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Yuh J.
Chao
John
Ducate, Sr.
Professor
Dr.
Chao's
research and
interests
include
theoretical
and
experimental
studies on
failure,
fracture and
fatigue of
materials
and
structures,
welding
modeling for
residual
stress and
distortion,
impact
mechanics
for material
characterization
and failure
criterion, biomechanics
and
nanomechanics,
and the durability
of
PEM
fuel cell
systems.
Education
-
Ph.D.,
University
of
Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign,
Illinois,
1981
-
M.S.,
National
Tsing-Hwa
University,
Taiwan,
1977
-
B.S.,
National
Cheng-Kung
University,
Taiwan,1975
Selected Publications
-
Chao,
Y.J.,
Wang,
C.,
Kim,
Y.,
and
Chien,
C.H.,
“Relationship
between
crack-tip
constraint
and
dynamic
fracture
initiation
toughness,”
ASME
Journal
of
Pressure
Vessel
Technology,
April
2010,
Vol.132,
Issue
2, 021404.
-
Chao
Y.
J.,
Wang
K.,
Miller,
K.
W.
and
Zhu
X.K.,
“Dynamic
Separation
of
Resistance
Spot
Welded
Joint:
Part
I –
Experiments”,
Experimental
Mechanics,
50(7),
2010,
.
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Wang,
K.,
Chao
Y.
J.,
Zhu,
X.K.
and
Miller,
K.
W.,
“Dynamic
Separation
of
Resistance
Spot
Welded
Joint:
Part
II –
Analysis
of
Test
Results
and
Validation
of a
Proposed
Model,”
Experimental
Mechanics,
50(7),
2010,
.
-
Tan,
J.,
Chao
,
Y.J.,
Wang,
H.,
Gong,
J.,
Van
Zee
,
J.W.,
”
Chemical
and
Mechanical
Stability
of
EPDM
in a
PEM
Fuel
Cell
Environment,”
Polymer
Degradation
and
Stability,
94
(2009),
2072-2078.
-
Zhu,
X.K.,
Lam,
P.S.,
and
Chao,
Y.J.,
“Application
of
Normalization
Method
to
Fracture
Resistance
Testing
for
Storage
Tank
A285
Carbon
Steel,”
International
Journal
of
Pressure
Vessels
and
Piping,
86,
669-676,
2009.
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