Prof. Leonid I. Slepyan School of Mechanical Engineering The Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of Engineering Tel Aviv University Ramat Aviv 69978 ISRAEL Phone: +972-3-640-6224 Fax: +972-3-640-7617 e-mail: leonid@eng.tau.ac.il

Research Interests:

• DYNAMICS OF CONTINUOUS AND STRUCTURES
  
  • Linear and nonlinear waves
    
  • Structures under impact and explosion
    
  • Hydroelasticity
• FRACTURE MECHANICS
  
  • Quasi-statics and dynamics of cracks in elastic, viscoelastic
    
  • and elastic-plastic media
    
  • Crack and phase transition dynamics in elastic and viscoelastic lattices
    
  • Crack and crack systems in plates
• PENETRATION
  
  • Hydrodynamic and thermoplastic jet models
    
  • Crack dynamics under penetration and perforation
• MATERIAL SCIENCE
  
  • Principles of creation of shock- and explosion-resistant structures
    
  • Composite materials with curvilinear reinforcements
    
  • Temperature insensitive materials
    

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