Books

Introduction to Finite Element Analysis and Design, 2nd Edition, Nam Ho Kim, Bhavani V. Sankar and Ashok V. Kumar, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 2018.

Introduction to Finite Element Analysis and Design, Nam Ho Kim and Bhavani V. Sankar, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 2009.

Introdução à Análise e ao Projeto em Elementos Finitos, Nam Ho Kim and Bhavani V. Sankar, (Portuguese Translation), Grupo Editorial National, Brazil (2011)

NASA Contractor Reports

  1. M.B. Goldsmith, B.V. Sankar, R.T. Haftka, R.K. Goldberg (2013) "Effects of Microstructural Variability on Thermo-Mechanical Properties of a Woven Ceramic Matrix Composite", NASA Technical Memorandum NASA/TM-2013-217817.[PDF]
  2. S.K. Sharma and B.V. Sankar (1995) "Effects of Through-the-Thickness Stitching on Impact and Interlaminar Fracture Properties of Textile Graphite/Epoxy Laminates", NASA Contractor Report 195042.
  3. R.V. Marrey and B.V. Sankar (1995) "Micromechanical Models for Textile Structural Composites", NASA Contractor Report 198229.[PDF]
  4. Y.S. Kwon and B.V. Sankar (1993) "Indentation-Flexure and Low-Velocity Impact Damage in Graphite/Epoxy Laminates", NASA Contractor Report 187624.

Other Reports

  1. A Beam Theory for Laminated Composites and Application to Torsion Problems, Report AeMES TR-91-1-01, 231 MAE-A Building, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611 [PDF]

    2. Books Edited

    1. Failure in Composites, ASC Series on Advances in Composite Materials, Vol. 4 (2012), Eds. A.M. Waas, B.V. Sankar, DEStech Publications, Inc., Lancaster, PA.
    2. Damage in Composites, ASC Series on Advances in Composite Materials, Vol. 5 (2012), Eds. B.V. Sankar, A.M. Waas, DEStech Publications, Inc., Lancaster, PA.
    3. Special Volume of Composites Science & Technology in honor of Professor C.T. Sun. Guest Editors: B.V. Sankar and T.S. Gates, Volume 66, 2006 (Preface)
    4. Proceedings of the American Society for Composites, Eighteenth Technical Conference (2003), Eds. B.V. Sankar, P.G. Ifju and T.S. Gates, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
    5. Proceedings of the ASME Aerospace Division  (2000), Eds. J.D. Whitcomb, P. Hajela, A.M. Waas and B.V. Sankar, AD-Vol. 63, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY.
    6. Recent Advances in Mechanics of Aerospace Structures and Materials, (1998), Ed. B.V. Sankar, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY.
    7. Proceedings of the ASME Aerospace Division, (1996), J.C.I. Chang, B.V. Sankar, et al., Eds., AD-Vol. 52, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY.
    8. Dynamic Response and Behavior of Composites, (1995) C.T. Sun, B.V. Sankar and Y.D.S. Rajapakse, Eds., AD-Vol. 46, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY.

    Book Chapters

    1. Stamblewski, C., B. V. Sankar, D. Zenkert. “Three-Dimensional Quadratic Failure Criteria for Thick Composites using the Direct Micromechanics Method”, American Society for Composites Series on Advances in Composite Materials, Volume 4. Failure in Composites, Fracture of Composites, AM Waas and BV Sankar, Eds., DEStech Publications, Inc., (2013) Lancaster, PA, pp. 135-154.
    2. R.L. Karkkainen, B.V. Sankar and J.T. Tzeng, “A Direct Micromechanical Failure Analysis of Textile Composites”, American Society for Composites Series on Advances in Composite Materials, Volume 5. , Damage in Composites, BV Sankar and AM Waas, Eds., DEStech Publications, Inc., (2013) Lancaster, PA, pp. 109-128.
    3. B.V. Sankar (1996) "Low-Velocity Impact Response and Damage in Composite Materials", Fracture of Composites, E. Armanios, Ed., Transtech Publications, Ltd., Switzerland, pp. 555-582.
    4. Haftka, R.T., R. Vitali and B.V. Sankar (1999) "Optimization of composite structures using response surface approximations", Mechanics of Composite Materials and Structures, C.A. Mota Soares, C.M. Mota Soares and M.J.M. Freitas (Eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Netherlands, pp. 409-430.

    Book Reviews

    1. Thermal Stresses, Second Edition, AIAA Journal, 41(11):2305-2306, November 2003. (Book information: Authors - N. Noda, R.B. Hetnarski and Y. Tanigawa, Taylor and Francis, New York, 2002, 493 pp.)
    2. Recent Advances in Structural Joints and Repair for Composite Materials, AIAA Journal, 42(4):860-861, April 2004. (Book information: Edited by Liyong Tong and Costas Soutis, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 2003, 254 pp)
    3. Thermal Stresses, Second Edition, Journal of Thermal Stresses. 27(9), September 2004, 881-883. (Book information: Authors - N. Noda, R.B. Hetnarski and Y. Tanigawa, Taylor and Francis, New York, 2002, 493 pp.)
    4. Thin Film Materials - Stress, Defect Formation and Surface Evolution, AIAA Journal, 43(4):922-923, April 2005. (Book information: Authors: L.B. Freund and S. Suresh, Cambridge University Press,Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2003, 750 pp.)[PDF]

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