Sheri Sheppard
The Burton J and Deedee McMurtry University Fellow in Undergraduate Education and Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Bio
Sheri Sheppard teaches both undergraduate and graduate design-related classes, and conducts research on fracture mechanics and applied finite element analysis, and on how people become engineers. From 1999-2008 she served as a Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, leading the Foundation’s engineering study. In addition to publishing technical papers, reports, and textbooks, she has led or co-led several large, multi-institutional projects to build new educational research programs and related resources, such as the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE), The National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter), and a program on summer research experiences for high school teachers. Her industry experience includes engineering positions at Detroit's "Big Three” — Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, and Chrysler Corporation. She earned her bachelors degree from the University of Wisconsin, and her PhD at the University of Michigan. At Stanford she has served a chair of the faculty senate, as associate vice provost for graduate education, and is the longtime faculty founder of and adviser to the graduate student group MEwomen. Her work has been recognized with numerous honors and awards, including the Walter J. Gores Award, Stanford University's highest award for excellence in teaching and the Chester F. Carlson and Ralph Coats Roe Awards of the American Society for Engineering Education in recognition of distinguished accomplishment in engineering education, and for outstanding teaching and notable contributions to the mechanical engineering profession.
Honors & Awards
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Ralph Coats Roe Award, American Society for Engineering Education (2012)
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The Walter J. Gores Award, Stanford University (2010)
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Chester F. Carlson Award, American Society for Engineering Education (2004)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Advisory Board, Journal of Engineering Education (2014 - Present)
Professional Education
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PhD, Michigan, Mechanical Engineering (1985)
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MS, Univ. of Michigan-Dearborn, Mechanical Engineering (1980)
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BS, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, Engineering Mechanics (1978)
2015-16 Courses
- Designing the Professional
ENGR 311B (Spr) - Expanding Engineering Limits: Culture, Diversity, and Gender
ENGR 311C, FEMGEN 311C (Aut) - Finite Element Analysis in Mechanical Design
ME 309 (Spr) - Intro to Solid Mechanics
ENGR 14 (Aut) - Machine Dissection
ME 66SI (Spr) - Science and Engineering Course Design
ENGR 312, VPTL 312 (Win) - Topics in Engineering and Science Education
ENGR 313 (Spr) - Women's Perspectives
ENGR 311A (Win) -
Independent Studies (13)
- Directed Research and Writing in Aero/Astro
AA 190 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Engineering Problems
ME 391 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Engineering Problems and Experimental Investigation
ME 191 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Experimental Investigation of Engineering Problems
ME 392 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Honors Research
ME 191H (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Independent Study in Aero/Astro
AA 199 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Ph.D. Teaching Experience
ME 491 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Practical Training
AA 291 (Sum) - Practical Training
ME 299A (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Practical Training
ME 299B (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Problems in Aero/Astro
AA 290 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Special Studies in Engineering
ENGR 199 (Win, Spr) - Writing of Original Research for Engineers
ENGR 199W (Win)
- Directed Research and Writing in Aero/Astro
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Prior Year Courses
2014-15 Courses
- Designing the Professional
ENGR 311B (Spr) - Educating Young STEM Thinkers
EDUC 139X, EDUC 239X, ME 139, ME 231 (Win) - Finite Element Analysis in Mechanical Design
ME 309 (Spr) - Intro to Solid Mechanics
ENGR 14 (Win) - Scan, Model, Print! Designing with 3D Technology
ME 52SI (Spr) - Science and Engineering Course Design
CTL 312, ENGR 312 (Win) - Topics in Engineering and Science Education
ENGR 313 (Spr) - Women's Perspectives
ENGR 311A (Win)
2013-14 Courses
- Educating Young STEM Thinkers
EDUC 139X, EDUC 239X, ME 139, ME 231 (Win) - Intro to Solid Mechanics
ENGR 14 (Aut, Win) - Topics in Engineering and Science Education
ENGR 313 (Spr) - What is Engineering? A look at engineers and their work
OSPBER 5 (Spr) - Women's Perspectives
ENGR 311A (Win)
2012-13 Courses
- Designing the Professional
ENGR 311B (Spr) - Educating Young STEM Thinkers
EDUC 139X, EDUC 239X, ME 139, ME 231 (Win) - Finite Element Analysis in Mechanical Design
ME 309 (Spr) - Intro to Solid Mechanics
ENGR 14 (Aut, Win) - Science and Engineering Course Design
CTL 312, ENGR 312 (Win) - Topics in Engineering and Science Education
ENGR 313 (Spr) - Women's Perspectives
ENGR 311A (Win)
- Designing the Professional
All Publications
- What Does It Take to Become a Good Engineer? Identifying Cross-National Engineering Student Profiles According to Perceived Importance of Skills International Journal of Engineering Education 2013; 29 (3): 698–713
- From freshmen engineering students to practicing professionals: Changes in beliefs about important skills over time. 2013
- Research-Informed Practices for Inclusive Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Classrooms: Strategies for Educators to Close the Gender Gap 2013
- Not all the same: A look at early career engineers employed in different sub-occupations. 2013
- Bending Moments to Business Models: Integrating an Entrepreneurship Case Study as Part of Core Mechanical Engineering Curriculum. 2013
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The Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education: A Review of Results and Resources
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION
2012; 28 (5): 1095-1108
View details for Web of Science ID 000309387300012
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Educating Engineering Entrepreneurs: A Multi-Institution Analysis
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION
2012; 28 (2): 436-447
View details for Web of Science ID 000302646600026
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Fostering an Enterprising Learning Ecology for Engineers
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION
2012; 28 (2): 355-363
View details for Web of Science ID 000302646600018
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Work in Progress - Engineering Pathways Study: The College-Career Transition
2011 FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE (FIE)
2011
View details for Web of Science ID 000300879800133
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Outcomes of a Longitudinal Administration of the Persistence in Engineering Survey
JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION
2010; 99 (4): 371-395
View details for Web of Science ID 000283499200006
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Comparing the Undergraduate Experience of Engineers to All Other Majors: Significant Differences are Programmatic
JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION
2010; 99 (4): 305-317
View details for Web of Science ID 000283499200002
- Exploring the Engineering Student Experience: Findings from the Academic Pathways of People Learning Engineering Survey (APPLES) (CAEE-TR-10-01). Seattle, WA: Center for the Advancement for Engineering Education. 2010
- Cost of an Engineering Major JEE Selects in Prism 2010: 47
- Students Improving: Identifying Factors That Seem to Matter. 2010
- Students Improving: Identifying Factors That Seem to Matter. 2010
- Enabling Engineering Student Success: The Final Report for the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education. San Rafael CA: Morgan & Claypool Publishers. 2010
- ENABLING ENGINEERING STUDENT SUCCESS: The Final Report for the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education CAEE-TR-10-02 2010
- An Overview of the Academic Pathways Study: Research Processes and Procedures Technical Report #CAEE-TR-09-03 Summer 2003 – Fall 2008 2010
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An Engineering Major Does Not (Necessarily) an Engineer Make: Career Decision Making Among Undergraduate Engineering Majors
JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION
2009; 98 (3): 227-234
View details for Web of Science ID 000268518000003
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A General Methodology to Predict Fatigue Life in Lead-Free Solder Alloy Interconnects
JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC PACKAGING
2009; 131 (1)
View details for DOI 10.1115/1.3068313
View details for Web of Science ID 000263718000008
- Educating Engineers: Designing for the Future of the Field Jossey-Bass. 2009
- More to Say: Analyzing Open-ended Student Responses to the Academic Pathways of People Learning Engineering Survey. 2009
- Does Major Matter? A Look at what Motivates Engineering Students in Different Majors. 2009
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Persistence, Engagement, and Migration in Engineering Programs
JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION
2008; 97 (3): 259-278
View details for Web of Science ID 000267767800008
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On Becoming a 21st Century Engineer Foreword
JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION
2008; 97 (3): 231-234
View details for Web of Science ID 000267767800002
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Development of the damage state variable for a unified creep plasticity damage constitutive model of the 95.5Sn-3.9Ag-0-6Cu lead-free solder
JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC PACKAGING
2008; 130 (1)
View details for DOI 10.1115/1.2837513
View details for Web of Science ID 000255132000002
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Validation of a general fatigue life prediction methodology for sn-ag-cu lead-free solder alloy interconnects
JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC PACKAGING
2008; 130 (1)
View details for DOI 10.1115/1.2837515
View details for Web of Science ID 000255132000003
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Panel Session - Improving Learning and Retention in Introductory Statics
FIE: 2008 IEEE FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE, VOLS 1-3
2008: 897-898
View details for Web of Science ID 000271669200210
- Moving From Pipeline Thinking to Understanding Pathways: Findings from the Academic Pathways Study of Engineering Undergraduates. 2008
- Graduate School or Not: Engineering Students Consider Continuing Their Education in Co-terminal Programs. 2008
- Socioeconomic Status and the Undergraduate Experience: Preliminary Findings from Four American Universities. 2008
- From PIE to APPLES: The Evolution of a Survey Instrument to Explore Engineering Student Pathways. 2008
- From PIE to APPLES: The Evolution of a Survey Instrument to Explore Engineering Student Pathways. 2008
- Being and Becoming: Gender and Identity Formation of Engineering Students. 2008
- Analyzing Large, Free-response Qualitative Data Sets: A Novel Quantitative-qualitative Hybrid Approach. 2008
- Academic Pathways Study: Processes and Realities. 2008
- Academic Pathways Study: Processes and Realities. 2008
- Conceptualizing Engagement: Contributions of Faculty to Student Engagement in Engineering. Journal of Engineering Education. 2008
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Scaling Up: Taking the Academic Pathways of People Learning Engineering Survey (APPLES) National
FIE: 2008 IEEE FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE, VOLS 1-3
2008: 1078-1083
View details for Web of Science ID 000271669200250
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Special Session - Linking Research Findings on Engineering Student Learning and Engineering Teaching: Implications for Engineering Education
FIE: 2008 IEEE FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE, VOLS 1-3
2008: 784-785
View details for Web of Science ID 000271669200180
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When understanding follows 'experiencing': A report from research in the field
TEMPUS PUBLICATIONS. 2008: 434-442
View details for Web of Science ID 000255152000025
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Special session - Academic Pathways Study: Special interactive session on findings and implications for engineering education and practice
2007 37TH ANNUAL FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE, GLOBAL ENGINEERING : KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT BORDERS - OPPORTUNITIES WITHOUT PASSPORTS, VOLS 1- 4
2007: 933-935
View details for Web of Science ID 000256621900214
- Correlates of Persistence in Engineering Education: Preliminary Results from the Academic Pathways Study. 2007
- Targeting Undergraduate Students for Surveys: Lessons from the Academic Pathways of People Learning Engineering Survey (APPLES). 2007
- Portraying the Academic Experiences of Students in Engineering: Students’ Perceptions of Their Educational Experiences and Career Aspirations in Engineering. 2007
- Exploring the Not-So-Talked-About Undergraduate Pathway: Migrating Into Engineering. 2007
- A Preliminary Analysis of Correlates of Engineering Persistence: Results from a Longitudinal Study. 2007
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Targeting undergraduate students for surveys: Lessons from the Academic Pathways of People Learning Engineering Survey (APPLES)
2007 37TH ANNUAL FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE, GLOBAL ENGINEERING : KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT BORDERS - OPPORTUNITIES WITHOUT PASSPORTS, VOLS 1- 4
2007: 1116-1122
View details for Web of Science ID 000256621900255
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The National Engineering Education Research Colloquies
JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION
2006; 95 (4): 257-258
View details for Web of Science ID 000246245700001
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Customer value chain analysis
RESEARCH IN ENGINEERING DESIGN
2006; 16 (4): 174-183
View details for DOI 10.1007/s00163-006-0012-8
View details for Web of Science ID 000236617100002
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What is engineering practice?
TEMPUS PUBLICATIONS. 2006: 429-438
View details for Web of Science ID 000238371800004
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Work in progress: Is engineering for me? A qualitative case study of first-year students
36TH ANNUAL FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION, CONFERENCE PROGRAM, VOLS 1-4
2006: 1537-1538
View details for Web of Science ID 000245981400375
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Pedagogies of engagement: Classroom-based practices
JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION
2005; 94 (1): 87-101
View details for Web of Science ID 000231266300009
- Development of the Persistence in Engineering (PIE) Survey Instrument. 2005
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A new Journal for a field in transition
JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION
2005; 94 (1): 7-10
View details for Web of Science ID 000231266300002
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Relationships between engineering student and faculty demographics and stakeholders working to affect change
AMER SOC ENGINEERING EDUCATION. 2004: 139-151
View details for Web of Science ID 000226629600008
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On designing engineering education: Lessons learned at Mudd Design Workshop IV
TEMPUS PUBLICATIONS. 2004: 470-474
View details for Web of Science ID 000222206200024
- Studying the Engineering Experience: Design of a Longitudinal Study. 2004
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Taking stock: An analysis of the publishing record as represented by the Journal of Engineering Education
JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION
2004; 93 (1): 5-12
View details for Web of Science ID 000226629200003
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Stress intensity factors in spot welds
ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS
2003; 70 (5): 671-684
View details for Web of Science ID 000180890900008
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E-pals to enhance mechanics learning
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION
2003; 19 (6): 836-846
View details for Web of Science ID 000188464400008
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Spot welds fatigue life prediction with cyclic strain range
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FATIGUE
2002; 24 (5): 519-528
View details for Web of Science ID 000174632700003
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Towards a science of engineering design teams
DESIGN MANAGEMENT - PROCESS AND INFORMATION ISSUES
2001: 465-472
View details for Web of Science ID 000172695300059
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The compatibility (or incompatibility) of how we teach engineering design and analysis
TEMPUS PUBLICATIONS. 2001: 440-445
View details for Web of Science ID 000170724200026
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Modification of a methodological design tool for the developing country scenario - A case study in product definition
DESIGN MANAGEMENT - PROCESS AND INFORMATION ISSUES
2001: 505-512
View details for Web of Science ID 000172695300064
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Design education for the 21st century - Introduction and overview
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION
2001; 17 (4-5): 322-323
View details for Web of Science ID 000170724200002
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Design as cornerstone and capstone
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
1999: 44-47
View details for Web of Science ID 000083631400020
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Fatigue life prediction of resistance spot welds under variable amplitude loads
FATIGUE AND FRACTURE MECHANICS: TWENTY-NINTH VOLUME
1999; 1332: 802-814
View details for Web of Science ID 000079623500045
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Motor workshop: The role of interactivity in promoting learning
28TH ANNUAL FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE - CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, VOLS 1-3
1998: 672-675
View details for Web of Science ID 000077858200161
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Assessment of technology-assisted learning in higher education: It requires new thinking by universities & colleges
28TH ANNUAL FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE - CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, VOLS 1-3
1998: 141-145
View details for Web of Science ID 000077858200035
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Reality brings excitement to engineering education
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS. 1998: 83-86
View details for Web of Science ID 000072533700017
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Examples of Freshman Design Education
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION
1997; 13 (4): 248-261
View details for Web of Science ID 000207539300003
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A model for peer and student involvement in course assessment
I E E E. 1997: 193-200
View details for Web of Science ID A1997BJ93M00046
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The explicit approximation method for design optimization problems with implicit constraints
ENGINEERING OPTIMIZATION
1996; 27 (1): 21-42
View details for Web of Science ID A1996VZ40800002
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Analytic problem solving methodology
IEEE. 1996: 484-488
View details for Web of Science ID A1996BH26A00119
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Thoughts on freshman engineering design experiences
IEEE. 1996: 909-913
View details for Web of Science ID A1996BH26A00218
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FATIGUE AND FRACTURE ESTIMATION FOR METALLIC COMPONENTS - SOME CURRENT METHODS AND FUTURE-DEVELOPMENTS
JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL DESIGN
1995; 117: 121-127
View details for Web of Science ID A1995RK66300018
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THE CURVATURE FUNCTION-METHOD FOR 2-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE OPTIMIZATION UNDER STRESS CONSTRAINTS
COMPUTERS & STRUCTURES
1995; 55 (4): 647-657
View details for Web of Science ID A1995QT38700008
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DETERMINING THE CONSTITUTIVE PROPERTIES OF THE HEAT-AFFECTED ZONE IN A RESISTANCE SPOT WELD
MODELLING AND SIMULATION IN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
1995; 3 (3): 391-416
View details for Web of Science ID A1995RA32700007
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Students connecting engineering fundamentals and hardware design: Observations and implications for the design of curriculum and assessment methods
I E E E. 1995: 950-956
View details for Web of Science ID A1995BE77E00228
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A KNOWLEDGE-BASED APPROACH TO MODEL IDEALIZATION IN FEM
I E E E, COMPUTER SOC PRESS. 1994: 488-490
View details for Web of Science ID A1994BA32Q00075
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ELECTRICAL CONTACT RESISTANCE UNDER HIGH LOADS AND ELEVATED-TEMPERATURES
WELDING JOURNAL
1993; 72 (6): S231-S238
View details for Web of Science ID A1993LF57300008
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GROWTH OF SHEAR LIPS IN SURFACE CRACKED SHAFTS SUBJECTED TO FATIGUE LOADING
ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS
1992; 43 (1): 73-82
View details for Web of Science ID A1992JJ49800007
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FATIGUE CRACK-GROWTH IN NOTCHED AND PLAIN SHAFTS SUBJECTED TO TORSION AND AXIAL LOADING
ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS
1992; 43 (1): 55-71
View details for Web of Science ID A1992JJ49800006
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STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS IN SHAFTS SUBJECTED TO TORSION AND AXIAL LOADING
ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS
1992; 42 (6): 1019-1034
View details for Web of Science ID A1992JG71100011
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FATIGUE LIFE ESTIMATION IN RESISTANCE SPOT WELDS - INITIATION AND EARLY GROWTH-PHASE
FATIGUE & FRACTURE OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS & STRUCTURES
1992; 15 (6): 531-549
View details for Web of Science ID A1992JB91900002
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VERIFICATION OF FRACTURE PARAMETER FOR UNCOUPLED THERMOINELASTICITY
ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS
1992; 42 (3): 461-478
View details for Web of Science ID A1992HY98000006
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FIELD EFFECTS IN FATIGUE CRACK INITIATION - LONG LIFE FATIGUE-STRENGTH
JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL DESIGN
1991; 113 (2): 188-194
View details for Web of Science ID A1991HQ76900011
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THE INFLUENCE OF CRACK FACE FRICTION AND TRAPPED FLUID ON SURFACE INITIATED ROLLING-CONTACT FATIGUE CRACKS
JOURNAL OF TRIBOLOGY-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME
1989; 111 (2): 396-399
View details for Web of Science ID A1989DN40500031
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SUBSURFACE CRACKS UNDER CONDITIONS OF SLIP, STICK, AND SEPARATION CAUSED BY A MOVING COMPRESSIVE LOAD
JOURNAL OF APPLIED MECHANICS-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME
1987; 54 (2): 393-398
View details for Web of Science ID A1987H688800023
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SHORT SUBSURFACE CRACKS UNDER CONDITIONS OF SLIP AND STICK CAUSED BY A MOVING COMPRESSIVE LOAD
JOURNAL OF APPLIED MECHANICS-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME
1985; 52 (4): 811-817
View details for Web of Science ID A1985AWK3200012
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THE SUBSURFACE CRACK UNDER CONDITIONS OF SLIP AND STICK CAUSED BY A SURFACE NORMAL FORCE
JOURNAL OF APPLIED MECHANICS-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME
1984; 51 (2): 311-316
View details for Web of Science ID A1984SW27100015