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Leslie Banks-Sills

Leslie Banks-Sills

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
34
Citations
3825
World Ranking
2904
National Ranking
23

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Leslie Banks-Sills is affiliated with Tel Aviv University in Israel and specializes in engineering, with a focus on mechanics of materials. Their research portfolio includes 68 publications in this main field, with significant contributions to subfields such as mechanics of materials, mechanical engineering, building and construction, pollution, and civil and structural engineering.

The primary topics of Banks-Sills' work cover a range of engineering challenges, particularly in mechanical behavior and structural analysis. These topics include:

  • Mechanical Behavior of Composites
  • Fatigue and fracture mechanics
  • Numerical methods in engineering
  • Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete
  • Structural Analysis of Composite Materials
  • Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation
  • Smart Materials for Construction

The scientist has been published extensively in several peer-reviewed journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics (7 publications)
  • Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures (6 publications)
  • Engineering Fracture Mechanics (4 publications)
  • International Journal of Fracture (4 publications)
  • Journal of Applied Mechanics (3 publications)

Recent papers illustrate Banks-Sills' focus on fracture mechanics and composite materials. Notable publications include:

  • "Mixed mode I/II interlaminar initiation fracture toughness of a secondary bonded pultrusion composite laminate," 2021, Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
  • "The Multi-Virtual Crack Closure Technique for three-dimensional interface crack problems," 2023, Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
  • "Quarter-Point Elements Are Unnecessary for the VCCT," 2020, Journal of Applied Mechanics
  • "Fracture toughness resistance curves for a delamination in CFRP MD laminate composites, Part I: Nearly mode II deformation," 2022, Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
  • "Quasi-static modes I, II and mixed modes I/II fracture toughness of two laminate composites: Part I - Testing," 2022, Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Banks-Sills has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Ido Simon
  • Mor Mega
  • Orly Dolev
  • Elad Farkash
  • Hila Ben Gur

The scientist is a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, reflecting recognition within the academic community.

Best Publications

  • The effect of adhesive thickness on interlaminar fracture toughness of interleaved cfrp specimens

    N Sela;O. Ishai;L. Banks-Sills

  • Comparison of methods for calculating stress intensity factors with quarter-point elements

    Leslie Banks-Sills;Dov Sherman

  • Update: Application of the Finite Element Method to Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics

    Leslie Banks-Sills

  • Finite element analysis of a new system (IL) for supporting an implant-retained cantilever prosthesis.

    I Lewinstein;L Banks-Sills;R Eliasi

  • Methods for calculating stress intensity factors in anisotropic materials: Part I—z = 0 is a symmetric plane

    Leslie Banks-Sills;Leslie Banks-Sills;Itai Hershkovitz;Paul A. Wawrzynek;Rami Eliasi

  • A new cohesive zone model for mixed mode interface fracture in bimaterials

    Yuval Freed;Leslie Banks-Sills

  • A note on fracture criteria for interface fracture

    Leslie Banks-Sills;Dana Ashkenazi

  • A mixed mode fracture specimen for mode II dominant deformation

    L. Banks-Sills;M. Arcan;Y. Bortman

  • Modeling of functionally graded materials in dynamic analyses

    Leslie Banks-Sills;Rami Eliasi;Yuri Berlin

  • Crack growth resistance of shape memory alloys by means of a cohesive zone model

    Yuval Freed;Leslie Banks-Sills

  • Reappraisal of the quarter-point quadrilateral element in linear elastic fracture mechanics

    Leslie Banks-Sills;Yaacov Bortman

  • Stress and strain distribution in the intact canine femur: finite element analysis

    R Shahar;L Banks-Sills;R Eliasy

  • Biomechanical analysis of the canine hind limb: calculation of forces during three-legged stance.

    Ron Shahar;Ron Shahar;L Banks-Sills;L Banks-Sills

  • Methods for calculating stress intensity factors in anisotropic materials: Part II—Arbitrary geometry

    Leslie Banks-Sills;Leslie Banks-Sills;Paul A. Wawrzynek;Bruce Carter;Anthony R. Ingraffea

  • Numerical assessment of T-stress computation using a p-version finite element method

    Chuin-Shan Chen;Roland Krause;Richard G. Pettit;Leslie Banks-Sills

  • On the computation of stress intensity factors for three-dimensional geometries by means of the stiffness derivative and J-integral methods

    Leslie Banks-Sills;Dov Sherman

  • Mode I delamination propagation and R-ratio effects in woven composite DCB specimens for a multi-directional layup

    Ido Simon;Leslie Banks-Sills;Victor Fourman

  • The conservative M-integral for thermal-elastic problems

    Leslie Banks-Sills;Orly Dolev

  • Development of a methodology for determination of interface fracture toughness of laminate composites—the 0°/90° pair

    Leslie Banks-Sills;Vinodkumar Boniface;Rami Eliasi

  • On the effect of particle shape and orientation on elastic properties of metal matrix composites

    Leslie Banks-Sills;Vadim Leiderman;Daining Fang

Frequent Co-Authors

Noam Eliaz
Noam Eliaz Tel Aviv University
Jacob Aboudi
Jacob Aboudi Tel Aviv University
Anthony R. Ingraffea
Anthony R. Ingraffea Cornell University
Hugh A. Bruck
Hugh A. Bruck University of Maryland, College Park
Matti Ristinmaa
Matti Ristinmaa Lund University
Nahum Travitzky
Nahum Travitzky University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Daining Fang
Daining Fang Beijing Institute of Technology
Dan M. Frangopol
Dan M. Frangopol Lehigh University
S. Banerjee
S. Banerjee Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Liviu Marsavina
Liviu Marsavina Polytechnic University of Timişoara

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