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Bernard Budiansky

Bernard Budiansky

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
52
Citations
21561
World Ranking
1035
National Ranking
423

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1989 - Timoshenko Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1985 - A.C. Eringen Medal
  • 1982 - Theodore von Karman Medal
  • 1973 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1961 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Bernard Budiansky was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Throughout their career, they received several notable awards recognizing contributions to the field of mechanical engineering and applied mechanics.

Budiansky was honored with the Timoshenko Medal by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1989. Prior to this, they were awarded the A.C. Eringen Medal in 1985 and the Theodore von Karman Medal in 1982. Earlier recognition includes becoming a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1973 and being named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1961.

The awards underscore recognition within areas related to mechanics and engineering sciences. Budiansky's career spanned decades marked by significant professional acknowledgments.

Best Publications

  • Elastic moduli of a cracked solid

    Bernard Budiansky;Richard J. O'connell

  • On the elastic moduli of some heterogeneous materials

    Bernard Budiansky

  • Seismic velocities in dry and saturated cracked solids

    Richard J. O'Connell;Bernard Budiansky

  • Matrix fracture in fiber-reinforced ceramics

    Bernard Budiansky;John W. Hutchinson;Anthony G. Evans

  • Viscoelastic properties of fluid-saturated cracked solids

    Richard J. O'Connell;Bernard Budiansky

  • Compressive failure of fibre composites

    B. Budiansky;N.A. Fleck

  • Conservation Laws and Energy-Release Rates

    B. Budiansky;J. R. Rice

  • Continuum theory of dilatant transformation toughening in ceramics

    B. Budiansky;J.W. Hutchinson;J.C. Lambropoulos

  • Theory of buckling and post-buckling behavior of elastic structures

    Bernard Budiansky

  • Analysis of Closure in Fatigue Crack Growth

    B. Budiansky;J. W. Hutchinson

  • Small-scale crack bridging and the fracture toughness of particulate-reinforced ceramics

    Bernard Budiansky;John C. Amazigo;Anthony G. Evans

  • Void Growth and Collapse in Viscous Solids

    B. Budiansky;J.W. Hutchinson;S. Slutsky

  • Dynamic buckling of imperfection-sensitive structures

    Bernard Budiansky;John W. Hutchinson

  • Measures of dissipation in viscoelastic media

    R. J. O'Connell;B. Budiansky

  • Thermal and Thermoelastic Properties of Isotropic Composites

    Bernard Budiansky

  • A Reassessment of Deformation Theories of Plasticity

    Bernard Budiansky

  • Notes on nonlinear shell theory.

    Bernard Budiansky

  • Dynamic buckling estimates.

    B. Budiansky;J. W. Hutchinson

  • Analysis of Sheet Metal Stamping by a Finite-Element Method

    N.-M. Wang;B. Budiansky

  • Dynamic buckling of elastic structures - Criteria and estimates

    Bernard Budiansky

Frequent Co-Authors

John W. Hutchinson
John W. Hutchinson Harvard University
Richard J. O'Connell
Richard J. O'Connell Harvard University
Norman A. Fleck
Norman A. Fleck University of Cambridge
Anthony G. Evans
Anthony G. Evans University of California, Santa Barbara
James R. Rice
James R. Rice Harvard University
Gordon S. Kino
Gordon S. Kino Stanford University
Olvi L. Mangasarian
Olvi L. Mangasarian University of Wisconsin–Madison
Leslie Banks-Sills
Leslie Banks-Sills Tel Aviv University
Lev Truskinovsky
Lev Truskinovsky ESPCI Paris

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