Research

Computational mechanics/stress analysis; boundary element methods; fracture mechanics; anisotropic thermoelasticity; mechanics of composites.

Activities

• Member of Editorial Board for Computer modeling in Engineering and Sciences; Electronic Journal for boundary Elements; Advances in Fracture mechanics; Book Series, WIT Press, U.K.
• Member of International Scientific Committee: International Conference on Computational & Experimental Sciences (ICCES) Conference series; Boundary Element Techniques (BeTeq) Conference series; Asia-Pacifi c International Conferences on Computational Methods in Engineering (ICOME); ICF12 Conference, Technical Program Committee

Journal Articles

C. Rans, P.V. Straznicky, and R. Alderliesten (2007), “Riveting Process Induced Residual Stresses Around Solid Rivets in Mechanical Joints,” Journal of Aircraft 44(1): 323-329.

J.F. Laliberté, P.V. Straznicky, and C. Poon (2004), “Impact Damage in Fiber Metal Laminates – Part I, Experiment,” AIAA Journal of Aircraft (publication pending).

Conference Publications

C.D. Rans, R.C. Alderliesten, and P.V. Straznicky, “Effects of rivet installation on residual stresses and secondary bending in a riveted joints,” 48th AIAA Structure, Structure Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Apr 2007.

A.M. Brown, C.D. Rans, and P.V. Straznicky, “On achieving an optimal riveted lap joint design for fibre metal laminates,” CANCOM 2007, Aug 2007.

A.M. Brown, and P.V. Straznicky, “Modelling fretting contact stresses in a single lap splice,” 5th International Symposium on Fretting Fatigue, Apr 2007.

J.A. Maley, P.V. Straznicky, J. Kratz, and J. Laliberte, “Low Cost Manufacturing of Carbon Epoxy Composites: A Comparison of Manufacturing Methods,” CANCOM 2007, Aug 2007.