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Carlos E. S. Cesnik
Visiting Associate Professor
of Aeronautics and Astronautics
from the University of Michigan

Publications

Papers In Refereed Journals
Proceedings of Refereed Conferences
Other Publications

 

Papers In Refereed Journals

1.

Hodges, D. H., Atilgan, A. R., Cesnik, C. E. S., and Fulton, M. V., "On a Simplified Strain Energy Function for Geometrically Nonlinear Behavior of Anisotropic Beams," Composites Engineering, Vol. 2, No. 5 -7, 1992, pp. 513 -526

 

2.

Cesnik, C. E. S. and Hodges, D. H., "Stiffness Constants for Initially Twisted and Curved Composite Beams," Applied Mechanics Reviews, Vol. 46, No. 11, Part 2, 1993, pp. S211 -S220.

 

3.

Cesnik, C. E. S. and Hodges, D. H., "Stiffness Constants for Non-Prismatic Anisotropic Beams," International Journal of Engineering Analysis and Design, Vol. 1, 1994, pp. 177-187.

 

4.

Cesnik, C. E. S. and Hodges, D. H., "Stiffness Constants for Composite Beams Including Large Initial Twist and Curvature Effects," Applied Mechanics Reviews, Vol. 48, No. 11, Part 2, 1995, pp. S61 - S67.

 

5.

Cesnik, C. E. S., Sutyrin, V. G., and Hodges, D. H., "Refined Theory of Twisted and Curved Composite Beams," International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 33, No. 10, 1996, pp. 1387 -1408.

 

 

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Cesnik, C. E. S., Hodges, D. H., and Sutyrin, V. G., "Cross-Sectional Analysis of Composite Beams Including Large Initial Twist and Curvature Effects," AIAA Journal, Vol. 34, No. 9, 1996, pp. 1913 -1920.

 

7.

Hodges, D. H., Shang, X., and Cesnik, C. E. S., "Finite Element Solution of Nonlinear Intrinsic Equations for Curved Composite Beams" Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 41, No. 4, 1996, pp. 331 -321

 

8.

Cesnik, C. E. S. and Hodges, D. H., "VABS: A New Concept for Composite Rotor Blade Cross-Sectional Modeling," Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 42, No. 1, 1997, pp. 27-38.

 

9.

Hodges, D. H., Harursampath, D., Volovoi, V. V., and Cesnik, C. E. S., "Non-Classical Effects in Non-Linear Analysis of Pretwisted Anisotropic Strips," International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, Vol. 34, 1999, pp. 259-277. **

 

10.

Popescu, B., Hodges, D. H., and Cesnik, C. E. S., "Obliqueness Effects in Asymptotic Cross-Sectional Analysis of Composite Beams," Computer and Structures, vol. 76, no. 4, 2000, pp. 533-543. **

 

 

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Smith, M. J., Hodges, D. H., and Cesnik, C. E. S., " Evaluation of Computational Algorithms Suitable for Fluid-Structure Interactions," Journal of Aircraft, vol. 37, No. 2, March-April 2000, pp. 282-294.

 

12.

Smith, M. J., Cesnik, C. E. S., Hodges, D. H., "Evaluation of Some Data Transfer Algorithms for Noncontiguous Meshes," ASME Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Vol. 13, No. 2, April 2000, pp. 52-58.

 

13.

Patil, M. J., Hodges, D. H., and Cesnik, C. E. S., "Nonlinear Aeroelasticity Analysis of Complete Aircraft in Subsonic Flow," Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 37, No. 5, September-October 2000, pp. 753-760. **

 

14.

Patil, M. J., Hodges, D. H., and Cesnik, C. E. S., "Limit Cycle Oscillations in High-Aspect-Ratio Wings," Journal of Fluids and Structures, 2000 (accepted). **

 

15.

Patil, M. J., Hodges, D. H., and Cesnik, C. E. S., "Nonlinear Aeroelasticity and Flight Dynamics of High-Altitude Long-Endurance Aircraft," J. of Aircraft, Vol. 38, No. 1, January-February 2001, pp. 95-103. **

 

 

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Cesnik, C. E. S. and Shin, S.-J., "On the Modeling of Active Helicopter Blades," Int. Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 38, Nos. 10-13, March 2001, pp. 1765-1789. **

 

17.

Cesnik, C. E. S. and Shin, S.-J., "On the Twist Performance of a Multiple-Cell Active Helicopter Blade," J. Smart Mat. & Structures, Rotorcraft Applications, Vol. 10, No. 1, February 2001, pp. 53-61. **

 

18.

Cesnik, C. E. S., Shin, S. J., and Wilbur, M. L., "Dynamic Response of Active Twist Rotor Blades," J. Smart Mat. & Structures, Rotorcraft Applications, Vol. 10, No. 1, February 2001, pp. 62-76. **

 

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Proceedings of Refereed Conferences

 

1.

Atilgan, A. R., Hodges, D. H., Fulton, M. V., and Cesnik, C. E. S., "Application of the Variational-Asymptotical Method to Static and Dynamic Behavior of Elastic Beams," Proceedings of the 32nd Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Material Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, April 8-10, 1991, pp. 1078-1093, AIAA Paper 91-1026.

 

2.

Hodges, D. H., Atilgan, A. R., Cesnik, C. E. S., and Fulton, M. V., "On a Simplified Strain Energy Function for Geometrically Nonlinear Behavior of Anisotropic Beams," Proceedings of the 17th European Rotorcraft Forum, Berlin, Germany, September 24-26, 1991, 617-628.

 

3.

Cesnik, C. E. S. and Hodges, D. H., "Variational-Asymptotical Analysis of Initially Twisted and Curved Composite Beams," Proceedings of the XVI Southeastern Conference on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Nashville, Tennessee, April 12-14, 1992.

 

4.

Cesnik, C. E. S., Hodges, D. H., and Atilgan, A. R., "Variational-Asymptotical Analysis of Initially Twisted and Curved Composite Beams," Proceedings of the 33rd Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Material Conference, Dallas, Texas, April 13-15, 1992.

 

5.

Cesnik, C. E. S. and Hodges, D. H., "Stiffness Constants for Initially Twisted and Curved Composite Beams," Proceedings of the 1992 Winter Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Anaheim, California, November 23-25, 1992.

 

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Cesnik, C. E. S. and Hodges, D. H., "Stiffness Constants for Initially Twisted and Curved Composite Beams," Proceedings of the 3rd Pan-American Congress of Applied Mechanics, São Paulo, Brazil, January 5-8, 1993.

 

7.

Cesnik, C. E. S., Sutyrin, V. G., and Hodges, D. H., "A Refined Composite Beam Theory Based on the Variational-Asymptotical Method," Proceedings of the 34th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Material Conference, La Jolla, California, April 19-22, 1993, pp. 2710-2720, AIAA Paper 93-1616.

 

8.

Cesnik, C. E. S., Sutyrin, V. G., and Hodges, D. H., "Refined Theory of Twisted and Curved Composite Beams: The Role of Short-Wavelength Extrapolation," Proceedings of the 35th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Material Conference, Hilton Head, South Carolina, April 20-22, 1994, pp. 1134-1143, AIAA Paper 94-1451.

 

9.

Cesnik, C. E. S. and Hodges, D. H., "Stiffness Constants for Composite Beams Including Large Initial Twist and Curvature Effects," Proceedings of the 4th Pan-American Congress of Applied Mechanics, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Vol. III, January 3-6, 1995, pp. 229-232.

 

10.

Hodges, D. H., Shang, X., and Cesnik, C. E. S., "Finite Element Solution of Nonlinear Intrinsic Equations for Curved Composite Beams" Proceedings of the 36th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Material Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 10-12, 1995, AIAA Paper 95-1174.

 

 

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Cesnik, C. E. S., Hodges, D. H., and Sutyrin, V. G., "Stiffness Constants for Composite Beams Including Large Initial Twist and Curvature Effects," Proceedings of the 36th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Material Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 10-12, 1995.

 

12.

Cesnik, C. E. S. and Hodges, D. H., "VABS: A New Concept for Composite Rotor Blade Cross-Sectional Modeling," Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 51st Annual Forum, Forth Worth, Texas, May 9-11, 1995.

 

13.

Hodges, D. H., Harursampath, D., and Cesnik, C. E. S., "Nonlinear Strain Field Effects in Anisotropic Strips," Recent Developments in Solid Mechanics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jul 31-Aug 2, 1996, pp.71-78. **

 

14.

Cesnik, C. E. S., Hodges, D. H., and Patil, M. J. "Aeroelasticity Analysis of Composite Wings," 37th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Material Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 15-17, 1996, AIAA-96-1444-CP, pp. 11130-1123. **

 

15.

Cesnik, C. E. S., Hodges, D. H., Popescu, B., and Harursampath, D., "Composite Beam Cross-Sectional Modeling Including Obliqueness and Trapeze Effects," 37th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Material Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 15-17, 1996, AIAA-96-1469-CP, pp. 1384-1397. **

 

 

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Smith, M. J., Cesnik, C. E. S., Hodges, D. H., and Moran, K., "An Evaluation of Computational Algorithms to Interface between CFD and CSD Methodologies," 37th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Material Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 15-17, 1996, AIAA-96-1400-CP, pp. 745-755.

 

17.

DeLaurentis, D., Cesnik, C. E. S., Lee, J.-M., Mavris, D. N., and Schrage, D. P., "A New Approach to Integrated Wing Design in Conceptual Synthesis and Optimization," 6th AIAA/USAF/NASA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, Bellevue, Washington, September 4-6, 1996, AIAA-96-4000-CP, pp. 1835-1843.

 

18.

DeLaurentis, D., Zink, P. S., Mavris, D. N., Cesnik, C. E. S., and Schrage, D. P., "New Approaches to Multidisciplinary Synthesis: An Aero-Structures-Control Application Using Statistical Techniques," World Aviation Congress, Los Angeles, California, October 21-24, 1996, Paper # 965501.

 

19.

Patil, M. J., Hodges, D. H., and Cesnik, C. E. S., "Nonlinear Aeroelasticity Analysis of High Aspect Ratio Wings," 39th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Material Conference, Long Beach, California, April 20-23, 1998. **

 

20.

Cesnik, C. E. S. and Shin, S.-J., "Structural Analysis for Designing Rotor Blades with Integral Actuators," 39th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Material Conference, Long Beach, California, April 20-23, 1998. **

 

 

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21.

Cesnik, C. E. S. and Shin, S.-J., "On the Twist Performance of a Multiple-Cell Active Helicopter Blade," The Ninth International Conference on Adaptive Structures and Technologies, Cambridge, Massachusetts, October 14-16, 1998. **

 

22.

Cesnik, C. E. S. and Shin, S.-J., "On the Cross-Sectional Modeling of Active Helicopter Blades," VI Pan-American Conference on Applied Mechanics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1999. **

 

23.

Cesnik, C. E. S. and Ortega-Morales, M., "Active Composite Beam Cross-Sectional Modeling-Stiffness and Active Force Constants," 40th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Material Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, April 12-15, 1999, AIAA-99-1548. **

 

24.

Patil, M. J., Hodges, D. H., and Cesnik, C. E. S., "Limit Cycle Oscillations in High-Aspect-Ratio Wings," 40th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Material Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, April 12-15, 1999, AIAA-99-1464. **

 

25.

Patil, M. J., Hodges, D. H., and Cesnik, C. E. S., "Nonlinear Aeroelasticity and Flight Dynamics of High-Altitude Long-Endurance Aircraft," 40th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Material Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, April 12-15, 1999, AIAA-99-1470. **

 

 

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26.

Cesnik, C. E. S., Shin, S.-J., Wilkie, W. K., Wilbur, M. L., and Mirick, P. H., "Modeling, Design, and Testing of the NASA/Army/MIT Active Twist Rotor Prototype Blade," American Helicopter Society 55th Annual Forum, Montréal, Canada, May 25-27, 1999. **

 

27.

Wilkie, W. K., Wilbur, M. L., Mirick, P. H., Cesnik, C. E. S., and Shin, S.-J., "Aeroelastic Analysis of the NASA/Army/MIT Active Twist Rotor," American Helicopter Society 55th Annual Forum, Montreal, Canada, May 25-27, 1999.

 

28.

Volovoi, V. V., Hodges, D. H., Cesnik, C. E. S., and Popescu, B., "Assessment of Beam Modeling Methods for Rotor Blade Applications," American Helicopter Society 55th Annual Forum, Montreal, Canada, May 25-27, 1999.

 

29.

Patil, M. J., Hodges, D. H., and Cesnik, C. E. S., "Characterizing the Effects of Geometrical Nonlinearities on Aeroelastic Behavior of High-Aspect-Ratio Wings," International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics, Williamsburg, Virginia, June 22-25, 1999, pp. 501-510. **

 

30.

Patil, M. J., Hodges, D. H., and Cesnik, C. E. S., "Nonlinear Aeroelasticity and Flight Dynamics of Aircraft in Subsonic Flow," ASME Mechanics and Materials Conference, Blacksburg, Virginia, June 28-30, 1999. **

 

 

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Cesnik, C. E. S. and Ortega-Morales, M., "Active Beam Cross-Sectional Modeling," SPIE's 7th International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, Newport Beach, California, March 5-9, 2000, Paper 3984-62. **

 

32.

Zink, P. S., D. A. DeLaurentis, M. A. Hale, V. V. Volovoi, D. P. Schrage, J. I. Craig, R. E. Fulton, F. Mistree, D. N. Mavris, W. Chen, K. E. Lewis, C. E. S. Cesnik, R. J. Rohl, P. N. Koch, and T. W. Simpson, "New Approaches to High Speed Civil Transport Multidisciplinary Design and Optimization," 2000 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, March 14-25, 2000. Paper Number 351.

 

33.

Cesnik, C. E. S., Ortega-Morales, M., and Patil, M., "Active Aeroelastic Tailoring of High Aspect Ratio Composite Wings," 41st Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Material Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, April 3-6, 2000, AIAA-2000-1331. **

 

34.

Cesnik, C. E. S., Shin, S. J., and Wilbur, M. L., "Dynamic Response of Active Twist Rotor Prototype Blade," AIAA/ASME/AHS Adaptive Structures Forum, Atlanta, Georgia, April 3-6, 2000, AIAA-2000-1711. **

 

35.

Patil, M., Hodges, D. H., and Cesnik, C. E. S., "Limit Cycle Oscillations of a Complete Aircraft," 41st Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Material Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, April 3-6, 2000, AIAA-2000-1395. **

 

 

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Yu, W., Hodges, D. H., Volovoi, V. V., and Cesnik, C. E. S., "Timoshenko-like Modeling of Initially Curved and Twisted Composite Beams with Oblique Cross Sections," 41st Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Material Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, April 3-6, 2000.

 

37.

Wilbur, M. L., Yeager Jr., W. T., Wilkie, W. K., Cesnik, C. E. S., and Shin, S. J., "Hover Testing of the NASA/Army/MIT Active Twist Rotor Prototype Blade," American Helicopter Society 56thAnnual Forum, Virginia Beach, Virginia, May 2-4, 2000.

 

38.

Cesnik, C. E. S., Shin, S. J., Wilbur, M. L., and Wilkie, W. K., "Design and Testing of the NASA/ARMY/MIT Active Twist Rotor Prototype Blade," 26th European Rotorcraft Forum, The Hague, Netherlands, September 26-29, 2000, ERF 2000-68. **

 

39.

Shin, S.-J. and Cesnik, C. E. S., "Aeroelastic Analysis of Active Twist Helicopter Rotor Blades," The Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences (JSASS)14th International Sessions (in conjunction with the 38th Aircraft Symposium), Sendai, Japan, October 11-13, 2000. **

 

40.

Kessler, S. S., cesnik, S. M., Atalla, M. J., Cesnik, C. E. S., and Soutis, C., "Sensor-Based Damage Detection in Composite Materials Using Frequency Response Methods," SPIE's 6th Annual International Symposium on NDE for Health Monitoring and Diagnostics, Newport Beach, California, March 4-8, 2001. **

 

 

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Radcliffe, T. O. and Cesnik, C. E. S., "Aeroelastic Response of Multi-Segmented Hinged Wings," Proceedings of the 42nd Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Material Conference, Seattle, Washington, April 16-19, 2001, AIAA Paper 2001-1371. **

 

42.

Shin, S.-J., Cesnik, C. E. S., and Wilbur, M. L., "Forward Flight Response of Active Twist Rotor for Helicopter Vibration Reduction," Proceedings of the 42nd Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Material Conference, Seattle, Washington, April 16-19, 2001, AIAA Paper 2001-1357. **

 

43.

Guendel, R. E. and Cesnik, C. E. S., "Aerodynamic Impulse Response of a Panel Method," Proceedings of the 42nd Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Material Conference, Seattle, Washington, April 16-19, 2001, AIAA Paper 2001-1210. **

 

44.

Wilbur, M. L., Mirick, P. H., Yeager Jr., W. T., Langston, C. W., Cesnik, C. E. S., and Shin, S. J., "Vibratory Loads Reduction Testing of the NASA/Army/MIT Active Twist Rotor," American Helicopter Society 57thAnnual Forum, Washington, DC, May 9-11, 2001.

 

45..

Cesnik, C. E. S. and Ortega-Morales, M., "Active Aeroelastic Tailoring of Slender Flexible Wings," International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics, Madrid, Spain, June 5-7, 2001 (to appear). **

 

 

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Radcliffe, T. O. and Cesnik, C. E. S., "Aeroelastic Behavior of Multi-Hinged Wings," International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics, Madrid, Spain, June 5-7, 2001 (to appear). **

 

Other Major Publications

 

1.

Hodges, D. H., Cesnik, C. E. S., and Fulton, M. V., "Simplified Energy Functional for Geometrically Nonlinear Behavior of Composite Rotor Blades," Proceedings of the Fourth Workshop on Dynamics and Aeroelastic Stability Modeling of Rotorcraft Systems, College Park, Maryland, November 19-21, 1991.

 

2.

Hodges, D. H., Cesnik, C. E. S., and Sutyrin, V. G., "A General Framework for Static and Dynamic Analysis of Initially Twisted and Curved Composite Beams," Proceedings of the U.S. Army Research Office Beamology Workshop, U.S. Army Aeroflightdynamics Directorate, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, October 13, 1992.

 

3.

Atilgan, A. R., Berdichevsky, V. L., Cesnik, C. E. S., Hodges, D. H., and Sutyrin, V. G., "Dynamics of Composite Beams," Proceedings of the Army Research Office Workshop on Dynamic Response of Composite Structures, New Orleans, Louisiana, August 30-September 1, 1993.

 

4.

Cesnik, C. E. S., Sutyrin, V. G., and Hodges, D. H., "A Refined Composite Rotor Blade Theory Based on the Variational-Asymptotical Method," Proceedings of the Fifth Workshop on Dynamics and Aeroelastic Stability Modeling of Rotorcraft Systems, Troy, New York, October 18-20, 1993.

 

5.

Hodges, D. H., Cesnik, C. E. S., Popescu, B., and Harursampath, D., "Composite Rotor Blade Cross-Sectional Modeling," Sixth International Workshop on Dynamics and Aeroelastic Stability Modeling of Rotorcraft Systems, University of California, Los Angeles, California, November 8-10, 1995. **

 

 

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6.

Smith, M. J., Hodges, D. H., and Cesnik, C. E. S., An Evaluation of Computational Algorithms to Interface Between CFD and CSD Methodologies, WL-TR-96-3055, Flight Dynamics Directorate, Wright Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH, November, 1995.

 

7.

Cesnik, C. E. S., and Shin, S.-J., "Helicopter Rotor Blade Structural Modeling with Integral Actuation," Seventh International Workshop on Dynamics and Aeroelastic Stability Modeling of Rotorcraft Systems, St. Louis, Missouri, October 14-16, 1997. **

 

8.

Smith, M. J., Hodges, D. H., Cesnik, C. E. S., and Luker, J., Fluids and Structures Interface Toolkit (FASIT) Version 1.0 Graphics-Volume 1: Technical Development Summary, AFRL-VA-WP-TR-1998-3088, November, 1998.

 

9.

Volovoi, V. V., Hodges, D. H., Cesnik, C. E. S., and Popescu, B., "When Does One Need a Refined Beam Theory?", Eighth International Workshop on Aeroelasticity of Rotorcraft Systems, State College, Pennsylvania, October 18-20, 1999.

 

10.

Wilbur, M. L., Wilkie, W. K., Yeager, W. T., Jr., Cesnik, C. E. S., and Shin, S.-J., "Hover Testing of the NASA/ARL/MIT Active Twist Rotor," Eighth International Workshop on Aeroelasticity of Rotorcraft Systems, State College, Pennsylvania, October 18-20, 1999.

 

 

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11.

Cesnik, C. E. S., and Shin, S.-J., "On the Modeling of Active Twist Blades," Eighth International Workshop on Aeroelasticity of Rotorcraft Systems, State College, Pennsylvania, October 18-20, 1999. **

 

12.

Cesnik, C. E. S., Shin, S.-J., and Wilbur, M. L., "Dynamic Response of Active Twist Blades for Vibration Suppression," AHS Specialist's Meeting on Active Controls Technology, Bridgeport, Connecticut, October 4-5, 2000. **

 

13.

Cesnik, C. E. S., "Active Aeroelastic Tailoring," AeroSMART 2000 Workshop, College Station, Texas, September 20-21, 2000.

 

14.

Volovoi, V. V., Hodges, D. H., Cesnik, C. E. S., and Popescu, B., "Assessment of Beam Modeling Methods for Rotor Blade Applications," submitted to Mathematical and Computer Modelling.

 

15.

Cesnik, C. E. S. and Ortega-Morales, M., "Active Beam Cross-Sectional Modeling" submitted to J. of Intelligent Material Systems & Structures. **

 

 

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16.

Cesnik, C. E. S. and Ortega-Morales, M., "Active Aeroelastic Tailoring of High Aspect Ratio Composite Wings" submitted to AIAA Journal. **

 

17.

Dugundji, J. and Cesnik, C. E. S., "A Simple Physical Look at Stiffness Coefficients for Beams" submitted to AIAA Journal. **

 

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