JEFFREY W. EISCHEN
Associate Professor

Education
PhD,Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1986
MS, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1981
BS, Civil Engineering, UCLA, 1978

Resumé (pdf)

Research Interests
Computational solid mechanics, Elasticity, Fracture mechanics, Fabric mechanics

Fabric Drape Research
Precision Engineering Center Activities

Teaching
Solid mechanics (MAE314)
Strength of Mechanical Components (MAE316)
Analysis for Mechanical Engineering Design (MAE415)
Automotive Engineering (MAE442)
Advanced Machine Design (MAE 541)
Fracture Mechanics (MAE 543)

Consulting
Machine design, machine guarding, failure analysis, fracture mechanics, patent analysis.


Mailing Address
Dr. Jeffrey W. Eischen
Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Box 7910
3211 Broughton Hall (include for FEDEX, UPS, etc)
2601 Stinson Drive (include for FEDEX, UPS, etc)
NC State University
Raleigh, NC 27695
USA

Office: 4154 Broughton Hall
919 515-5263
919 515-7968
eischen@ncsu.edu

Selected Publications

"Wave Propagation in Nonhomogeneous Layered Composites," with Z. P. Duan and G. Herrmann, ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 53, (1986). (.pdf download)

"Computation of Stress Intensity Factors for Plate Bending via a Path Independent Integral," with H. Sosa, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 25, No. 4, (1986). (.pdf download)

"An Improved Method for Computing the J2 Integral", Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 26, No. 5, (1987). (.pdf download)

"Energy Release Rates and Related Balance Laws in Linear Elastic Defect Mechanics," with G. Herrmann, ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 54, No. 2, (1987). (.pdf download)

"Fracture of Nonhomogeneous Materials," International Journal of Fracture, Vol. 34, No. 3, (1987). (.pdf download)

"Deformation and Stress in Thin Bi-Material Elements with an Axial Temperature Variation," with J. S. Everett, ASME Paper 88-WA/EEP-15.

"Thermal Stress Analysis of a Bi-Material Strip Subject to an Axial Temperature Gradient," with J. S. Everett, ASME Journal of Electronic Packaging, Vol. 111, No. 4, (1989). (.pdf download)

"Geometric Nonlinearity in a Bimaterial Strip,", Proceedings of the International Congress of Applied Mechanics, Beijing, P.R.C., Aug. 1989.

"Multi-Rigid-Body Kinematic Analysis with Elastic Finite Elements," with H. Sun, Proceedings of the Symposium on Dynamics and Control of Multi-Body/Robotic Systems with Space Applications, ASME Dynamic Systems and Controls, Vol. 15, 1989, ASME Winter Annual Meeting, San Francisco. (.pdf download)

"Realistic Modeling of Edge-Effect Stresses in Bi-Material Elements," with C. Chung and J. Kim, ASME Journal of Electronic Packaging, Vol. 112, No. 1, (1990). (.pdf download)

"Indirect Measurement of the Moment-Curvature Relationship for Fabrics," with T. G. Clapp, T. Ghosh, H. Peng, Textile Research Journal, Vol. 60, No. 9, 1990. (.pdf download)

"Computer Simulation of the Large Motions of Fabric Structures," with Y. G. Kim, T. G. Clapp, and T. Ghosh, Proceedings of the XV Southeastern Conference on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Atlanta, GA., March, 1990.

"Multi-Rigid-Body Kinematic Analysis with Elastic Finite Elements," with H. Sun and M. Marler, proceedings of the 1990 ASME International Computers in Engineering Conference, ASME Book. No. G051GB, Vol. II, August 1990. (.pdf download)

"The Free Edge Stress Singularity at an Interface Between Bilinear Materials," with C. Chung, International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 28, No. 1, 1991. (.pdf download)

"Effect of Geometric Nonlinearities on Crack Tip Deformations," with with A. Hisham, proceedings of the Pan American Congress of Applied Mechanics, Valparaiso, Chile, Jan. 2-6, 1991.

"Free Edge Stress Singularities in Electronic Bimaterials- Nonlinear Material Re- sponse," with C. H. Wetter, Proceedings of the Symposium on Structural Analysis in Microelectronics, 1991 ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, Dec. 1991.

"Slewing Motion Control of a Very Flexible Elastic Beam," with L. M. Silverberg and H. L. Wang, ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 59, 1992. (.pdf download)

"Fabric Mechanics Analysis Using Large Deformation Orthotropic Shell Theory," with J. H. Kim, Proceedings of the 3rd Academic Apparel Research Conference, Atlanta, GA, Feb. 1992.

"On the Serious Problem of Helicopter and Aircraft, Wire and Tree Strike Accidents," with B. Ross, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Structural Failure, Product Liability and Technical Insurance, Vienna, Austria, July 6-9, 1992.

"Determining Elastic Behavior of Composites by the Boundary Element Method," with S. Torquato, Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 74, 1993. (.pdf download)

"Optimization of Fabric Manipulation During Pick/Place Operations," with Y. G. Kim, Proceedings of the 4th Annual Academic Apparel Research Conference, Raleigh, NC, Feb. 8-9, 1993.

"Simulation of Fabric Draping and Manipulation with Arbitrary Contact Surfaces and Adaptive Meshing," with T. McDevitt, Proceedings of the 4th Annual Academic Apparel Research Conference, Raleigh, NC, Feb. 8-9, 1993.

"Elastic Plastic Analysis of Bimaterial Beams with Strain Hardening-Multiple Yield Sites," with S. Reagan, Proceedings of the 1993 ASME International Electronic Pack- aging Conference, Binghampton, NY, Sept. 29- Oct. 2, 1993.

"Elastic Plastic Analysis of Bimaterial Beams with Strain Hardening," with S. Reagan, Proceedings of the 1993 ASME Design Technical Conference, ASME Volume DE-GG, Albuquerque, NM, Sept. 19-22, 1993.

"Optimization of Fabric Manipulation During Pick/Place Operations," with Y. G. Kim, International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, Vol. 4, No. 5, 1993.

"Computer Simulation of Fabric Deformation for the Design of Equipment," with S. D. McWaters and T. G. Clapp, Inter national Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, Vol. 6, No. 5, 1994.

"Determining Elastic Behavior of Composites by the Boundary Element Method," with S. Torquato, Proceedings of the Fourth Pan American Congress of Applied Me- chanics, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jan. 3-6, 1995.

"Thermal Loading of Bimaterial Beams- Elastic Plastic Response," with S. W. Rea- gan, Proceedings of the XVIII Southeastern Conference on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Tuscaloosa, AL, April 1996.

"Finite Element Modeling and Control of Flexible Fabric Parts," with S. Deng and T. G. Clapp, IEEE Computer Graphics and Applicationa- Modeling and Visualization for Textiles and Apparel- Special Issue, Volume 16, No. 5, Sept. 1996 (invited). (.pdf download)

"Optimum Manipulation Strategies for Limp Fabric Materials," with W. Clifton, Pro- ceedings of the Fifth Pan American Congress of Applied Mechanics Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Jan. 1997.

"Residual Stress Analysis of Bimaterial Strips Under Multiple Thermal Loading," with J. Tierney, ASME Journal of Electronic Packaging, Vol. 119, 1997. (.pdf download)

"A Study of Solutions for the Anisotropic Plate Subjected to a Concen- trated Force," with B. LaMattina and E. Klang, ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 65, No. 1, 1998. (.pdf download)

"On Control and Optimization of Elastic Multilink Mechanisms," with H. Wang and L. Silverberg, Computers and Structures, Vol. 67, No. 6, 1997. (.pdf download)

"Bending Deflections Due to Scribe-Induced Residual Stress,", with B. Austin, B. Love, T. Dow, and R. Scattergood, Proceedings of the American Society for Precision Engineering Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, Fall 2000. (.pdf download)

"Continuum Versus Particle Representations," chapter in Cloth Modeling and Animation, with R. Bigliani, A. K. Peters, 2000. (.pdf download)

"Collision Detection in Cloth Modeling," with R. Bigliani, chapter in Cloth Modeling and Animation, A. K. Peters, 2000. (.pdf download)

"Optimal Pick-up Locations for Transport and Handling of Limp Materials Part I : One Dimensional Strips," with S. Lankalapalli, Vol. 73, Issue 9, Textile Research Journal, 2003. (.pdf download)

Lankalapalli, S., and Eischen, J. W., "Optimal Pick-up Locations for Transport and Handling of Limp Materials Part II : Two Dimensional Parts," with S. Lankalapalli, Vol. 73, Issue 10,Textile Research Journal, 2003. (.pdf download)

Pandurangan, P., Eischen, J. W., Kenkari, H., and May-Plumlee, T., “Mechanics of Fabric Drape- Part I, Textile Research Journal, submitted October 2004. (.pdf download)

Pandurangan, P., Eischen, J. W., Kenkari, H., and May-Plumlee, T., “Mechanics of Fabric Drape- Part II, Textile Research Journal, submitted October 2004. (.pdf download)