Victor Birman
Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Director
MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Missouri University of Science and Technology
United States of America
Biography
Ph.D. in Aeronautical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel (1983) B.S./M.S. in Naval Architecture, Leningrad Shipbuilding Institute, Leningrad, Russia (1973)
Research Interest
Composite structures and materials, smart materials and structures, functionally graded materials, sandwich structures, biomechanics, shape memory alloy composites, energy harvesting, piezoelectric transducers, structures subject to fire and other environmental effects, buckling, vibrations and dynamics, plates and shells.
Publications
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S.W. Linderman, I. Kormpakis, R.H. Gelberman, V. Birman, U.G.K. Wegst, G.M. Genin and St. Thomopoulos, “Shear Lag Sutures: Improved Suture Repair Through the Use of Adhesives,†Acta Biomaterialia, Vol. 23, pp. 229-239, 2015.
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M. Mohamed, S. Anandan, Z. Huo, V. Birman, J. Volz, K. Chandrashekhara, “Manufacturing and Characterization of Polyurethane Based Sandwich Composite Structures,†Composite Structures, Vol. 123, pp. 169-179, 2015.
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V. Birman, “Nonlocal Effect on Stiffness of a Collagen Molecule,†Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 82, pages 034502-1 through 034502-3 (ASME digital collection), doi: 10.1115/1.4029607.
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Y. Hu, V. Birman, A. Demyier-Black, A. Schwartz, S. Thomopoulos and G.M. Genin, “Stochastic Interdigitation as a Toughening Mechanism at the Interface between Tendon and Bone,†Biophysical Journal, Vol. 108, pp. 431-437, 2015.
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H. Tuwair, J. Volz, M. ElGawady, M. Mohamed, K. Chandrashekhara and V. Birman, “Behavior of GFRP Bridge Deck Panels Infilled with Polyurethane Foam under Various Environmental Exposure,†Structures, Vol. 5, pp. 141-151, 2016.
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H. Tuwair, J. Volz, M. A. ElGawady, M. Mohamed, K. Chandrashekhara, and V. Birman, “Testing and Evaluation of Polyurethane-Based GFRP Sandwich Bridge Deck Panels with Polyurethane Foam Core,†ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, Vo. 21, pp. Issue 1, pp. 04015033-1 through 04015033-13, 2016.
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F. Saadat, A.C. Deymier, V. Birman, S. Thomopoulos and G.M. Genin, “The Concentration of Stress at the Rotator Cuff Tendon-to-Bone Attachment Site is Conserved Across Species,†Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Vol. 62, pp. 24-32, 2016.
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V. Birman and Nam Vo, “Wrinkling in Sandwich Structures with a Functionally Graded Core,†Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 24, pp. 021002-1 to 021002-8, 2017 (online version available in 2016: DOI: 10.1115/1.4034990).
