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David Z. Yankelevsky is affiliated with the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology in Israel. Their research is primarily concentrated within the field of Engineering, with significant contributions to Civil and Structural Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Building and Construction, Mechanics of Materials, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Structural Response to Dynamic Loads
  • High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior
  • Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete
  • Energetic Materials and Combustion
  • Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis
  • Structural Analysis of Composite Materials
  • Concrete Corrosion and Durability

Yankelevsky has published extensively in several venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • International Journal of Impact Engineering
  • International Journal of Protective Structures
  • Engineering Failure Analysis
  • Construction and Building Materials
  • International Journal of Solids and Structures

Selected recent papers by David Z. Yankelevsky include:

  • "Dynamic punching shear of impacting RC flat slabs with drop panels," 2021, Engineering Failure Analysis
  • "The uniaxial compressive strength of concrete: revisited," 2024, Materials and Structures
  • "The embedment of a high velocity rigid ogive nose projectile into a concrete target," 2020, International Journal of Impact Engineering
  • "Blast response of one-way arching masonry walls," 2020, International Journal of Impact Engineering (coauthored)
  • "Evaluation of punching shear design criteria to prevent progressive collapse of RC flat slabs," 2020, International Journal of Protective Structures

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • V.R. Feldgun
  • Y.S. Karinski
  • Idan E. Edri
  • Oded Rabinovitch
  • Orit Leibovich

Best Publications

  • Response of high performance concrete plates to impact of non-deforming projectiles

    Avraham N. Dancygier;David Z. Yankelevsky;Chanoch Jaegermann

  • High strength concrete response to hard projectile impact

    A.N. Dancygier;D.Z. Yankelevsky

  • Uniaxial behavior of concrete in cyclic tension

    David Z. Yankelevsky;Hans W. Reinhardt

  • Local response of concrete slabs to low velocity missile impact

    David Z. Yankelevsky

  • Model for Cyclic Compressive Behavior of Concrete

    David Z. Yankelevsky;Hans W. Reinhardt

  • Internal blast loading in a buried lined tunnel

    V.R. Feldgun;A.V. Kochetkov;Y.S. Karinski;D.Z. Yankelevsky

  • EXACT STIFFNESS MATRIX FOR BEAMS ON ELASTIC FOUNDATION

    Moshe Eisenberger;David Z. Yankelevsky

  • Reliability evaluation in nonlinear analysis of reinforced concrete structures

    Dimitri Val;Fiodor Bljuger;David Yankelevsky

  • Effects of Woven Fabric Geometry on the Bonding Performance of Cementitious Composites

    Alva Peled;Arnon Bentur;David Yankelevsky

  • Response of Plain Concrete to Cyclic Tension

    David Z. Yankelevsky;Hans W. Reinhardt

  • FLEXURAL PERFORMANCE OF CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITES REINFORCED WITH WOVEN FABRICS

    A. Peled;A. Bentur;D. Yankelevsky

  • On Blast Pressure Analysis Due to a Partially Confined Explosion: I. Experimental Studies

    V.R. Feldgun;Y.S. Karinski;I. Edri;D. Tsemakh

  • On Blast Pressure Analysis Due to a Partially Confined Explosion: I. Experimental Studies

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  • One-dimensional analysis of tension stiffening in reinforced concrete with discrete cracks

    David Z. Yankelevsky;Mahmood Jabareen;Amir D. Abutbul

  • Prediction of the quasi-static pressure in confined and partially confined explosions and its application to blast response simulation of flexible structures

    V.R. Feldgun;Y.S. Karinski;I. Edri;D.Z. Yankelevsky

  • A SIMPLIFIED ANALYTICAL METHOD FOR SOIL PENETRATION ANALYSIS

    David Z. Yankelevsky;Moshe A. Adin

  • Beams on Variable Winkler Elastic Foundation

    J. Clastornik;M. Eisenberger;D. Z. Yankelevsky;M. A. Adin

  • RC FLAT SLAB-COLUMN SUBASSEMBLAGES UNDER LATERAL LOADING

    Daniel N. Farhey;Moshe A. Adin;David Z. Yankelevsky

  • Resistance of a concrete target to penetration of a rigid projectile - revisited

    David Z. Yankelevsky

  • Blast response of a lined cavity in a porous saturated soil

    V.R. Feldgun;A.V. Kochetkov;Y.S. Karinski;D.Z. Yankelevsky

  • ENHANCED BONDING OF LOW MODULUS POLYMER FIBERS-CEMENT MATRIX BY MEANS OF CRIMPED GEOMETRY

    A Bentur;A Peled;D Yankelevsky

Frequent Co-Authors

Moshe Eisenberger
Moshe Eisenberger Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Jeffrey A. Packer
Jeffrey A. Packer University of Toronto
M. B. Rubin
M. B. Rubin Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

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