 Madhu S. Madhukar Associate Professor |
Madhu S. Madhukar 316 Perkins Hall University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN 37966-2030 Office : (423) 974-7676 Fax : (423) 974-7663 email : mmadhuka@utk.edu |
Teaching Composite Materials |
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Education Ph.D., 1986, Drexel University |
Research Fiber-Matrix Interface |
Low cost manufacturing of polymer matrix composites; Cure cycle optimization; Curing induced stresses; Thermo-oxidative stability and aging induced composite property degradation; Fiber-matrix interface characterization; Structure-property and processing-property relationships for composites; Fracture and fatigue of fiber reinforced composites.
| 1994 - Present | Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Science Department, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. |
| 1991 - 1993 | Assistant Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics Department, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. |
| 1988 - 1990 | Research Associate, Composite Materials and Structures Center, Michigan State University. |
| 1986 - 1988 | Instructor/Post-doctoral Fellow, Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics Department, Drexel University. |
| Faculty Advisor for the East Tennessee Chapter of the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering ( SAMPE ) |
J. Awerbuch and M.S. Madhukar, "Notched Strength of Composite Laminates: Predictions and Experiments - A Review," J. Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 4, pp. 3-159 (1985). (the whole issue of the journal was devoted to this paper)
M.S. Madhukar and J. Awerbuch, "Monitoring Damage Progression in Center-Notched Boron/Aluminum Laminates Through Acoustic Emission," Composite Materials: Testing and Design, ASTM STP 893, pp. 337-367 (1986).
M.S. Madhukar, J. Awerbuch, and M. Koczak, "Deformation and Failure Characteristics of Center-Notched Unidirectional Boron/Aluminum at Room and Elevated Temperatures," Testing Technology of Metal Matrix Composites, ASTM STP 964, pp. 285-304 (1988).
M.S. Madhukar, J. Awerbuch, A.C.W. Lau, and E.S. Reddy, "A Nonlinear Lumped Fiber Model for the Analysis of Fracture Behavior of Notched Unidirectional Metal-Matrix Composites," Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 32, No. 1, pp. 43-64 (1989).
M.S. Madhukar and L.T. Drzal, "Fiber-Matrix Adhesion and its Effect on the Composite Mechanical Properties", a series of four papers (Part I through Part IV) appeared in J. of Composite Materials. Part I appeared in Vol. 25, pp. 932-957 (1991); Part II appeared in Vol. 25, pp. 958-991 (1991); Part III appeared Vol. 26, pp. 310-333 (1992); Part IV appeared in Vol. 26, pp. 936-968 (1992).
M.S. Madhukar, R.P. Kosuri, and K.J. Bowles, "Reduction of Curing Induced Fiber Stresses by Curing Cycle Modification in Single Fiber Gr/Ep Composites," Tenth International Conference on Composite Materials, British Columbia, Canada, Aug. 14-18, 1995.
K.J. Bowles, M.S. Madhukar, and D.S. Papadopolous, "Thermo-oxidative Stability of Graphite/PMR-15 Composites: The Effects of Fiber Surface Modification on Composite Mode II Fracture Toughness," 40th International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition, Anaheim, California, May 8-11, 1995.
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