Publications

The research team has been developing various state-of-the-art finite element procedures to solve thermo-metallurgical-mechanical engineering problems including computational fluid dynamics. Topics that the group is currently working on are:

  • Physics-based Heat Source Modeling and Welding Simulation
  • Milling and Cutting Simulations
  • Heat Treat Analysis
  • Thermo-mechanical and Viscoelastic Analysis for Dental Crowns
  • Triaxially-Braided/Woven/Unidirectional Composites Damage Modeling
  • Analysis of Graded Layered Sandwich Beams
  • Mechanics of Functionally Graded Materials

 

Refereed Journal Articles Published

  1. Dongping Zhu, Wei Zhang, Zhixia Ding, and Jeongho Kim, “Investigation of crack propagation driving force based on crystal plasticity and cyclic J-integral” Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Volume 289, September 1, 2023, 109362.
  2. Abdulaziz M. Alshahrani, Chek Hai Lim, Jeongho Kim, Yu Zhang, “Transient Thermal Stresses Developed during Speed Sintering of 3 mol% Yttria-Stabilized Tetragonal Zirconia Polycrystals,” Dental Materials, 395(5), 522-528, 2023
  3. B. Sodergren, J. Wang, Y. Zhang, J. Kim, “Fracture Resistance of Ceramic-Polymer Hybrid Materials using Microscopic Finite Element Analysis and Experimental Validation,” Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering,  DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2022.2038141, 02/11/2022.
  4. Camila D. S. Rodrigues, S. Dhital, J. Kim, L. G. May, Y. Zhang, “Residual stresses explaining clinical fractures of bilayer zirconia and lithium disilicate crowns: A VFEM study” Dental Materials, 37:1655-1666, 2021
  5. D.H. Lee, J.H. Lee, D.J. Kim and J. Kim, “Seismic Performance Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns with High Strength Steel Reinforcement,” Structures and Infrastructure Engineering, 18(9): 135-1375, 2021
  6. S. Dhital, C. D. S. Rodrigues, Y. Zhang, and J. Kim, “Metal-ceramic and porcelain-veneered lithium disilicate crowns: a stress profile comparison using a viscoelastic finite element model,” Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2021.1955869, 2021
  7. Manan, J. Kim, Campos, R. M. de Melo, Y. Zhang, “Design equation for mixed-mode fracture of dental interfaces using the Brazil-nut-sandwich test,” Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology 143(4): 041006, 2021.
  8. Lilia Miller, Kai Zhou, Jiong Tang, Lesley Frame, Rainer Hebert, Lakshmi Ravi Narayan, S. Pamir Alpay, Alexandra Merkouriou, Jeongho Kim “Thermal-Mechanical Finite Element Simulation and Correlation Analysis of Orthogonal Cutting for Normalized AISI 9310 Steels,” International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-021-07130-2.
  9. S.-P. Kim, J. Kim, D. Sohn, M. Shin, “Stress-based vs. strain-based safety evaluations of nuclear spent-fuel transport casks in energy-limited events” Nuclear Engineering and Design, 355:15, 2019, 110327.
  10. S. Dhital, A. Rokaya, M. R. Kaizer, Y. Zhang and J. Kim “Accurate and Efficient Thermal Stress Analyses of Functionally Graded Solids Using Incompatible Graded Finite Elements,” Composite Structures,222-110909, 2019.
  11. Asmita Rokaya, L. Zhang and J. Kim, “Quasi-static and Dynamic Analysis of Multi-Layered Steel Beams: Core Optimization,” Journal of Functionally Graded Materials, 33:1-7, 2019.
  12. Asmita Rokaya and J. Kim, “Incompatible Graded Finite Elements for Analysis of Nonhomogeneous Materials” Journal of Applied Mechanics, 86(2), 021009, 2019.
  13. N. C. Ramos, M. R. Kaizer, T. M. B. Campos, Y. Zhang, J. Kim, Renata M. de Melo, “Silica-Based Infiltrations for Enhanced Zirconia-Resin Interface Toughness,” Journal of Dental Research, 98(4):423-429, 2019
  14. E. Martínez-Castro, S. Jang, J. Kim, A. Wentworth, “Experimental Evaluation of a Low-cost RFID-based Sensor to Crack Propagation,” Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 32(2), 04019003, 2019.
  15. L. Zhang and J. Kim, “Core Crushing and Dynamic Response of Sandwich Steel Beams with Sinusoidal and Trapezoidal Corrugated Cores: A Parametric Study,” Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials, 1-27, 2018.
  16. Asmita Rokaya and J. Kim, “An Accurate Analysis for Sandwich Steel Beams with Graded Corrugated Core Under Dynamic Impulse,” International Journal of Steel Structures, pp 1-19, 2018.
  17. H. Yuan, W. Zhang, G. M. Castelluccio, J. Kim, Y. Liu, “Microstructure-sensitive Estimation of Small Fatigue Crack Growth in Bridge Steel Welds, International Journal of Fatigue 112: 183-197, 2018.
  18. J. Kim, S. Dhital, P. Zhivago, Marina R. Kaizer, and Y. Zhang, “Viscoelastic Finite Element Analysis of Residual Stresses in Porcelain-Veneered Zirconia Dental Crowns,” Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 82:202-209, 2018
  19. G. Anandakumar and J. Kim, “Three-dimensional Finite Element Analysis for Nonhomogeneous Materials using Parallel Explicit Algorithm,” Modeling and Simulation in Engineering, InTech, pp 1-19, 2018.
  20. S. Vaidya and J. Kim, “Thermomechanics of SOFC Electrode Microstructures using Finite Element Methods: Progressive Interface Degradation under Thermal Cycling,” A book chapter in J. Winczek (Ed.), Thermomechanics, InTech, pp 5-21, 2018.
  21. H. Yuan, W. Zhang, J. Kim, Y. Liu, “A Nonlinear Grain-based Fatigue Damage Model for Civil Infrastructure under Variable Amplitude Loads,” International Journal of Fatigue, 104: 389-396, 2017.
  22. J-Y Lee, A-R Lim, J. Kim and J. Kim, “Bond Behavior of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bars in High Strength Concrete: Effect of Bar Diameter,” Magazine of Concrete Research, 69(11): 541-554, 2017
  23. B. Cho, D. Park, J. Kim and H. Hamasaki, “Study on the Heat-moisture Transfer in Concrete under Real Environment,” Construction & Building Materials, 132: 124-129, 2017
  24. J.-Y. Lee, J. Kim, J.-M. Kim, J. Kim, “Evaluation of the Long-term Sound Reduction Performance of Resilient Materials in the Floating Floor System,” Journal of Sound and Vibration, 366: 199-210, 2016
  25. S. Vaidya, L. Zhang, D. Maddala, R. Hebert, J. T. Jefferson, A. Shukla, and J.-H. Kim, “Quasi-static Response of Sandwich Steel Beams with Corrugated Cores,” Engineering Structures, 97:80-89, 2015
  26. L. Zhang, R. Hebert, J. T. Jefferson, A. Shukla, and J.-H. Kim, “Dynamic Response of Corrugated Steel Plates with Graded Cores,” International Journal of Impact Engineering, 65:185-194, 2014
  27. S. Vaidya and J.-H. Kim, “Finite Element Thermal Analysis of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathode Microstructures,” Journal of Power Sources, 225(1):269-276, 2013.
  28. J. Ahn, Y. Lee, S. Vaidya, J.-H. Kim, S-W. Lee, “Estimation the Porosity of Pervious Concretes based on X-Ray CT and Submerged Weight,” Journal of Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, 13(4)77-81, 2013.
  29. N. Li, A. Verma, P. Singh, and J.-H. Kim, “Characterization of La0.58Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3-d-Ce0.8Gd0.2O2 Composite Cathode for Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells,” Ceramics International, 39:529-538, 2013.
  30. L. Zhang and J.-H. Kim, “Mixed-mode Crack tip Fields in an Anisotropic Functionally Graded Materials,” ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 79(5):051011 (10 pages), 2012.
  31. S. Vaidya and J.-H. Kim, “Continuum Mechanics of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Using Three-Dimensional Reconstructed Microstructures,” A book chapter in Y. X. Gan (Ed.), Continuum Mechanics – Progress in Fundamentals and Engineering Applications, InTech, pp 73-88, 2012.
  32. C. Liu, J. DeWolf and J.-H. Kim, “Development of a New Cracked Mindlin Plate Element,” ISRN Civil Engineering, Research Article ID: 842572, 11 pages, 2011.
  33. L. Zhang and J.-H. Kim, “Higher-order Terms for the Mode-III Stationary Crack-tip Fields in a Functionally Graded Material,” ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 78(1):011005 (10 pages), 2011.
  34. G. Anandakumar, N. Li, A. Verma, P. Singh, and J.-H. Kim, “Thermal Stress and Probability of Failure Analyses of Functionally Graded Solid Oxide Fuel Cells,” Journal of Power Sources, 195(19):6659-6670, October 2010.
  35. G. Anandakumar and J-H. Kim, “A Thermomechanical Fracture Modeling and Simulation for Functionally Graded Solids using a Residual-Strain Formulation,” International Journal of Fracture, 164:31-55, July 2010.
  36. G. Anandakumar and J.-H. Kim, “On the Modal Behavior of a Three-Dimensional  Functionally Graded Cantilever Beam: Poisson’s ratio and Material Sampling Effects,” Composite Structures, 92:1358-1371, May 2010.
  37. G. Anandakumar and J.-H. Kim, “Dynamic, Modal and Wave Propagation Analyses of 3D Functionally Graded Continua,” Materials Science Forum, 631-632:17-22, 2010.
  38. C. Liu, J. T. DeWolf and J.-H. Kim, “Development of a Baseline for Structural   Health Monitoring and Seismic Evaluation for a Curved Post-tensioned Concrete Box Girder Bridge,” Engineering Structures, 31: 3107-3115, 2009
  39. L. Zhang and J.-H. Kim, “A Complex Variable Approach for Asymptotic Mode-III Crack-tip Fields in an Anisotropic Functionally Graded Material,” Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 76: 2512-2525, 2009.
  40. J.-H. Kim and Amit KC, “A Generalized Interaction Integral Method for the Evaluation of the T-stress in Orthotropic Functionally Graded Materials under Thermal Loading,” ASME, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 75:051112, 8 pages, 2008.
  41. Amit KC and J.-H. Kim, “Interaction Integrals for Thermal Fracture of Functionally Graded Materials,” Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 75(8):2542-2565, 2008.
  42. J.-H. Kim and G. H. Paulino, “On Fracture Criteria for Mixed-mode Crack Propagation in Functionally Graded Materials,” Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, 14:227-244, 2007
  43. G. H. Paulino and J.-H. Kim, “The Weak Patch Test for Nonhomogeneous Materials Modeled with Graded Finite Elements,” Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, 29(1): 63-81, 2007.
  44. J.-H. Kim and G. H. Paulino, “Consistent Formulations of the Interaction Integral Method for Fracture of Functionally Graded Materials,” ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 72(3):351-364, 2005.
  45. G. H. Paulino and J.-H. Kim, “On the Poisson’s Ratio Effect in Mixed-mode Stress Intensity Factors and T-stress in Functionally Graded Materials,” International Journal of Computational Engineering Science, 5(4):833-861, 2004.
  46. J.-H. Kim and G. H. Paulino, “Simulation of Crack Propagation  in Functionally Graded Materials under Mixed-mode and Non-proportional Loading,” International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design, 1(1):63-94, 2004.
  47. J.-H. Kim and G. H. Paulino, “T-stress in Orthotropic Functionally Graded Materials: Lekhnitskii and Stroh Formalisms,” International Journal of Fracture, 126 (4):345-384, 2004.
  48. G. H. Paulino and J.-H. Kim, “A New Approach to Compute T-stress in Functionally Graded Materials Using the Interaction Integral Method,” Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 71 (13-14):1907-1950, 2004.
  49. J.-H. Kim and G. H. Paulino, “The Interaction Integral for Fracture of Orthotropic Functionally Graded Materials: Evaluation of Stress Intensity Factors,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, 40 (15):3967-4001, 2003.
  50. J.-H. Kim and G. H. Paulino, “An Accurate Scheme for Mixed-mode Fracture Analysis of Functionally Graded Materials Using the Interaction Integral and Micromechanics Models,” International Journal for Numerical Methods in  Engineering, 58 (10): 1457-1497, 2003.
  51. J.-H. Kim and G. H. Paulino, “T-stress, Mixed-mode Stress Intensity Factors, and Crack Initiation Angles in Functionally Graded Materials: A Unified Approach Using the Interaction Integral Method,” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 192 (11-12): 1463-1494, 2003.
  52. J.-H. Kim and G. H. Paulino, “Mixed-mode J-integral Formulation and Implementation Using Graded Finite Elements for Fracture Analysis of Nonhomogeneous Orthotropic Materials,” Mechanics of Materials, 35 (1-2): 107-128, 2003.
  53. J.-H. Kim and G. H. Paulino, “Mixed Mode Fracture of Orthotropic Functionally Graded Materials Using Finite Elements and the Modified Crack Closure Method,” Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 69 (14-16): 1557-1586, 2002.
  54. J.-H. Kim and G. H. Paulino, “Isoparametric Graded Finite Elements for Nonhomogeneous Isotropic and Orthotropic Materials,” ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 69 (4): 502-514, 2002.
  55. J.-H. Kim and G. H. Paulino, “Finite Element Evaluation of Mixed Mode Stress Intensity Factors in Functionally Graded Materials,” International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 53 (8): 1903-1935, 2002.