|
| Greg Kawiecki |
| Associate Professor |
| B. Ray Thompson |
| Sr. Professor in Mechanical
Engineering |
|
Greg Kawiecki
604 Dougherty Hall
University of
Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37966-2210
Office : (423)
974-5257
Fax : (423) 974-5274
email : gmk@utk.edu |
Teaching
Advanced Strength of Materials
Dynamics and Vibrations of Machines
Structural Analysis of
Aerospace Structures
Finite Element Method
Engineering
Analysis |
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Education
Ph.D.
1991, West Virgina
University
MSAE
1983, Warsaw University
of Technology |
Research
Smart Structures
Static and Dynamic
Behavior of Composite Structures
Control of Structural
Response
Nondestructive Damage Detection in Structures
Rotor Dynamics |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Structural vibration damping using passive and active
control methods. Stress analysis in metal and composite structures using
theoretical and finite element methods. Nondestructive damage detection in
structures. Rotor aeroelasticity.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 1996 - Present |
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering and Engineering Science, The University of Tennessee,
Knoxville. |
| 1991 - 1996 |
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. |
| 1994 |
Visiting Research Associate, Rotorcraft Education and Technology
Center, The University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. |
| 1983 - 1985 |
Research Engineer, Aeronautical Institute, Warsaw,
Poland. |
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
| Member |
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Helicopter
Society
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
NSF SBIR Program Panel (1996, 1998)
Organizing Committee -
NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Pultusk, Poland, 1998 |
| Chair |
Symposium on Smart Composites, a portion of the 2nd International
Conference on Composites Engineering held in New Orleans, August 21-24,
1995. |
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Kawiecki, G., 1999, "Bending-Torsion
Response of Rib-Reinforced Cantilever Plates," ASCE Journal of Engineering
Mechanics, October, Vol. 125, No. 10, pp. 1213-1217.
Gatscher, J. A. and Kawiecki, G., 1999, "Effect of Infinite Impedance
Testing on Equipment Supported by a Structure of a Comparable Mass," Journal of
Sound and Vibration, 223-5.
Kawiecki, G., 1998, "Finite Element Study of Open-section Beams
Actuated by Skewed Piezoelements," Smart Materials and Structures Journal, Vol.
7, No. 1, February, pp. 85-94.
Kapadia, R. and Kawiecki, G., 1997, "Experimental Evaluation of
Segmented Active Constrained Layer Treatments," Journal of Intelligent
Material Systems and Structures, Vol. 8, No. 2, February, pp. 103-111.
Gatscher, J.A. and Kawiecki, G., 1996, "Comparison of Mechanical
Impedance Methods for Vibration Simulation," Shock and Vibration Journal,
Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 223-232.
Kawiecki, G., Smith, W.P. and Hu, C., 1995, "Feasibility Study of a
Torsional-Bending Piezoelectric Actuator," Journal of Intelligent Material
Systems and Structures, Vol. 6, No. 4, July, pp. 465-473.
Kawiecki, G. and Sivaneri, N.T., 1994, "Bilinear Formulation Applied
to the Response and Stability of Helicopter Rotor Blade," American Institute
of Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal, Vol. 32, No. 10, October, pp.
2036-2043.
For more details, see my résumé.