Professor
Materials Science and Engineering

Associate Chair, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Phone: (817) 272-5638
Fax: (817) 272-2538
email: chan@uta.edu

Full Curriculum Vitae

Ph.D. Purdue University, 1979
M.S. Tennessee Technological University, 1972
B.S. National Cheng-Kung University, 1969

Design and Analysis
Methodology Development of Structure Analysis; Finite Element Modeling; Mechanics of Composite Materials; Characterization of Delamination Growth Behavior; Design Concepts of Delamination Resistance; Elasto-Plastic Analysis of Delamination for Metal Matrix Composites.

Damage Tolerance and Durability
Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics Analysis; Effects of Fiber Waviness on Composite Laminates; Acceptance and Rejection Criteria for Structural Laminates with Damage; Frequency Effects of Damage Growth Under Fatigue Loading.

Smart Structure and Materials
Design and Analysis of Smart Laminates; Characteristics of Smart Laminates; Damage Sensing; Modeling of Smart Materials.

Selected Publications:

"Structural Response of Plates with Piezoceramic Layers" D.K. Shah, S.P. Joshi and W.S. Chan, to appear in J. of Smart Structures (1993).

"Effects of Stress Ratio on Edge Delamination Characteristics in Laminated Composites" G.C. Scrivner and W.S. Chan, Composite Materials: Fatigue and Fracture, ASTM STP1156 (1993).

"Delamination Characteristics Around a Hole in Laminates with a Softening Strip" D.K. Shah and W.S. Chan, J. of Aerospace Engineering, 6, No. 2 (April 1993).

"Sensitivity Analysis of Delamination Characterization in Composite Tapered Beams" Y.F. King and W.S. Chan, J. of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 12, No.4 (April 1993).

"Composite Issues in Rotor Hub Structure Design" W.S. Chan, Composite Engineering - An International Journal, 2, Nos. 5-7 (March 1992).

"Design Analysis of Composite Angle Clips" W.S. Chan, K.L. Lawrence, Y.F. King, and C. Tang, Journal of Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 11 (Jan. 1992).

"Delamination of Graphite/Epoxy Laminate during Drilling" A.B. Sadat, W.S. Chan and B.P. Wang, J. of Energy Source and Technology, ASME, 114, No. 2 (June 1992).

"Analysis, Prediction and Prevention of Free Edge Delamination in Rotor System Structures" W.S. Chan, L.W. Rehfield and T.K. O'Brien, Journal of American Helicopter Society, 36, No. 2, 44-51 (April 1991).

"Design Approaches for Edge Delamination Resistance in Laminated Composites" W.S. Chan, Journal of Composite Research and Technology, 14, No. 2, 91-96 (Summer 1991).

"Effects of the 90 Degree Ply in Matrix Cracks in Composite Laminates" W.S. Chan and A.S.D. Wang, Composite Science and Technology, 38, 143-157 (1990).

"Delamination Characterization of Laminates under Tension, Bending and Torsion Loads" W.S. Chan and O.O. Ochoa, Computational Mechanics, 6, No. 5/6, 393-405 (1990).