Research Interests

·      Vehicle Crashworthiness Optimization for Crash Safety Design

 ·      Impact Dynamics of Vehicle Structures

 ·      Crashworthiness and safety of roadside structures

·       Finite Element Analysis/Optimization

 ·      Mechanical Behavior of Advanced Composite Materials

 ·      Failure of Materials and Structures

 ·      Fracture Mechanics and Numerical Simulation of Damage

·      Damage Progression Analysis in Composites

 ·      Delaminations in laminate composites

 ·      Constitutive Models of Composite Materials and Special Element Development

 ·      Crashworthiness of Composite Structures

 ·      Dynamic Fragmentation 

 ·      Structural Dynamics and Vibrations