Dr. George R. Buchanan

Position: Professor

Office: Prescott Hall, Room 422
Phone: (931) 372-3486
E-mail: gbuchanan@tntech.edu

Educational Background:

Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1966

M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky, 1962

B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky, 1961

Areas of Specialty:

Continuum mechanics, vibration of continuous media, numerical analysis using finite element and/or finite difference methods.

Recent Publications:

“Free vibration of a transversely isotropic thick-walled toroidal shell,” International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, Vol.6, No.3, 359-376,2006, (with Y.J. Liu),.

“Galerkin finite element derivation for vibration of a thermopiezoelectric structure” Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol.294, 362-367, 2006.

“Elastic compensation simulation of elastic/plastic axisymmetric circular plate bending using a deformation model,” International Journal of Non-linear Mechanics, Vol.41, 377-387, 2006. (with M. Upadrasta, and John Peddieson).

“A finite element in elliptic coordinates with application to membrane vibration,” Thin-Walled Structures, Vol.43, 1444-1454, 2005, (with J. Peddieson).

“An analysis of the free vibration of thick-walled isotropic toroidal shells,” International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Vol.47, 277-292, 2005, (with Jane Liu).

“Vibration of circular membranes with linearly varying density along a diameter,” Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol.280, 407-414, 2005.

“Free vibration of homogeneous and layered piezoelectric hollow spheres,” International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, Vol.4, No.3, 443-458, 2004, (with G. R. Ramirez).

“Layered versus multiphase magneto-electro-elastic composites,” Composites Part B: Engineering, Vol.35, 413-420, 2004.

“Free vibration of an infinite magneto-electro-elastic cylinder,” Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol.268, No.2, 413-426, 2003.

“Large axisymmetric deformation of elastic/plastic perforated circular plates,” ASME, Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology , Vol.125, 357-364, 2003, (with D. Wu, J. Peddieson, GRB and S.G. Rochelle).

“Vibration of moderately thick square orthotropic stepped thickness plates,” Applied Acoustics, Vol.64, No.7, 753-763, 2003, (with P.V. Hull).

“Application of nonlocal continuum models to nanotechnology,” International Journal of Engineering Science, Vol.41, No.3-5, 305-312, 2003. (with J. Peddieson and R.P. McNitt)