Clients
N.A.S.A.- Investigated and provided key information to redesign the turbine engine that generates power for the the space shuttle landing system.
GM Corporation- Developed procedure to identify the vibration mode causing failure of turbine blades.
Samsung Corporation-Analyzed residual stresses during the fabrication process of silicon wafers and electronic chips using holographic moiré.
IBM- Designed an optical device to measure residual stresses in thin films applied to silicon wafers.
Apollo Project- Investigated bulkhead cylindrical junctions exposed to combined loads, cryogenic temperatures, and pressure.
N.A.S.A. Edwards- Developed holographic moiré optical techniques to measure high temperature strains in structural components.
U.S. Air Force- Wright Patterson Air Base, Material Laboratory ¯ Applied optical techniques to the study of dynamic properties of composite materials.
U.S. Air Force- Edwards Air Base, Phillips Laboratory ¯ Performed microanalysis on the damage of solid propellants.
Northrop Grunman Corporation- Analyzed residual stresses of an electronic chip at extreme temperatures.
Uniroyal- Advised on the feasibility of applying the moiré technique to the stress analysis of tires.
Goodyear- Advised on the feasibility of applying the moiré technique to the stress analysis of tires.
General Electric- Investigated vibration problems in dry cell batteries mounted on board of a satellite.
Raychem Corporation- Studied the adhesion creep characteristics of nitinol alloys and developed master curves for these alloys.
CASE Corporation- Extended the reflection moiré technique to measure the stresses on a commercial combine tractor door; measured stress concentrations on a T-Joint welded specimen using holographic moiré.
American Can- Developed an optimal solution of the buckling phenomena of tin can bottoms.
Continental Can-Determined stress concentration factors in drying cylinders for paper mills; performed 2-D and 3-D photo-elastic studies.
Chessie System Railroad- Created optical techniques to investigate the causes of surface cracking on railroad wheels.
Argonne National Laboratory-Participated as a member of the National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program Materials Effects Task Group; as a member, provided the technology of holographic moiré to study the effects of acid rain on national monuments.
Y.P.F- National Oil Company of Argentina. Assessed the conditions of two Isomax reactors that showed cracks in the bottom of the head and skirt using stress and fracture analysis.
United Nations- United Development Program. Coordinated, guided, and advised the initiation of an Experimental Mechanics Laboratory at the Structural Engineering Research Center, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research of the Indian Government in Madras, India.