J. G. Bakuckas

• A methodology to predict damage initiation, damage growth and residual strength in titanium matrix composites
• Application of fiber bridging models to fatigue crack growth in unidirectional titanium matrix composites
• Fatigue damage in cross-ply titanium metal matrix composites containing center holes
• Implementation of thermal residual stresses in the analysis of fiber bridged matrix crack growth in titanium matrix composites
• Modeling fatigue crack growth in cross ply titanium matrix composites
• Monitoring damage growth in titanium matrix composites using acoustic emission
• Prediction of stable tearing of 2024-T3 aluminum alloy using the crack-tip opening angle approach