What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Composite material
- Thermodynamics
- Polymer
His scientific interests lie mostly in Composite material, Viscoelasticity, Adhesive, Creep and Structural engineering.
Much of his study explores Composite material relationship to Proton exchange membrane fuel cell.
His study in Viscoelasticity is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Moisture, Stress relaxation, Composite number and Deformation.
His Adhesive study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Wedge, Conductive polymer and Fracture.
David A. Dillard combines subjects such as Dynamic mechanical analysis, Lamination theory, Numerical stability and Laminated composites with his study of Creep.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Directional stability and Stress in addition to Structural engineering.
His most cited work include:
- A theoretical and numerical study of a thin clamped circular film under an external load in the presence of a tensile residual stress (141 citations)
- Fracture Mechanics Tests in Adhesively Bonded Joints: A Literature Review (116 citations)
- Viscoelastic Stress Analysis of Constrained Proton Exchange Membranes Under Humidity Cycling (100 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
David A. Dillard spends much of his time researching Composite material, Adhesive, Structural engineering, Viscoelasticity and Fracture mechanics.
His Composite material study is mostly concerned with Stress, Fracture, Durability, Epoxy and Strain energy release rate.
He works mostly in the field of Durability, limiting it down to topics relating to Proton exchange membrane fuel cell and, in certain cases, Forensic engineering, as a part of the same area of interest.
His research in Strain energy release rate intersects with topics in Bead test and Strain energy.
In his research on the topic of Adhesive, Natural rubber is strongly related with Elastomer.
His research investigates the connection with Viscoelasticity and areas like Ultimate tensile strength which intersect with concerns in Residual stress.
He most often published in these fields:
- Composite material (76.65%)
- Adhesive (32.68%)
- Structural engineering (18.29%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?
- Composite material (76.65%)
- Elastomer (12.45%)
- Structural engineering (18.29%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His main research concerns Composite material, Elastomer, Structural engineering, Fracture mechanics and Adhesion.
Fracture, Viscoelasticity, Cohesive zone model, Layer and Shear are the core of his Composite material study.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Dynamic mechanical analysis, Stress, Tension, Creep and Forensic engineering.
His Elastomer research integrates issues from Modulus, Finite element method, Edge and Resilin.
His Structural engineering study combines topics in areas such as Shear and Actuator.
He has included themes like Mechanical engineering, Tearing and Durability in his Fracture mechanics study.
Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Fracture Mechanics Tests in Adhesively Bonded Joints: A Literature Review (116 citations)
- A review of Winkler's foundation and its profound influence on adhesion and soft matter applications (30 citations)
- Analysis of cohesive failure in adhesively bonded joints with the SSPH meshless method (24 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Composite material
- Polymer
- Thermodynamics
David A. Dillard focuses on Fracture mechanics, Structural engineering, Composite material, Adhesive and Fracture.
The concepts of his Fracture mechanics study are interwoven with issues in Mechanical engineering, Elastomer and Finite element method.
His study in Structural engineering is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Shear, Actuator and Boundary value problem.
His Composite material study frequently links to other fields, such as Microscale chemistry.
His Adhesive research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Joint and Aluminium.
His Fracture research incorporates themes from Characterization and Double cantilever beam.
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