Research Professor
Education
PhD, University of Illinois (Urbana), 1978
MS, University of Illinois (Urbana), 1978
BS, University of Memphis, 1973
Awards and Recognitions
National Academy of Engineering
George R. Irwin Medal (ASTM)
Fracture Mechanics Medal (ASTM)
Nathan M. Newmark Medal (ASCE)
Walter L. Huber Award (ASCE)
Fellow, Engineering Mechanics Institute (ASCE)
Publications
Ruggieri, C. and Dodds, R. H. "A Local Approach to Cleavage Fracture Modeling: An Overview of Progress and Challenges for Engineering Applications." Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 381-403, 2018. doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2017.12.021
Messner, M. Beaudoin, A. and R. H. Dodds. "An Interface Compatibility/Equilibrium Mechanism for Delamination Fracture in Aluminum-Lithium Alloys." Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 70-84, 2015. doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2014.11.003
Messner, M., Beaudoin, A. and Dodds R. H. "A Grain Boundary Damage Model for Delamination." Computational Mechanics, 153-172. 2015. doi.org/10.1007/s00466-015-1164-z
Messner, M., Beaudoin, A. and Dodds, R.H. "Mesoscopic Modeling of Crack Arrestor Delamination in Al-Li: Primary Crack Shielding and T-Stress Effect." International Journal of Fracture, 229-249, 2014. doi.org/10.1007/s10704-014-9957-1.
Sobotka, J. C. and Dodds, R. H. "Extension of Generalized Plasticity Model for Thermocyclic Loading." Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology. 2014. doi: 10.1115/1.4025758.
Sobotka, J., and Dodds, R. "Steady Crack Growth in a Thin, Ductile Plate Under Small‐Scale Yielding Conditions: Three‐dimensional Modeling." Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 78, pp. 343‐363, 2011.
Sobotka, J., and Dodds, R. "T‐Stress Effects on Steady Crack Growth in a Thin, Ductile Plate Under Small‐Scale Yielding Conditions: Three‐dimensional modeling." Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 78, pp. 1182‐1200, 2011.
Kalyanam, S., Beaudoin, A., Dodds, R., and Barlat, F. "Delamination Cracking in Advanced Aluminum–Lithium Alloys: Experimental and Computational Studies." Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 76, No. 14, pp. 2174‐2191, 2009.
Walters, M., Paulino, G. and Dodds, R. "Computation of Mixed–Mode Stress Intensity Factors for Cracks in Three–Dimensional Functionally Graded Solids." ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics,Vol. 132, No. 1, pp. 1‐15, 2006.
Jin, J., Paulino, G., and Dodds, R. "Cohesive Fracture Modeling of Elastic‐plastic Crack Growth in Functionally Graded Materials." Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 70, pp. 1885‐1912, 2003.
RoyChowdhury, S., Roy, A. and Dodds, R. "Ductile Tearing in Thin Aluminum Panels: Experiments and Analyses Using 3‐D Large Displacement Surface Cohesive Elements." Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 69, pp. 983‐1002, 2002.
Jin, J., Paulino, G., and Dodds, R. "A Phenomenological Cohesive Zone Model for Fracture Simulation in Functionally Graded Materials." ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 69, pp. 370‐379,2002.