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39
Citations
5668
World Ranking
2140
National Ranking
786

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

John D. Whitcomb is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with particular emphasis on mechanics of materials and mechanical engineering.

Their recent scholarly output includes contributions in various subfields such as polymers and plastics, hardware and architecture, and electrical and electronic engineering. The research topics covered in their publications reflect interests in mechanical behavior of composites, textile materials and evaluations, composite material mechanics, epoxy resin curing processes, advanced materials and mechanics, fiber-reinforced polymer composites, and parallel computing and optimization techniques.

Whitcomb has coauthored works with several frequent collaborators including David Mollenhauer, Michael K. Ballard, George Barlow, Eric Zhou, and Scott E. Stapleton.

  • David Mollenhauer (2 collaborations)
  • Michael K. Ballard (2 collaborations)
  • George Barlow (1 collaboration)
  • Eric Zhou (1 collaboration)
  • Scott E. Stapleton (1 collaboration)

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on textile-reinforced composite materials and failure prediction methods. These include:

  • "Inducing Fiber Entanglement to Achieve Realistic Tow Fiber Volume Fractions in Textile Reinforced Composite Models," 2023, published in Computer-Aided Design
  • "Detailed stress analysis of a twill orthogonally woven textile composite," 2020, published in Journal of Composite Materials
  • "An Extended Critical Failure Volume Method for Strength Prediction in 3D Woven Textile Composites," 2022, presented at the AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum
  • "REMAINING CHALLENGES IN THE APPLICATION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING TO A PROCESS-TO- PERFORMANCE PIPELINE FOR TEXTILE COMPOSITES," 2022, American Society for Composites 2022

These venues themselves reflect the interdisciplinary nature of the work, intersecting computer-aided design, composite materials science, aerospace-related forums, and specialized composites conferences.

  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Journal of Composite Materials
  • AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum
  • American Society for Composites 2022

Whitcomb's experience spans several critical industry-relevant fields in engineering, bridging mechanical behavior with computational methods and textile composite mechanics. The combination of topics indicates integration of material science with computational and optimization techniques.

In recognition of professional contributions, Whitcomb was awarded Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2007.

Best Publications

  • Three-dimensional stress analysis of plain weave composites

    John D. Whitcomb

  • Finite element analysis of instability-related delamination growth

    John D. Whitcomb

  • Buckling of a sublaminate in a quasi-isotropic composite laminate

    K. N. Shivakumar;J. D. Whitcomb

  • Three-Dimensional Analysis of a Postbuckled Embedded Delamination

    John D. Whitcomb

  • Reliability of the finite element method for calculating free edge stresses in composite laminates

    J.D. Whitcomb;I.S. Raju;J.G. Goree

  • Iterative global/local finite element analysis

    J.D. Whitcomb

  • Characterization of Mode I and mixed-mode delamination growth in T300/5208 graphite/epoxy

    RL Ramkumar;JD Whitcomb

  • Analysis of a Laminate with a Postbuckled Embedded Delamination, Including Contact Effects

    John D. Whitcomb

  • Parametric analytical study of instability-related delamination growth

    John D. Whitcomb

  • Derivation of Boundary Conditions for Micromechanics Analyses of Plain and Satin Weave Composites

    John D. Whitcomb;Clinton D. Chapman;Xiaodong Tang

  • Geometrically Nonlinear Analysis of Adhesively Bonded Joints

    B. Dattaguru;R. A. Everett;J. D. Whitcomb;W. S. Johnson

  • Progressive Failure Behaviors of 2D Woven Composites

    Xiaodong Tang;John D. Whitcomb

  • Effect of braid angle on fatigue performance of biaxial braided composites

    Jitendra S. Tate;Ajit D. Kelkar;John D. Whitcomb

  • Micromechanics modeling of moisture diffusion in woven composites

    Xiaodong Tang;John D. Whitcomb;Yanmei Li;Hung-Jue Sue

  • Effect of various approximations on predicted progressive failure in plain weave composites

    John Whitcomb;Kanthikannan Srirengan

  • Strain-Energy Release Rate Analysis of Plates with Postbuckled Delaminations

    John D. Whitcomb;K.N. Shivakumar

  • Global/Local Finite Element Analysis for Textile Composites

    Kyeongsik Woo;John Whitcomb

  • Finite element method parametric study on scratch behavior of polymers

    H. Jiang;G. T. Lim;J. N. Reddy;J. D. Whitcomb

  • General Techniques for Exploiting Periodicity and Symmetries in Micromechanics Analysis of Textile Composites

    Xiaodong Tang;John D. Whitcomb

  • Mechanical Modeling of Scratch Behavior of Polymeric Coatings on Hard and Soft Substrates

    Han Jiang;R. Browning;J. D. Whitcomb;M. Ito

  • Iterative Global/Local Finite Element Analysis

    John D. Whitcomb

Frequent Co-Authors

Dimitris C. Lagoudas
Dimitris C. Lagoudas Texas A&M University
I. S. Raju
I. S. Raju Langley Research Center
Hung-Jue Sue
Hung-Jue Sue Texas A&M University
Kunigal N. Shivakumar
Kunigal N. Shivakumar North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
J. N. Reddy
J. N. Reddy Texas A&M University
Philippe H. Geubelle
Philippe H. Geubelle University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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