Masters Theses
In addition to the thesis title and the graduation date, employment information
is provided for some of them.
- Combined Structural and Manufacturing Optimization of Stiffened Composite
Panels
J. Lynn Henderson, July 1996, Boeing Commercial Aeroplane, Seattle WA.
- Analysis of Tow-placed, Variable-stiffness Laminates,
Chris Waldhart, June 1996, Soutwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX.
- Minimum Weight Design of Compressively Loaded Stiffened Panels for Postbuckling
Performance,
Christine A. Perry, March 1995, Textronix Inc., Wilsonville, OR
- Optimization of Composite Box-beam Structures Including Effects of Subcomponent
Interaction,
Scott A. Ragon, June 1994, Ph.D. candidate in the ESM Department, VPI&SU.
- Failure Analysis of a Quasi-isotropic Laminated Composite Plate with a Hole
in Compression,
Nirmal Iyengar, June 1992, (Ph.D. candidate in ESM Department, VPI&SU).
- In-plane and Buckling Response of Composite Panels with Curvilinear Fibers
Reynaldo Olmedo, June1992, (Intel Co., Phoenix AZ).
- Structural Analysis of Geodesically Stiffened Composite Panels with Variable
Stiffener Distribution,
Bruno Grall, April1992, (Served in the French Army).
- Optimization of Beam-like Space Trusses,
Keith Yates, Co-advisor with S. Thangjitham, April 1992, (TRAX Corporation,
Forest, VA).
- Compression Failure of Thick Graphite/Epoxy Beams with Initial Impact-like,
Nicole L. Breivik, Co-advisor with O.H. Griffin, February 1992, (Ph.D.
candidate in ESM Department, VPI&SU).
- Non-thesis Masters,
Chakri Iyyuni, October 1990 (unknown),
- Structural Analysis and Optimum Design of Geodesically Stiffened Composite
Plates,
John Phillips, February 1990, (Research Associate in ESM Department, VPI&SU).
- The Effects of Processing Induced Defects on the Failure Characteristics
of Graphite-Epoxy Angles,
Alain Mobuchon, February 1989, (Principia Recherche Developpement, France).
- The Effects of Porosity on the Out-of-plane Tensile Strength of Laminated
Composites,
Alfred Tomasino, October 1988, (Hercules, Magna, UT).
- Structural Efficiency Study of Composite Wing-Rib Structures,
Gary D. Swanson, November 1987, (Boeing Aerospace Company, Seattle WA).
- An Experimental and Numerical Study of Notch Sensitivity of ARALL Laminates,
Srinivas P. Kadiyala, Co-advisor with C. T. Herakovich, September 1987,
(AeroStructures Inc., Arlington, VA).
- Infinite Orthotropic Plate on an Elastic Foundation with a Transverse Point,
Chun-Fu Chen, June 1987, (Ph.D. Candidate in ESM Department, VPI&SU).