List of Archival Publications

• Tatting, B.F., Gürdal, Z., and Vasiliev, V.V., "Nonlinear Response of Long Orthotropic Tubes Under Bending Using Classical Shell Theory Including Brazier Effect," AIAA Journal, Vol. 34, No. 9, pp. 1934-1940, September 1996.
  
  
• Iyengar, N., and Gürdal, Z., "Effects of Stacking Sequence on Failure of [45/90/0]s Quasi-Isotropic Coupons with a Hole under Compression," Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, Galleys proofed, In press.
  
  
• Nagendra, S., Haftka, R.T, Gürdal, Z., and Watson, L.T., "Derivative Based Approximation for Predicting the Effect of Changes in Laminate Stacking Sequence," Structural Optimization, Vol. 11, No. 3/4, pp. 235-243, 1996.
  
  
• Lee, J., Gürdal, Z., and Griffin, O. H., Jr., "Buckling and Postbuckling of Circular Plates Containing Concentric Penny-Shaped Delaminations," Computers & Structures, Vol. 58, No. 5, pp. 1045-1054, 1996.
  
  
• Nagendra, S., Jestin, D., Gürdal, Z., Haftka, R.T., and Watson, L.T., "Improved genetic Algorithms for the Design of Stiffened Composite Panels," Computers & Structures, Vol. 58, No. 3, pp. 543-555, 1996.
  
  
• Lee, J., Gürdal, Z., and Griffin, O. H., Jr., "Postbuckling of Laminated Composites with Delaminations," AIAA Journal, Vol. 33, No. 10, October 1995, pp. 1963-1970.
  
  
• Ley, R. P., Gürdal, Z., and Johnson, E. R., "Optimal Design of Imperfect Anisotropic Ring-Stiffened Cylinders under Combined Loads," Structural Optimization, Vol. 9, No. 3/4, July 1995, pp. 160-167.
  
  
• Kogiso, N., Watson, L.T., Gürdal Z., Haftka, R.T., and Nagendra, S., "Design of Composite Laminates by a Genetic Algorithm with Memory," Mechanics of Composite Materials and Structures, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1994, pp.95-117.
  
  
• Gürdal, Z., and Grall, B., "Analysis of Geodesically Stiffened Composite Panels with Discrete Stiffeners," Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 31, No. 5, 1994, pp. 1197-1204.
  
  
• Kogiso, N., Watson,.L. T., Gürdal, Z., and Haftka, R. T., "Genetic Algorithms with Local Improvement for Composite Laminate Design," Structural Optimization, Vol. 7, No. 3, 1994, pp. 207-218.
  
  
• Gürdal, Z., Haftka, R. T., and Nagendra, S., "Genetic Algorithms for the Design of Laminated Composite Panels," SAMPE Journal, Vol. 30, No. 3, May/June 1994, pp. 29-35.
  
  
• Ley, R. P., Johnson, E. R., and Gürdal, Z., "Buckling of Imperfect Anisotropic Ring-stiffened Cylinders Under Combined Loads," AIAA Journal, Vol. 32, No. 6, June 1994, pp. 1302-1309.
  
  
• Nagendra, S., Gürdal, Z., Haftka, R. T., and Starnes, J. H., Jr., "Buckling and Failure Characteristics of Compression-Loaded Stiffened Composite Panels with a Cutout," Composite Structures, Vol. 28, No. 1, 1994, pp. 1-17.
  
  
• Yates, K., Gürdal, Z., and Thangjitham, S. "Multilevel Optimization of Space Trusses Using Continuum Modelling," Structural Optimization, Vol. 7, No. 3, April 1994, pp. 176-183.
  
  
• Gürdal, Z., and Gendron, G., "Optimal Design of Geodesically Stiffened Composite Cylindrical Shells," Composites Engineering, Vol. 3, No. 12, 1993, pp. 1131-1147.
  
  
• Breivik, N., Gürdal, Z., and Griffin, O. H., "Compression of Thick Laminated Composite Beams with Initial Impact-like Damage," Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Vol. 12, No. 7, July 1993, pp. 813-824.
  
  
• Gürdal, Z., and Olmedo, R., "Composite Laminates with Spatially Varying Fiber Orientations: Variable Stiffness Panel Concept," AIAA Journal, Vol. 31, No. 4, April 1993, pp. 751-758.
  
  
• Lee, J., Gürdal, Z., and Griffin, O. H., "A Layerwise Approach for the Bifurcation Problem in Laminated Composites with Delaminations," AIAA Journal, Vol 31, No. 2, February 1993, pp. 331-338.
  
  
• Gürdal, Z., Haftka, R. T., "Optimization of Composite Laminates," in Optimization of Large Structural Systems, NATO ASI Series, Vol. 231, Editor G. I. N. Rozvany, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1993, pp. 623-648.
  
  
• Shin, D.K., Griffin, O. H. Jr., and Gürdal, Z., "Postbuckling Response of Laminated Plates Under Uniaxial Compression," International Journal for Nonlinear Mechanics, Vol 28, No 1, January 1993, pp 95-115.
  
  
• Nagendra, S., Haftka, R. T., and Gürdal, Z., "Stacking Sequence Optimization of Simply Supported Laminates with Stability and Strain Constraints," AIAA Journal, Vol. 30, No. 8, August 1992, pp. 2132-2137.
  
  
• Shin, D. K., Gürdal, Z., and O.H. Griffin, Jr., "Minimum Weight Design of Laminated Composite Plates for Postbuckling Performance," Applied Mechanics Reviews, Vol. 44, No. 11, Part 2, 1991, pp. 219-231.
  
  
• Mobuchon, A., and Gürdal, Z., "Effects of Processing-Induced Defects on Failure of Graphite/Epoxy Angles," in Mechanics and Mechanisms of Damage in Composite Multi-Materials, ESIS11, Editor D. Baptiste, Mechanical Engineering Publications, London, 1991, pp. 95-115.
  
  
• Nagendra, S., Haftka, R.T., Gürdal, Z., and Starnes, J. H. Jr., "Design of Stiffened Composite Panel with a Hole," Composite Structures, Vol. 18, No. 3, 1991, pp. 195-219.
  
  
• Gürdal, Z., Tomasino, A. P., and Biggers, B., "Effects of Processing Induced Defects on Laminate Response: Interlaminar Tensile Strength," SAMPE Journal, Vol. 27, No. 4, July/August 1991, pp. 39-49.
  
  
• Swanson, G. D., Gürdal Z., and Starnes, J. H. Jr., "Structural Efficiency Study of Graphite-Epoxy Aircraft Rib Structures," Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 27, No. 12, 1990, pp. 1011-1020.
  
  
• Sevart, J. L., Griffin, O. H. Jr., Gürdal Z., and Warner, G. A. "Flammability and Toxicity of Composite Materials For Submarine Applications," Naval Engineers Journal, Vol. 102, No. 5, September 1990, pp. 45-54.
  
  
• Shin D. K., Gürdal Z., and Griffin O. H. Jr., "A Penalty Approach for Nonlinear Optimization with Discrete Design Variables," Journal of Engineering Optimization, Vol 16, July 1990, pp. 29-42.
  
  
• Phillips, J. L., and Gürdal Z., "Analysis and Optimum Design of Geodesically Stiffened Composite Panels," in Composite Materials Design and Analysis, Eds. W.P de Wilde, and W.R. Blain, 1990, pp. 509-528.
  
  
• Young, R. D., and Gürdal Z., "Importance of Anisotropy on Buckling of Compression Loaded Composite Corrugated Panels," Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 27, No. 4, 1990, pp. 378-380.
  
  
• Chen, C-F., and Gürdal Z., "Stress Analysis of an Orthotropic Plate on an Elastic Foundation with a Transverse Point Load," Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Vol. 3, No. 1, 1990, pp. 64-77.
  
  
• Beuth J. L., Jr., Gürdal Z., and Herakovich C. T., "Composite Fracture Using the Normal Stress Ratio Theory," in Advances in Composite Materials and Structures, Eds. S. S. Wang and Y. D. S. Rajapakse, AMD-Vol. 82, ASME, New York, 1989, pp. 1-8.
  
  
• Pindera M-J., Gürdal Z., and Herakovich, C. T., Starbuck M. J., "Mechanical Response of Aramid/Epoxy under Tensile, Compressive, and Shear Loading," Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Vol. 8, No. 4, 1989, pp. 410-420.
  
  
• Gürdal Z., and Starbuck J. M., "Compressive Characterization of Unidirectional Composite Materials," in Analytical and Testing Methodologies for Design with Advanced Materials, Eds., G. J. Sih, J. T. Pindera, and S. V. Hoa, 1988, pp. 337-347.
  
  
• Grossman B., Gürdal Z., Strauch G. H., Haftka R. T., "Integrated Aerodynamic/Structural Design of a Sailplane Wing," Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 25, No. 9, 1988, pp. 855-860.
  
  
• Gürdal Z., and Haftka R. T., "Automated Design of Composite Plates for Improved Damage Tolerance," Composite Materials: Testing and Design, Editor J. D. Whitcomb, ASTM-STP 972, 1988, pp. 5-22.
  
  
• Gürdal Z., and Herakovich, C. T., "Effect of Initial Flaw Shape on Crack Extension in Orthotropic Composite Materials," Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, No. 8, pp. 59-75, 1987.
  
  
• Gürdal Z., and Haftka R. T., "Compressive Failure Model for Anisotropic Plates with a Cutout under Compressive and Shear Loads," AIAA Journal, Vol. 24, No. 11, 1987, pp. 1476-1481.
  
  
• Gürdal, Z., Haftka, R. T., and Starnes J. H., Jr., "The Effect of Slots on the Buckling and Postbuckling Behavior of Laminated Plates," Journal of Composites Technology and Research, Vol. 7, No. 3, 1985, pp. 82-87.
  
  
• Gürdal Z., and Haftka R. T., "Sensitivity Derivatives for Static Test Loading Boundary Conditions," AIAA Journal, Vol. 23, No. 1, 1985, pp. 159-160.
  
  
• Gürdal Z., and Haftka R. T., "Design of Stiffened Composite Panels with a Fracture Constraint," Computers and Structures, Advances and Trends in Structures and Dynamics, Eds. A. K. Noor, and R. J. Hayduk, Vol. 20, No. 1-3, 1985, pp. 457-465.