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
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Asmita Rokaya and J. Kim, “Incompatible Graded Finite Elements for Analysis of Nonhomogeneous Materials” Journal of Applied Mechanics, 86(2), 021009, 2019.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- Amit KC and J.-H. Kim, “Interaction Integrals for Thermal Fracture of Functionally Graded Materials,” Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 75(8):2542-2565, 2008.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.