Faculty Profiles
Alejandro Diaz
Professor
Research Interests
- materials
- modal disparity
- structural control
- topology optimization
Research Biography
Optimal design of structures and materials, topology optimization, finite element methods.
Selected Publications
- A.R. Diaz, A.G. Haddow, L. Ma, "Design of band-gap grid structures," received: 22 July 2004 / Published online: 7 January 2005, Springer-Verlag 2005.
- Jimmy Issa, Ranjan Mukherjee, Alejandro R. Diaz, Steven W. Shaw, "Modal disparity and its experimental verification," Elsevier Journal of Sound and Vibration 311 (2008) 1465-1475, accepted 16, October 2007.
- Alejandro R. Diaz, Ranjan Mukherjee, "Optimal joint placement and modal disparity in control of flexible structures," Elsevier, Computers and Structures, accepted 30 April 2007.
- J. Prasad, A.R. Diaz, "Synthesis of Bistable Periodic Structures Using Topology Optimization and a Genetic Algorithm," Transactions of the ASME, pp. 1298-1306, Vol. 128, November 2006.
Selected Achievements and Awards
- Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers