; Crashworthiness of Light-Weight Automotive Structures, Trondheim Norway, June 17-18, 2004.<\/li>\n<li>J. Cheng, M.J. Bennett, W.K. Binienda, and K.S. Carney, &#8220;Soft Projectiles Impacting Composite Targets \u2013 Experiment and Numerical Simulation,&#8221; Light-Weight Automotive Structures, Trondheim Norway, June 17-18, 2004.<\/li>\n<li>W.K. Binienda, &#8220;High Energy Impact of Composite Structures \u2013 Ballistic Experiments and Explicit FE Analysis,&#8221; University of Lulea, Solid Mechanics Department, Lulea, Sweden, June 23, 2004.<\/li>\n<li>W.K. Binienda, &#8220;Model development for Dynamic Behavior of Composites,&#8221; Lvov Conference, September 2004.<\/li>\n<li>Jingyun Cheng and W.K. Binienda, &#8220;Soft Projectile Impact of Composite Targets,&#8221; Bristol UK Conference, September 2004.<\/li>\n<li>Gary Roberts, Cheryl Bowman, Jingyun Cheng, Timothy Schmidt, and Michael Braley, &#8220;Deformation Analysis of Triaxial-Braided Carbon\/Epoxy Composites,&#8221; SEM Conference, June 7-9, 2005<\/li>\n<li>William Arnold, Wieslaw Binienda, and Gary Roberts &#8220;Spring\/Hydraulic Accelerated Projectile Experiment (SHAPE),&#8221; SEM Conference, June 7-9, 2005.<\/li>\n<li>William Arnold, Wieslaw Binienda, Gary Roberts, Michael Pereira, Duane Revilock, and Tim Schmidt, &#8220;Motion of Wedge-Shape Projectiles during Gas Gun Impact Tests,&#8221; SEM Conference, June 7-9, 2005.<\/li>\n<li>Xiahua Zheng, Robert K. Goldberg, Wieslaw Binienda, and Gary Roberts, &#8220;Rate Dependent Shell Element Composite Material Model Implementation in LsDyna,&#8221; SDM Conference 2005.<\/li>\n<li>Wieslaw Binienda, &#8220;Application of 3D Braided Graphite\/epoxy Composites for Jet Engine Containment Housing,&#8221; Hamburg University 2005.<\/li>\n<li>Wieslaw Binienda, &#8220;Composite Materials under High Energy Impact,&#8221; Wroclaw University 2005.<\/li>\n<li>Michael Bennett, Charles Ruggeri, Mike Braley, and Wieslaw Binienda, &#8220;Application of Braided Composites in Chassis Design of Super Mileage Vehicles,&#8221; ASC Conference, 2005<\/li>\n<li>Fengxia Ouyang, Sunil Acharya, Wieslaw Binienda, and David Robinson, &#8220;Creep Failure in Polymer Composites with Transverse Isotropy: Numerical Approach,&#8221; ASC Conference 2005.<\/li>\n<li>Jingyun Cheng and Wieslaw K. Binienda, &#8220;A modified State Variable Polymer Model Implementation in LsDyna&#8221;, Earth and Space Conference, 2006.<\/li>\n<li>Michael Bennett, Charles Ruggeri, Wieslaw Binienda and Timothy Schmidt, &#8220;Modeling and Testing of Gelatin with High Strain Rate Loading&#8221;, SEM Annual Conference and Exhibition, St. Louis MI, 2006.<\/li>\n<li>Jingyun Cheng and Wieslaw K. Binienda, &#8220;A Numerical Model for Tri-Axially Braided Composites Under High Velocity Soft Projectile Impact&#8221;, 9-th International LsDyna Users Conference, Detroit MI, 2006.<\/li>\n<li>Daihua Zheng, Jingyun Cheng and Wieslaw K. Binienda, &#8220;Numerical Modeling of Friction Effects on the Ballistic Impact Response of Single-Ply Tri-Axial Braided Fabric&#8221;, 9-th International LsDyna Users Conference, Detroit MI, 2006.<\/li>\n<li>Wieslaw Binienda, &#8220;Modeling of 3-D Braided Graphite\/Epoxy Composite Plate Impacted by a Soft Projectile,&#8221; Aerospace Group Meeting, LSTC Troy, 2006.<\/li>\n<li>Wieslaw K. Binienda, &#8220;Closed-form Prediction of Delamination Threshold for Small Mass Impacts&#8221;, EMD2007, 18-th Engineering Division Conference, Blacksburg VA, 2007.<\/li>\n<li>Wieslaw K. Binienda, &#8220;Influence of Fiber Architecture of Tri-axially Braided Composite on Threshold Impact Velocity&#8221;, EMD2007, 18-th Engineering Division Conference, Blacksburg VA, 2007.<\/li>\n<li>Wieslaw K. Binienda, &#8220;Finite Element Modeling of Multilayer Fabric for Turbofan Engine Containment Systems&#8221;, EMD2007, 18-th Engineering Division Conference, Blacksburg VA, 2007.<\/li>\n<li>Wieslaw K. Binienda, &#8220;Modeling the Dynamic\/Impact Behavior of Advanced Composites for Engine fan Containment Application&#8221;, Aircraft Aging &amp; Durability of NASA Aviation Safety Program Conference, St Louis, 2007.<\/li>\n<li>Justin D. Littell, Wieslaw K. Binienda, Robert K. Goldberg, and Gary D. Roberts, &#8220;Full-Field Strain Methods for Investigating Failure Mechanisms in Triaxial Braided Composites&#8221;, ASCE Earth and Space Conference, Long Beach CA, 2008.<\/li>\n<li>Justin D. Littell, Wieslaw K. Binienda, Robert K. Goldberg, and Gary D. Roberts, &#8220;A Modeling Technique and Representation of Failure in the Analysis of Triaxial Braided Carbon Composites&#8221; FAA\/NASA\/DoD Aging Aircraft Conference, Phoenix AZ, 2008.<\/li>\n<li>Justin D. Littell, Wieslaw K. Binienda, Robert K. Goldberg, and Gary D. Roberts, &#8220;A Modeling Technique and Representation of Failure in the Analysis of Triaxial Braided Carbon Fiber Composites&#8221;, NASA TM 215245, 2008.<\/li>\n<li>Charles R. Ruggeri, Gary D. Roberts, Michael Pereira, Wieslaw K. Binienda, and William A. Arnold, &#8220;Composite Panel Impact Testing for Initial Material Screening&#8221;, ASCE Earth and Space Conference, Long Beach CA, 2008.<\/li>\n<li>Wieslaw K. Binienda and Xuetao Li, &#8221; A Modified Methodology for Modeling Tri-axial Composite with Trough Thickness Integration Points&#8221;, ASCE Earth and Space Conference, Long Beach CA, 2008.<\/li>\n<li>Gary D. Roberts, Justin D. Littell, Robert K. Goldberg, and Wieslaw K. Binienda, &#8221; Characterization of Failure Mechanisms in Triaxial Braided Composites using Optical Measurement Techniques&#8221;, ASCE Earth and Space Conference, Long Beach CA, 2008.<\/li>\n<li>Daihua Zheng, and Wieslaw K. 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Littell, Wieslaw Binienda , William Arnold,and Lee Kohlman, &#8220;Characterization of 2D Triaxial Braid Composite Material Properties for Impact Simulation&#8221; Crash and Safety Session of AHS International 65-th Annual Forum, May 27-29, 2009, Grapevine, TX.<\/li>\n<li>Xuetao Li, Wieslaw K. Binienda, and Robert K. Goldberg, &#8220;Mesomechanical Modeling of Tri-axially Braided Composite&#8221;, The 2009 Joint ASCE-ASME-SES Conference on Mechanics and Materials, Blacksburg VA, June 24-27, 2009.<\/li>\n<li>Lee W. Kohlman, Wieslaw K. Binienda, and Gary D. Roberts, &#8220;Damage and Failure Mechanisms in 2D Tri-axial Braided Carbon Fiber Epoxy Matrix Composites&#8221;, The 2009 Joint ASCE-ASME-SES Conference on Mechanics and Materials, Blacksburg VA, June 24-27, 2009.<\/li>\n<li>Wieslaw K. 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