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Publications 2010-2019

  1. J. Nie and R. C. Batra, Material Tailoring and Analysis of Functionally Graded Isotropic and Incompressible Linear Elastic Hollow CylindersComposite Structures92, 265-274, 2010.
  2. S.-R. Li, W.-S. Yu and R. C. Batra, Free Vibration of Thermally Pre/Post-buckled Circular Plates Embedded with Shape Memory AlloyJ. of Thermal Stresses33, 79-96, 2010.
  3. G. J. Nie and R. C. Batra, Stress Analysis and Material Tailoring in Isotropic Linear Thermoelastic Incompressible Functionally Graded Rotating Disks of Variable ThicknessComposite Structures92, 720-729, 2010.
  4. R. C. Batra and G. J. Nie, Analytical Solutions for Functionally Graded Incompressible Eccentric and Non-axisymmetrically Loaded Circular CylindersComposite Structures92, 1229-1245, 2010.
  5. B. M. Love and R. C. Batra, Effect of Particulate/Matrix Debonding on the Formation of Adiabatic Shear BandsInt. J. of Mechanical Sciences52, 386-397, 2010.
  6. S. S. Gupta and R. C. Batra, Elastic Properties and Frequencies of Free Vibrations of Single-layer Graphene SheetsJ. of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, doi:10.1166/jctn.2010.1598, 2010.
  7. G. J. Nie and R. C. Batra, Static Deformations of Functionally Graded Polar-Orthotropic Cylinders with Elliptical Inner and Circular Outer SurfacesComposites Science and Technology70, 450-457, 2010.
  8. S. S. Gupta, F. Bosco and R. C. Batra, Wall Thickness and Elastic Moduli of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes from Frequencies of Axial, Torsional and Inextensional Modes of VibrationComputational Materials Science47, 1049-1059, 2010.
  9. G. J. Nie and R. C. Batra, Exact Solutions and Material Tailoring for Functionally Graded Hollow Circular CylindersJ. Elasticity,99, 179-201, 2010.
  10. R. C. Batra and A. A. Pacheco, Changes in Internal Stress Distributions during Yielding of Square Prismatic Gold Nano-specimens,Acta Materialia58, 3131-3161, 2010.
  11. W. Jiang and R. C. Batra, Indentation of a Laminated Composite Plate with an Interlayer Rectangular VoidComposites Science and Technology70, 1023-1030, 2010.
  12. L.M.S. Castro, A.J.M. Ferreira, S. Bertoluzza, R.C. Batra, J.N.Reddy, A Wavelet Collocation Method for the Static Analysis of Sandwich Plates Using a Layerwise TheoryComposite Structures92, 1786-1792, 2010.
  13. Z.G. Wei and R.C. Batra, Modeling and Simulation of High Speed SlidingInt. J. Impact Engineering, 37, 1197-1206, 2010.
  14. Shi-Rong Li, Xiao-Hua and R.C. Batra, Free Vibration of 3-Layer Circular Cylindrical Shells with Functionally Graded Middle LayerMechanics Research Communications37, 577-580, 2010.
  15. A. G. Varghese and R. C. Batra, Strain Localization in Polycarbonates Deformed at High Strain RatesJ. of Polymer Engineering,31, 495-519, 2011.
  16. R.C. Batra, Material Tailoring and Universal Relations for Axisymmetric Deformations of Funtionally Graded Rubberlike Cylinders and SpheresMathematics and Mechanics of Solids, (special issue dedicated to Michael Carroll, J. Casey (Editor)), 16(7), 729-738, 2011.
  17. D.J. Hasanyan and R.C. Batra, Antiplane Shear Waves in Two Contacting Ferromagnetic Half SpacesJ. Elasticity, 103, 189-203, 2011.
  18. G.J. Nie, Z. Zhong and R.C. Batra, Material Tailoring for Orthotropic Elastic Rotating DisksComposites Science and Technology,71, 406-414, 2011.
  19. G.J. Nie, Z. Zhong, and R.C. Batra, Material Tailoring for Functionally Graded Hollow Cylinders and SpheresComposites Science and Technology71, 666-673, 2011.
  20. K. Das and R. C. Batra, Local Water Slamming Impact on Sandwich Composite HullsJournal of Fluids and Structures 27, 523-551, 2011.
  21. A. Chadegani and R. C. Batra, Analysis of Adhesive-Bonded Single-Lap Joint with an Interfacial Crack and a VoidInt. J. of Adhesion and Adhesives31, 455-465, 2011.
  22. G. L. Iaccarino and R. C. Batra, Analytical Solution for Radial Deformations of Functionally Graded Isotropic and Incompressible Second-Order Elastic Hollow SpheresJournal of Elasticity107, 179-197, April 2012.
  23. R. C. Batra, G. Gopinath and J. Q. Zheng, Damage and Failure in Low Energy Impact of Fiber-Reinforced Polymeric Composite Laminates, Composite Structures94, 540-547, 2012.
  24. R. C. Batra, G. Gopinath and J. Q. Zheng, Material Parameters for Pressure-dependent Yielding of Unidirectional Fiber-reinforced Polymeric CompositesComposites B43, 2594-2604, 2012.
  25. D. Sharma, S. S. Gupta and R. C. Batra, Mode Localization in Composite LaminatesComposite Structures94 2620-2631, 2012.
  26. G. Gopinath, J. Q. Zheng and R. C. Batra, Effect of Matrix on Ballistic Performance of Soft Body ArmorComposite Structures94, 2690-2696, 2012.
  27. R. Artan and R. C. Batra, Free Vibrations of a Strain Gradient Beam by the Method of Initial ValuesActa Mechanica223, 2393-2409, 2012.
  28. J. Xiao and R. C. Batra, Local Water Slamming of Curved Rigid HullsInt. J. of Multiphysics6:3, 305-339, 2012.
  29. J. Dryden and R. C. Batra, Material Tailoring and Moduli Homogenization for Finite Twisting Deformations of Functionally Graded Mooney-Rivlin Hollow CylindersActa Mechanica224, 811-818, 2013.
  30. S. R. Li and R. C. Batra, Relations Between Buckling Loads of Functionally Graded Timoshenko and Homogeneous Euler-Bernoulli BeamsComposite Structures95, 5-9, 2013.
  31. C. L. Tsai, Y. L. Guan, R. C. Batra, D. C. Ohanehi, J. G. Dillard, E. Nicoli and D. A. Dillard, Comparison of the Performance of SSPH and MLS Basis functions for Two-Dimensional Linear Elastostatics Problems including Quasistatic Crack Propagation,Computational Mechanics51, 19-34, 2013.
  32. J. Dryden and R. C. Batra, Optimum Young's Modulus of a Homogeneous Cylinder Energetically Equivalent to a Functionally Graded CylinderJ. Elasticity110, 95-110, 2013.
  33. R. C. Batra and J. Xiao, Finite Deformations of Curved Laminated St. Venant-Kirchhoff Beam Using Layer-Wise Third Order Shear and Normal Deformable Beam Theory (TSNDT)Composite Structures, 97, 147-1614, 2013.
  34. A. A. Pacheco-Sanjuán and R. C. Batra, Analysis of Structural Changes During Plastic Deformations of Amorphous Polyethylene,Polymer54, 819-840, 2013.
  35. Minh-Quy Le and R. C. Batra, Single-edge Crack Growth in Graphene Sheets Under TensionComputational Materials Science69, 381-388, 2013.
  36. A. Chadegani and R. C. Batra, Hypervelocity Impact of Steel Microsphere on Glass SheetProceedings Indian National Academy of Sciences79:4, 735-743, 2013 Special Issue.
  37. R. C. Batra and J. Xiao, Analysis of Post-buckling and Delamination in Laminated Composite St. Venant-Kirchhoff Beams using CZM and Layerwise TSNDTComposite Structures105, 369-384, 2013.
  38. M. A. Askari Farsangi, A. R. Saidi and R. C. Batra, Analytical Solution for Free Vibrations of Moderately Thick Hybrid Piezoelectric Laminated PlatesJournal of Sound and Vibration, 332, 5981-5998, 2013.
  39. M. C. Ray and R. C. Batra, Transient Hydroelastic Analysis of Sandwich Beams Subjected to Slamming in WaterThin-Walled Structures72, 206-216, 2013.
  40. Y. Wen, C. Xu, H. Wang, A. Chen and R. C. Batra, Impact of Steel Spheres on Ballistic Gelatin at Moderate VelocitiesInternational Journal of Impact Engineering62, 142-151, 2013.
  41. P. H. Shah and R. C. Batra, In-plane Elastic Moduli of Covalently Functionalized Single-Wall Carbon NanotubesComputational Materials Science83, 349-361, 2014.
  42. R. C. Batra, Materials Tailoring in Finite Torsional Deformations of an Axially Graded Mooney-Rivlin Circular Cylinder,Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids20(2), 183-189, 2015.
  43. Minh-Quy Le and R. C. Batra, Crack Propagation in Pre-strained Single Layer Graphene SheetsComputational Materials Science,84, 238-243, 2014.
  44. J. Xiao and R. C. Batra, Delamination in Sandwich Panels due to Local Water Slamming LoadsJournal of Fluids and Structures48, 122-155, 2014.
  45. C. L. Tsai, Y. L. Guan, D. C. Ohanehi, J. G. Dillard, D. A. Dillard and R. C. Batra, Analysis of Cohesive Failure in Adhesively Bonded Joints with SSPH Meshless MethodInternational Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives51, 67-80, 2014.
  46. R. C. Batra and J. Xiao, Analysis of Adiabatic Shear Bands in Thermo-Elasto-Viscoplastic Materials by Using Piece-Wise Discontinuous Basis FunctionsApplied Mathematical Modelling38, 5367-5381, 2014.
  47. G. O. Antoine and R. C. Batra, Low Speed Impact of Laminated Polymethylmethacrylate/Adhesive/Polycarbonate PlatesComposite Structures116, 193-210, 2014.
  48. R. C. Batra and J. Xiao, Finite Deformations of Full Sine-wave St.-Venant Beam due to Tangential and Normal Distributed Loads using Nonlinear TSNDTMeccanica50, 355-365, 2015.
  49. D. Verma, S. S. Gupta and R. C. Batra, Vibration Mode Localization in Single- and Multi-layered Graphene Nanoribbons,Computational Materials Science95, 41-52, 2014.
  50. S. R. Ranade, Y. Guan, D. C. Ohanehi, J. G. Dillard, R. C. Batra, D. A. Dillard, A Tapered Bondline Thickness Double Cantilever Beam (DCB) Specimen Geometry for Combinatorial Fracture Studies of Adhesive BondsInt. J. of Adhesion and Adhesives55, 155-160, 2014.
  51. P. H. Shah and R. C. Batra, Elastic Moduli of Covalently Functionalized Single Layer Graphene SheetComputational Materials Science, 95, 637-650, 2014.
  52. S. Shang, B. Guduri, M. Cybulsky and R. C. Batra, Effect of Turbulence Modulation on Three Dimensional Trajectories of Powder Particles in Plasma Spray ProcessJournal of Physics D: Applied Physics47, Art. No. 405206, 2014.
  53. F. Tornabene, N. Fantuzzi, E. Viola, R. C. Batra, Stress and Strain Recovery for Functionally Graded Free-Form and Doubly-Curved Sandwich Shells using Higher-Order Equivalent Single Layer TheoryComposite Structures119, 67-89, 2015.
  54. K. Iyer, D. Mehoke, R. C. Batra, Interplanetary Dust Particle Shielding Capability of Spacecraft Multi-Layer InsulationJ. Spacecraft and Rockets52:2, 584-594, 2015.
  55. S. Paik, S. S. Gupta and R. C. Batra, Localization of Buckling Modes in Plates and LaminatesComposite Structures120, 79-89, 2015.
  56. G. O. Antoine and R. C. Batra, Constitutive Relations and Parameter Estimation for Finite Deformations of Viscoelastic Adhesives,ASME - J. Appl. Mechs.82, Article No. 021001, 2015.
  57. G. O. Antoine and R. C. Batra, Sensitivity Analysis of Low-velocity Impact Response of Laminated PlatesInt. J. of Impact Engineering78, 64-80, 2015.
  58. G. O. Antoine and R. C. Batra, Low Velocity Impact of Flat and Doubly Curved Polycarbonate PanelsASME J. Applied Mechanics,82, Art. No. 041003, 2015.
  59. G. O. Antoine and R. C. Batra, Optimization of Transparent Laminates for Specific Energy Dissipation under Low Velocity Impact using genetic AlgorithmComposite Structures124, 29-34, 2015.
  60. Y. K. Wen, C. Xu, S. Wang and R. C. Batra, Analysis of Behind the Armor Ballistic Trauma, J. of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 45, 11-21, 2015.
  61. A. Chadegani, K. Iyer, D. Mehoke and R. C. Batra, Hypervelocity Impact of a Steel Microsphere on Fused Silica Sheets,International Journal of Impact Engineering80, 116-132, 2015.
  62. D. Snelling, Q. Li, N. Meisel, C.B. Williams, R. C. Batra and A. P. Druschitz, Lightweight Metal Cellular Structures Fabricated via 3D Printing of Sand Case MoldsAdvanced Engineering Materials17:7, 923-932, 2015. 398.    
  63. Shi-Rong Li, Xuan Wang, Romesh C. Batra, Correspondence Relations Between Deflection, Buckling Load, and Frequencies of Thin Functionally Graded Material Plates and Those of Corresponding Homogeneous Plates, Journal of Applied Mechanics, November 2015, Vol. 82 / 111006-1.
  64. P. H. Shah and R. C. Batra, Through-the-Thickness Stress Distributions near Edges of Composite Laminates using Stress Recovery Scheme and Third Order Shear and Normal Deformable TheoryComposite Structures131, 397-413, 2015.
  65. Q. Li, D. A. Dillard and R. C. Batra, Constitutive Relation for Large Deformations of Fiber-Reinforced Rubberlike Materials with Different Response in Tension and CompressionTire Science and Technology, 44, 51-72, 2016.
  66. Y. Sun, S. R. Li and R. C. Batra, Thermal Buckling and Post-buckling of FGM Timoshenko Beams on Nonlinear Elastic Foundation, J. Thermal Stresses, 39, 11-26, 2016.
  67. B. Mukherjee, D. A. Dillard, R. B. Moore and R. C. Batra, Debonding of Confined Elastomeric Layer using Cohesive Zone ModelInt. J. of Adhesion and Adhesives 66, 114-127, 2016.
  68. T. Q. Bui, D. D. Nguyen, X. Zhang, S. Hirose and R. C. Batra, Analysis of 2-Dimensional Transient Problems for Linear Elastic and Piezoelectric Structures using the Consecutive-Interpolation Quadrilateral Element (CQ4)European Journal of Mechanics A/Solids58, 112-130, 2016.
  69. S. S. Gupta, P.  Agrawal and R. C. Batra, Buckling of single-walled carbon nanotubes using two criteriaJ. of  Applied Physics,  119, Art. No. 245106, 2016
  70. A. Banharnsakun, T. Achalakul and R. C. Batra, Drug Delivery Based on Swarm MicrorobotsInt. J. of Computational Intelligence and Applications, 15, Art. No. 1650006 (25 pages), 2016.
  71. G. O. Antoine and R. C. Batra, Effect of Curvature on Penetration Resistance of Polycarbonate Panels, J. Appl. Mech 83(12), Art. No. 121002, 2016 (12 pages); DoI:10.1115/1.4034520
  72. Minh-Quy Le, Romesh C. Batra, Mode-I stress intensity factor in single layer graphene sheets, Computational Materials Science 118 (2016) 251-258
  73. Bikramjit MukherjeeRomesh C. BatraDavid A. Dillard, Edge debonding in peeling of a thin flexible plate from an elastomer layer: a cohesive zone model analysis, Journal of Applied Mechanics,  Vol. 84, Art. No.  021003, 2017;; DOI:10.1115/1.4034988
  74. Puneet Kumar Patra and Romesh C. Batra, Stress wave propagation in Boron-Nitride nanotubes, Computational Materials Science 130 (2017) 144-151
  75. Puneet Kumar Patra and Romesh C. Batra, Nonequilibrium temperature measurement in a thermal conduction process, PHYSICAL REVIEW E 95, 013302 (2017)
  76. P.H. Shah, R.C. Batra, Stress singularities and transverse stresses near edges of doubly curved laminated shells using TSNDT and stress recovery scheme, European Journal of Mechanics A/Solids 63 (2017) 68-83
  77. Yaoke Wen, Cheng Xu, Yongxi Jin, R.C. Batra, Rifle bullet penetration into ballistic gelatin, Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials 67 (2017) 40-50
  78. Enqiang Lin, Xiaorong You, Robert M. Kriegel, Ronald D. Moffitt, Romesh C. Batra, Binding affinity between small molecules in solvent and polymer film using molecular dynamics simulations, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects 522 (2017) 152-160
  79. Bikramjit Mukherjee, Romesh C. Batra, David A. Dillard, Effect of confinement and interfacial adhesion on peeling of a flexible plate from an elastomeric layer, International Journal of Solids and Structures 110-111 (2017) 385-403
  80. B. Sobhaniaragh, R.C. Batra, W.J. Mansur, F.C. Peters, Thermal response of ceramic matrix nanocomposite cylindrical shells using Eshelby-Mori-Tanaka homogenization scheme, Composites Part B 118 (2017) 41-53
  81. Anup Pydah, R.C. Batra, Crush dynamics and transient deformations of elastic-plastic Miura-ori core sandwich plates, Thin-Walled Structures 115 (2017) 311-322
  82. Enqiang Lin, Xiaorong You, Robert M. Kriegel, Ronald D. Moffitt, Romesh C. Batra, Interdiffusion of small molecules into a glassy polymer film via coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations, Polymer 115 (2017) 273-284
  83. Anup Pydah, R.C. Batra, Shear deformation theory using logarithmic function for thick circular beams and analytical solution for bi-directional functionally graded circular beams, Composite Structures 172 (2017) 45-60
  84. Yegao Qu, Romesh C. Batra, Constrained moving least-squares immersed boundary method for fluid-structure interaction analysis, Int J Numer Meth Fluids. 2017;85:675–692
  85. Enqiang Lin, Xiaorong You, Robert M. Kriegel, Ronald D. Moffitt, Romesh C. Batra, Atomistic to coarse grained simulations of diffusion of small molecules into polymeric matrix, Computational Materials Science 138 (2017) 448–461
  86. Arka P. Chattopadhyay, Romesh C. Batra, Load’s temporal characteristics for annulling forced vibrations of linear elastic plates, Mechanics Research Communications 85 (2017) 5–11
  87. U. Taetragool, P. H. Shah, V. A. Halls, J. Q. Zheng, R.C. Batra, Stacking sequence optimization for maximizing the first failure initiation load followed by progressive failure analysis until the ultimate load, Composite Structures 180 (2017) 1007-1021
  88. Yegao Qu, Ruchao Shi, Romesh C. Batra, An immersed boundary formulation for simulating high-speed compressible viscous flows with moving solids, Journal of Computational Physics 354 (2018) 672–691
  89. Anup Pydah, R. C. Batra, Analytical solution for cylindrical bending of two-layered corrugated and webcore sandwich panels, Thin-Walled Structures 123 (2018) 509-519
  90. Shantanu R. Ranade, Youliang Guan, Robert B. Moore, John G. Dillard, Romesh C. Batra, David A. Dillard, Characterizing fracture performance and the interaction of propagating cracks with locally weakened interfaces in adhesive joints, International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives 82 (2018) 196–205
  91. PH Shah, VA Halls, JQ Zheng, and RC Batra, Optimal cure cycle parameters for minimizing residual stresses in fiber-reinforced polymer composite laminates, Journal of Composite Materials (2018) 52(6) 773–792
  92. Anup Pydah, R.C. Batra, Blast loading of bumper shielded hybrid two-core Miura-ori/honeycomb core sandwich plates, Thin-Walled Structures 129 (2018) 45–57
  93. David A. Dillard, Bikramjit Mukherjee, Preetika Karnal, Romesh C. Batra, and Joelle Frechette, A review of Winkler's foundation and its profound influence on adhesion and soft matter applications, Soft Matter, 2018, 14, 3669—3683
  94. G.J. Nie, Z. Zhong, R.C. Batra, Material tailoring for reducing stress concentration factor at a circular hole in a functionally graded material (FGM) panel, Composite Structures 205 (2018) 49–57
  95. P. H. Shah and R. C. Batra, Stretching and bending deformations due to normal and shear tractions of doubly curved shells using third order shear and normal deformable theory, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, 2018, Vol. 25, Nos. 15–16, 1276–1296, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15376494.2016.1194505
  96. G. Gopinath, R.C. Batra, A common framework for three micromechanics approaches to analyze elasto-plastic deformations of fiber-reinforced composites, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 148 (2018) 540–553
  97. R.C. Batra, G.J. Nie, Torsional deformations and material tailoring of orthotropic bi-directional FGM hollow truncated conical cylinders with curved lateral surfaces, International Journal of Engineering Science 133 (2018) 336–351
  98. Anup Pydah, Romesh C. Batra, Beam-Based Vibration Energy Harvesters Tunable Through Folding, ASME J. Vibration and Acoustics, 2019, Vol. 141, Art. No. 011003
  99. Arka P. Chattopadhyay, Romesh C. Batra, Free and Forced Vibrations of Monolithic and Composite Rectangular Plates With Interior Constrained Points, J. Vibration and Acoustics, 2019, Vol. 141, Art. No. 011018
  100. Y. Q. Zhao, Y. Zhou, Z. M. Huang, R. C. Batra, Experimental and Micromechanical Investigation of T300/7901 Unidirectional Composite Strength, Polymer Composites, 40, 2639-2652, 2019
  101. J. Fariborz, R. C. Batra, Free vibration of bi-directional functionally graded material circular beams using shear deformation theory employing logarithmic function of radius, Composite Structures 210 (2019) 217-230
  102. G.J. Nie, Anup Pydah, R.C. Batra, Torsion of bi-directional functionally graded truncated conical cylinders, Composite Structures 210 (2019) 831-839
  103. G.Gopinath, R.C. Batra, Sensitivity of responses of three Micro-Mechanics approaches to changes in unit cell configuration and inclusion shape, Composite Structures 213 (2019) 118-132
  104. Bikramjit Mukherjee, David A. Dillard, Romesh C. Batra, On preferential debonding during demolding of a sandwiched elastomeric layer, International Journal of Solids and Structures 170 (2019) 123–141
  105. L. Yuan, R.C. Batra, Optimum first failure load design of one/two-core sandwich plates under blast loads, and their ultimate loads, Composite Structures, Vol. 224, Art. No. 111022, 2019.
  106. Lisha Yuan, Romesh C. Batra, Vibrations of an Incompressible Linearly Elastic Plate Using Discontinuous Finite Element Basis Functions for Pressure, J. of Vibration and Acoustics, Vo. 141, Art. No. 051016, 2019.
  107. Ruchao Shi, Yegao Qu, Romesh C. Batra, Numerical simulation of underwater explosion wave propagation in water–solid–air/water system using ghost fluid/solid method, Journal of Fluids and Structures 90 (2019) 354–378.
  108. P. H. Shah and R. C. Batra, Effect of Reissner’s Parameter on Strain Energies of Spherical Sandwich Shells, AIAA Journal, 57(11), 4942-4952, 2019.
  109. G.J. Nie, R.C. Batra, Reducing stress concentration factor by strengthening circular hole with functionally graded incompressible material layer, Thin-Walled Structures 144 (2019) 106223.
  110. Qian Li, Romesh C. Batra, Ian Graham, David A. Dillard, Examining T-peel specimen bond length effects: Experimental and numerical explorations of transitions to steady-state debonding, International Journal of Solids and Structures 180–181 (2019) 72–83.
  111. Alejandro Pacheco-Sanjuán, Romesh Batra, Accuracy of Föppl–von Karman membrane theory for determining elastic constants of monolayer graphene, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 163 (2019) 105154.