The Ohio State University

Applied mechanics is the theoretical, numerical, and experimental study of the response of solids and fluids to external forces. Mechanics forms the underlying scienti. c foundation for a wide range of engineering endeavors. It bridges the gap between fundamental science and a wide variety of engineering disciplines. Students with graduate degrees in Mechanics are well positioned for high quality positions in industry, academia, and government.

Thrust Areas

• Multi-Scale Computational Mechanics
• Experimental Mechanics
• Bio Mechanics
• Mechanics of Manufacturing
• Failure and Fracture Mechanics
• Dynamics and Vibrations
• Structural Mechanics
• Fluid Mechanics
• Advanced Materials (composites, coatings, bio-materials, etc.)

Faculty Research

The research activity of faculty affiliated with the Applied Mechanics group covers a wide variety of numerical, experimental, and analytical analyses. Research within the thrust areas listed above has been used to aid in the development and use of advanced materials, to improve manufacturing processes, and to design better products. Automotive, biomedical, aerospace, plastics, nanotechnology, and manufacturing industries have bene. ted from the results of research by applied mechanics faculty.

Research work in applied mechanics thrust areas is being supported by a number of agencies including the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Federal Aviation Agency, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the Army Research Office, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), the US Department of Commerce, DARPA, and the Ohio Department of Transportation. Research sponsors also include a variety of organizations and industrial sponsors including Alcoa, Arvin North American Automotive, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, Goodrich, Hyundai Motor Company, Battelle Memorial Institute, the National Textile Center, LSP Technologies Inc., Timken Company, and NexTech Materials Ltd.

Research Facilities

State-of-the-art computational and experimental facilities are available for the support of research in applied mechanics and include: the Computational Mechanics Research Laboratory, the Computer Applications of Mechanics Laboratory, the Dynamic Stability and Vibrations Laboratory, the Experimental Mechanics of Materials Laboratory, the High Strain Rate Laboratory, the Hydraulic Forming Simulator and Tester, the Materials and Structures Laboratory, the Mechanical Testing Laboratory, and the Micromechanics Laboratory. Applied mechanics research facilities are also available at the interdisciplinary Center for Automotive Research (CAR), the Gas Turbine Laboratory (GTL), Center for Accelerated Maturation of Materials (CAMM), and the Center for Advanced Polymer Composites Engineering (CAPCE).