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Kinra, Vikram
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Areas of Interest
Solid Mechanics
Wave Propagation
Damping
Ultrasonic NDE
Experimental Methods
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2002 B.K. Henderson, K.I. Maslov, G. Eggenspieler, V.K. Kinra, "Elasto-optic technique for measurement of elastic wave propagation in solids," Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 42, No. 3, pp. 338-343 ( September 2002)
2001 B.K. Henderson, V.K. Kinra, and A.W. Gonzales, “Ultrasonic Diffraction by a Square Periodic Array of Spheres,” Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 107, No.3, pp1759-61 (March 2001)
2001 B. K. Henderson, K. I. Maslov and V. K. Kinra,”Experimental Investigation of Acoustical Band Structure in Tetragonal Periodic Particulate Composite Structures,” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids , Vol.49, No.10, pp. 2369-2383 (August, 2001).
2001 K.I. Maslov and V.K. Kinra, “Non-Contact Thermoelectric NDE for Alloy Microstructural Analysis,” Materials Evaluation, Vol. 59, No. 9, pp. 1081-84 (September 2001).
2000 K.I. Maslov, R. Kim, V.K. Kinra, and N. Pagano, "A New Technique for the Ultrasonic Detection of Internal Transverse Cracks in Carbon-fibre/Bismaleimide Composite Laminates," Composites Science and Technology, vol. 60, pp. 2185-2190 (2000).
2000 R.D. Friend and V.K. Kinra, “Particle Impact Damping,” Journal of Sound and Vibration Vol. 233, NO. 1, pp. 93-118 (2000).
2000 K. Maslov, V.K. Kinra, and B.K. Henderson, “Elastodynamic Response of a Coplanar Periodic Layer of Elastic Spherical Inclusions,” Mechanics of Materials Vol. 32, pp. 785-795 (2000).
2000 K. S. Marhadi and V.K. Kinra, “Measurement of Particle Impact Damping in the Context of Free Decay of a Cantilevered Beam,” Undergraduate Journal of Science, Texas A&M University Press (2000).
2000 K. I. Maslov and V K. Kinra, "Scanning Laser Vibrometry for Lamb Wave Evaluation of Composite Tubulars,” Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, Vol. 15, pp. 395-409 (2000).
2000 V.K. Kinra, B.K. Henderson, and E. Vandygriff, "Elastodynamic Response of a Periodic Layer of Spherical Particles Containing Vacancies," Research on Nondestructive Testing, Vol. 12 No. 3, pp133-143 (2000).
1999 On the Recent Advances of the Ultasonic Nondestructive Evaluation and Composite Material Characterization, Eds.: T. Kundu and V.K. Kinra, ASME AMD Vol. 234, NDE Vol. 17, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York (1999).
1999 K. Maslov, V.K. Kinra, and B.K. Henderson, "Lattice Resonances of a Planar Array of Spherical Inclusions: An Experimental Study", Mechanics of Materials, Vol. 31, pp. 175-186, (1999).
1999 B.K. Henderson, V.K. Kinra, K.I. Maslov, "Characterization of Resonances of a Periodic Linear Array of Particles," Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, Vol. 15, pp. 265-278 (1999).
1999 V.K. Kinra, B.K. Henderson, and K.I. Maslov, "Elastodynamic Response of Layers of Spherical Particles in Hexagonal and Square Periodic Arrangement," Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids , Vol. pp. 2147-2170 (1999).
1999 K.I. Maslov and V.K. Kinra, "Acoustic Response of a Periodic Layer of Rigid Spherical Inclusions in an Elastic Solid," Journal of Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 106, No. 6, pp. 3081-3088 (1999).
1998 V.K. Kinra and M.S. Honea, "Electrothermodynamic Analysis of an Interface," Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 7, No. 6, pp. 809-821, (1998).
1997 M3D III: Mechanics and Mechanisms of Material Damping, Eds.: A. Wolfenden and V.K. Kinra, ASTM STP 1304, American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, (1997).
1997 J.E. Bishop and V.K. Kinra, "Elastothermodynamic Damping in Laminated Composites," International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 34, No. 9, pp. 1075-1092 (1997).
1997 V.K. Kinra, S. Ray, C. Zhu, R.D. Friend and S. Rawal, "Measurement of Non-Linear Damping in Metal-Matrix Composites", Experimental Mechanics, Vol 37, No. 1, pp. 5-10 (1997).
1997 V.K. Kinra and J.E. Bishop, "Elastothermodynamic Damping in Particulate Composites: Hollow Spherical Inclusions," ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 64, No. 1, pp. 111-115 (March 1997).
1997 V.K. Kinra, N.A. Day, K. Maslov, B.K. Henderson, and G. Diderich, "The Transmission of a Longitudinal Wave Through a Layer of Spherical Inclusions with a Random or Periodic Arrangement," Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Vol. 46, No. 1, pp. 153-15, (1997).
1996 J.E. Bishop and V.K. Kinra, "Equivalence of the Mechanical and Entropic Descriptions of Elastothermodynamic Damping in Composite Materials", Mechanics of Composite Materials and Structures, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 83-95 (1996).
1996 V.K. Kinra and J.E. Bishop, "Elastothermodynamic Analysis of a Griffith Crack," Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Vol. 44, No. 8, pp. 1305-1336 (1996).
1995 C.L. Yapura and V.K. Kinra, "Guided Waves in a Fluid-Solid Bilayer," Wave Motion, pp. 35-46., Vol. 21 (1995).
1995 V.K. Kinra and V.R. Iyer, "Ultrasonic Measurement of the Thickness, Phase Velocity, Density or Attenuation of a Thin-Viscoelastic Plate. Part I. The Forward Problem", Ultrasonics, Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 95-109 (1995).
1995 V.K. Kinra and V.R. Iyer, "Ultrasonic Measurement of the Thickness, Phase Velocity, Density or Attenuation of a Thin-Viscoelastic Plate. Part II. The Inverse Problem", Ultrasonics, Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 110-121 (1995).
1995 K.B. Milligan and V.K. Kinra, "Elastothermodynamic Damping of Fiber Reinforced Metal-Matrix Composites," ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 62, No. 2, pp. 441-449 (1995).
1995 G.G. Wren and V.K. Kinra, "Flexural Damping of a P55 Graphite/Magnesium Composite," Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 30, pp. 3279-3284 (1995).
1995 K.B. Milligan and V.K. Kinra, "A Numerical Investigation of the Elastothermodynamic Damping of Fiber-Reinforced Metal-Matrix Composites", ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 62, No. 3, pp. 816-818 (September 1995).
1995 J.E. Bishop and V.K. Kinra, "Analysis of Elastothermodynamic Damping in Particle-Reinforced Metal-Matrix Composites" Metallurgical Transactions, Vol. 26A, No. 11, pp. 2773-2783 (November 1995).
1995 A. Bhattacharyya, D.C. Lagoudas, Y. Wang and V.K. Kinra, "On the Role of Thermoelectric Heat Transfer in the Design of SMA Actuators Theoretical Modeling and Experiment," Journal of Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 4, pp. 252-263 (December 1995).
1994 Wave Propagation and Emerging Technologies, Eds.: V.K. Kinra, R.J. Clifton and G.C. Johnson, ASME AMD Vol. 188, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York (1994).
1994 V.K. Kinra and K.B. Milligan, "A Second - Law Analysis of Thermoelastic Damping" ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, V. 61, No.1, pp. 71-76 (1994).
1994 V.K. Kinra, P. Jaminet, C. Zhu and V.R. Iyer, "Simultaneous Measurement of the Acoustical Properties of a Thin-Layered Medium: The Inverse Problem," The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, V. 95, No. 6, pp. 3059-3074 (1994).
1994 V.K. Kinra, P. Jaminet, C. Zhu and V.R. Iyer, "Ultrasonic NDE of a Three-Layered Medium," ASNT Journal of Materials Evaluation, pp. 948-953, V. 52, No. 8, (1994).
1994 V.K. Kinra, P.T. Jaminet and C. Zhu, "Frequency-Domain Ultrasonic NDE of Three-Layered Media: The Inverse Problem", Journal de Physique IV, Colloque C5, Supplément au Journal de Physique III, Volume 4, pp. C5 1151-1160 (1994).
1994 J.E. Bishop and V.K. Kinra, "Elastothermodynamic Damping in Composite Materials" Mechanics of Composite Materials and Structures, pp. 75-94, Vol. 1, (1994).
1993 V.K. Kinra and C. Zhu, "Time-Domain Ultrasonic Measurement of the Wavespeed of a Sub-Half-Wavelength Elastic Layer," ASTM Journal of Testing and Evaluation, V. 21, No. 1, pp. 29-35, (1993).
1993 J.E. Bishop and V.K. Kinra, "Thermoelastic Damping of a Laminated Beam in Flexure and Extension," Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, V. 12, No. 2 pp. 210-226 (1993).
1993 K.B. Milligan and V.K. Kinra, "On the Thermoelastic Damping of a One-Dimensional Inclusion in a Uniaxial Bar," Mechanics Research Communications, V. 20, No. 2, pp. 137-142 (1993).
1993 V.K. Kinra and C. Zhu, "Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation of Thin (Sub-Wavelength) Coatings," The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, V. 93, No. 5, pp. 2454-2467 (1993).
1993 C. Zhu and V.K. Kinra, "A New Technique for Time-Domain Ultrasonic NDE of Thin Plates," Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, V. 12, No. 2, pp. 121-131 (1993).
1992 M3D: Mechanics and Mechanisms of Material Damping, Eds.: V.K. Kinra and A. Wolfenden, ASTM STP 1169, American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, (1992).
1992 C. Zhu and V.K. Kinra, "Time-Domain Ultrasonic Measurement of the Thickness of a Sub-Half-Wavelength Elastic Layer," ASTM Journal of Testing and Evaluation, V. 20, No. 4, pp. 265-274, (1992).
1992 G.V. Blessing, A. Wolfenden, V.K. Kinra, Y.T. Chen, V. Dayal, M.R. Harmouche, and P. Terranova, "Dynamic Shear Modulus Measurements with Four Independent Techniques in Nickel-Based Alloys," ASTM Journal of Testing and Evaluation, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 321-324, (1992).
1992 Vikram K. Kinra and Graeme G. Wren, "Axial Damping in Metal-Matrix Composites. I. A New Technique for Measuring Phase Difference to 10-4 Radians," SEM Journal of Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 163-171, (1992).
1992 Graeme G. Wren and Vikram K. Kinra, "Axial Damping in Metal-Matrix Composites. II. A Theoretical Model and its Experimental Verification" SEM Journal of Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 172-178, (1992).
1992 V.K. Kinra and K.B. Milligan, "Irreversible Heat Transfer as a Source of Thermoelastic Damping," in M3D: Mechanics and Mechanisms of Material Damping, ASTM STP 1169, Eds.: V.K. Kinra and A. Wolfenden, American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, pp. 94-123, (1992).
1992 G.G. Wren and V.K. Kinra, "Modeling and Measurement of Axial and Flexural Damping in Metal - Matrix Composites," in M3D: Mechanics and Mechanisms of Material Damping, ASTM STP 1169, Eds.: V.K. Kinra and A. Wolfenden, American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, pp. 282-315, (1992).
1992 V.K. Kinra and C.L. Yapura, "A Fundamental Connection Between Intrinsic Material Damping and Structural Damping," in M3D: Mechanics and Mechanisms of Material Damping, ASTM STP 1169, Eds.: V.K. Kinra and A. Wolfenden, American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, pp. 396-420, (1992).
1992 P.T. Jaminet, A. Wolfenden and V.K. Kinra, "Damping in Ceramics and Ceramic - Matrix Composites at Elevated Temperatures," in M3D: Mechanics and Mechanisms of Material Damping, ASTM STP 1169, Eds.: V.K. Kinra and A. Wolfenden, American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, pp. 431-446, (1992).
1992 J.E. Bishop and V.K. Kinra, "Some Improvements in the Flexural Damping Measurement Technique," in M3D: Mechanics and Mechanisms of Material Damping, ASTM STP 1169, Eds.: V.K. Kinra and A. Wolfenden, American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, pp. 457-470, (1992).
1992 S.E. Hanneman and V.K. Kinra, "A New Technique for Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation of Adhesive Joints: Part I. Theory," SEM Journal of Experimental Mechanics, V. 32, No. 4, pp. 323-331, (1992).
1992 S.E. Hanneman, V.K. Kinra and C. Zhu, "A New Technique for Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation of Adhesive Joints: Part II. Experiment," SEM Journal of Experimental Mechanics, V. 32, No. 4, pp. 332-339, (1992).
1991 V. Dayal and V.K. Kinra, "Leaky-Lamb Waves in an Anisotropic Plate. II. Nondestructive Evaluation of Matrix Cracks in Fiber-Reinforced Composites," The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 89, No. 4, pp. 1590-1598, (1991).
1991 V.K. Kinra, G.G. Wren, S.P. Rawal and M.S. Misra, "On the Influence of Ply-Angle on Damping and Modulus of Elasticity of a Metal-Matrix Composite," Metallurgical Transactions A, Vol. 22A, No. 3, pp. 641-651, (1991).
1989 V.K. Kinra and V. Dayal, "Acoustic Methods of Evaluating Elastic Properties or Will the Real Young's Modulus Please Stand Up?" SEM Manual on Experimental Methods for Mechanical Testing of Composites, (Ed: R. Pendleton) Society for Experimental Mechanics, pp. 97-103, (1989).
1989 A. Wolfenden, M.R. Harmouche, G.V. Blessing, Y.T., Chen, P., Terranova, V. Dayal, V.K. Kinra, J.W. Lemmens, R.R. Phillips, J.S. Smith, P. Mahmoodi, and R.J. Wann, "Dynamic Young's Modulus Measurements in Metallic Materials: Results of an Interlaboratory Testing Program," ASTM Journal of Testing and Evaluation, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 2-13, (1989).
1989 G.G. Wren and V.K. Kinra, "On the Effect of an End-Mass on Beam Damping," SEM Journal of Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 336-341 (1989).
1989 G.G. Wren and V.K. Kinra, "An Experimental Study of the Complex Dynamic Modulus," in Dynamic Elastic Modulus Measurement of Materials, ASTM STP 1045, Alan Wolfenden, editor, American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, pp. 58-74, (1989).
1989 V.K. Kinra and V. Dayal, "Measurement of the Modulus of Dynamic Elasticity of Extremely Thin (Sub-Wavelength) Specimens," in Dynamic Elastic Modulus Measurement of Materials, ASTM STP 1045, Alan Wolfenden, editor, American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, pp. 18-46 (1989).
1989 V. Dayal and V.K. Kinra, "Leaky-Lamb Waves in an Anisotropic Plate. I. An Exact Solution and Experiments," The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 85, No. 6, pp. 2268-2276, (1989).
1988 V.K. Kinra and V. Dayal, "Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation of Fiber-Reinforced Composite Materials - A Review," Composite Materials and Structures (Ed: K.A.V. Pandalai), Academy Publications in Engineering Sciences, Vol. 11, pp. 147-160, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, India, (1988).
1988 G.G. Wren and V.K. Kinra, "An Experimental Technique for Determining a Measure of Structural Damping," ASTM Journal of Testing and Evaluation, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 77-85, (1988).
1988 V.K. Kinra and V. Dayal, "A New Technique for Ultrasonic NDE of Thin Specimens," SEM Journal of Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 28, No. 3, pp. 288-297, (1988).
1987 Vikram K. Kinra and V. Dayal, "Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation of Fiber-Reinforced Composite Materials - a Review," Sadhana, The Journal of The Indian Academy of Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 3 and 4, pp. 419-432, (1987).
1987 Vikram K. Kinra and Carl Q. Rousseau, "Acoustical and Optical Branches of Wave Propagation. Some Additional Results," Journal of Wave-Material Interaction, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 141-152 (1987).
1986 Vikram K. Kinra and Bien Q. Vu, "Diffraction of Rayleigh Waves in a Half-Space. II. Inclined Edge Crack," The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 79, No. 6, pp. 1688-1692 (1986).
1986 Vikram K. Kinra and Peining Li, "Resonant Scattering of Elastic Waves by a Random Distribution of Inclusions," International Journal of Solids and Structures, V. 22, No. 1, pp. 1-11, (1986).
1985 Vikram K. Kinra, "Dispersive Wave Propagation in Random Particulate Composites," in Recent Advances in Composites in the United States and Japan, ASTM STP 864, (J.R. Vinson ad M. Taya, Eds.), American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, pp. 309-325, (1985).
1985 Bien Q. Vu and Vikram K. Kinra, "Diffraction of Rayleigh Waves in a Half-Space. I. Normal Edge Crack," The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 77, No. 4, pp. 1425-1430, (1985).
1983 Vikram K. Kinra and E.L. Ker, "An Experimental Investigation of Pass Bands and Stop Bands in Two Periodic Particulate Composites," International J. of Solids and Structures, V. 19, No. 5, pp. 393-410, (1983).
1983 Bien Q. Vu and Vikram K. Kinra, "Brittle Fracture of Plates in Tension. Relative Significance of Boundary Reflected Body and Rayleigh Waves," Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 479-483, (1983).
1983 Vikram K. Kinra, "Reflection and Transmission of a Pulse at a Notch-Discontinuity in a Rod," Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica, V. 2, pp. 197-209, (1983).
1983 Vikram K. Kinra and Bien Q. Vu, "Diffraction of Rayleigh Waves in a Quarter-Space," Mechanics Research Communications, V. 10, No. 4, pp. 193-198, (1983).
1982 Vikram K. Kinra and Arun Anand, "Wave Propagation in a Random Particulate Composite at Long and Short Wavelengths," International J. of Solids and Structures, V. 18, No. 2, pp. 367-380, (1982).
1982 Vikram K. Kinra, E.L. Ker and S.K. Datta, "Influence of Particle Resonance on Wave Propagation in a Random Particulate Composite," Mechanics Research Communications, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 109-114, (1982).
1982 Vikram K. Kinra and E.L. Ker, "Effective Elastic Moduli of a Thin-Walled Glass Micro-sphere/PMMA Composite," Journal of Composite Materials, Vol. 16, pp. 117-138, (1982).
1981 Vikram K. Kinra and C.L. Bowers, "Brittle Fracture of Plates in Tension. Stress Field Near the Crack," International Journal of Solids and Structures, V. 17, pp. 175-182, (1981).
1981 B.Q. Vu and Vikram K. Kinra, "Brittle Fracture of Plates in Tension. Field Radiated by a Suddenly Stopping Crack," Engineering Fracture Mechanics, V. 14, No. 1-2, pp. 107-114, (1981).
1980 Vikram K. Kinra, M.S. Petraitis and S.K. Datta, "Ultrasonic Wave Propagation in a Random Particulate Composite," International Journal of Solids and Structures, V. 16, pp. 301-312, (1980).
1980 Vikram K. Kinra and B.Q. Vu, "Brittle Fracture of Plates in Tension. Virgin Waves and Boundary Reflections," ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, V. 47, No. 1, pp. 45-50, (1980).
1978 Vikram K. Kinra, "A Re-examination of Miklowitz-Kolsky Model," ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, V. 45, No. 1, pp. 218-219, (1978).
1977 Vikram K. Kinra and H. Kolsky, "The Interaction Between Bending Fractures and the Emitted Stress Waves," Engineering Fracture Mechanics, V. 9, pp. 423-432, (1977).
1976 Vikram K. Kinra, "Stress Pulses Emitted During Fracture in Tension," International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 12, pp. 803-808, (1976).
0 V.K. Kinra, K.B. Milligan and J.E. Bishop, "Elastothermodynamic Damping in Metal-Matrix Composites: A Second-Law Analysis" in Mechanical Spectroscopy (Eds: L. Magalas and R. deBatist), Elsevier Applied Science.