Madhukar Vable

Contact

mavable@mtu.edu

Professor Emeritus, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

PhD, Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan
MTech, Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology
BTech, Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology

Biography

Dr. Vable enjoys developing and using computational tools for stress analysis and design. He is currently developing a computer program based on boundary element method that can be used for design and analysis of isotropic and anisotropic bodies by users that have little or no knowledge of the boundary element methodology. The computer program is called BEAMUP-Boundary Element Analysis from Michigan's Upper Peninsula-which will be available to students and faculty of MTU for their research in the near future.

Dr. Vable is also developing BEAMUP for analyzing stresses near an interface of two isotropic or anisotropic materials. Vable also conducts research into the pedagogy of teaching mechanics of materials.

Links of Interest

Faculty Webpage

Areas of Expertise

Computational Mechanics

Research Interests

Developing and using computational tools for stress analysis and design
Pedagogy of teaching mechanics of materials

Recent Publications

Vable, Madhukar, 2013, Intermediate Mechanics of Materials (Second Edition)," Expanding Educational Horizons, LLC, 320 pages, ISBN: 978-0-9912446-0-7. Read More
Vable, Madhukar, 2013, Solution Manual: Intermediate Mechanics of Materials (Second Edition)," Expanding Educational Horizons, LLC, 226 pages, ISBN: 978-0991244621. Read More
Vable, Madhuka, Maddi, J., 2011, "An Hpr-mesh Refinement Algorithm for BEM," Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, Vol. 34, pp. 549-556.
Vable, Madhukar, 2009, "Mechanics of Materials." Read More
Vable, Madhukar, 2009, "Resolution of Stress Gradients In Bonded Joints by Boundary Element Method," Chapter in Modeling of Adhesive Bonded Joints Eds: L. Silvia and A. Oechsner Springer, Heidelberg, Germany (In Print).
Vable, Madhukar, 2008, "Intermediate Mechanics of Materials," Oxford University Press, New York, 604 pages, ISBN: 978-0-19-518855-4.
Vable, Madhukar, 2008, "Solution Manual for Intermediate Mechanics of Materials," Oxford University Press, New York, 520 pages, ISBN: 978-0-19532926-1.
Vable, Madhukar, Maddi, J., 2007, "Boundary Element Analysis of Inclusions with Corners," Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, Vol. 31, No. 9, pp. 762-770.
Vable, Madhukar, Maddi, J., 2006, "Boundary Element Analysis of Adhesively Bonded Joints," International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, Vol. 26, pp. 133-144.
Vable, Madhukar, 2005, "Integrating Fracture Mechanics into Undergraduate Design," Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference, Nashville, June 12-15, 2005.
Vable, Madhukar, 2002, "Controlling Errors in the Process of Automating Boundary Element Method Analysis," Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, Vol. 26, pp. 405-415.
Vable, Madhukar, Fox, M.E., 2002, "Tests for Multiple Materials Problems," Boundary Elements XXIV, eds. C.A. Brebbia, A. Tadeu, and V. Popov, pp. 731-740.
Vable, M., "Mechanics of Materials," Oxford University Press, 2002.