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Dr. Cesar Levy - ALLSTAR Project Director

Cesar Levy

Tenured Full Professor, Mechanical Engineering
at Florida International University since 1985

Degrees

B.S., 1972, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
M.S., 1974, New York University
Ph.D., 1983, Stanford University

Florida International University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University Park Campus
Miami, Florida 33199

(305) 348-3439
(305) 348-2569 Department
(305) 348-1932 or 1082 Fax
Email: levy@eng.fiu.edu

Research Areas:

Fracture Mechanics, Biomechanics, Vibrations, Composite Materials, Numerical Methods, and Engineering Education

Dr. Levy has been working in applied mechanics, mainly in the areas of biomechanics, vibrations, fracture mechanics, and composite materials. In the area of biomechanics, his interests are in determining the effects of exercise on the geometrical, material, and structural properties of bone. The goal of this work is to connect changes in properties with specific externally applied stimuli and to find ways for controlling these property changes. In the area of fracture mechanics, he is interested in finding the 3-D stress intensity factors for arrays of cracks in autofrettaged and nonautofrettaged thick walled cylinders using FE and analytical techniques. His goal is to understand the parameters that cause fracture, thereby finding ways of controlling it. In the study of vibrations, Dr. Levy is investigating the use of viscoelastic and SMA materials as a means of controlling or modifying the behavior of the original system. In engineering education, he is evaluating curriculum reconfiguration’s effect and the use of the internet and electronic lecture notes and modules on the learning of science and engineering material.

Selected Publications (1994-1998)

Levy, C., Perl, M. and Gordon, K. R., "Geometrical, Mechanical, and Structural Adaptation of Mouse Femora Exposed to Different Loadings," ASCE's Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 124, pp.217-222 (1998).

Perl, M., Levy, C. and Wang, J., "Interaction Effects on the 3-D Stress Intensity Factor of Combined Arrays of Radial and Longitudinal Coplanar Cracks in an Internally Pressurized Thick-Walled Cylinder," Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Vol. 119, pp. 167-174 (1997).

Chen, Q. and Levy, C., "Active Vibration Control of Elastic Beam by Means of Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Layers." Journal of Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 5, pp. 400-406 (1996).

Chen, Q. and Levy, C ., "Vibration Characteristics of a Partially Covered Double Sandwich Cantilever Beam," AIAA Journal, Vol. 34, pp. 2622-2626 (1996). Also on CD-ROM AIAA Journal on Disc, Vol. 2 (1) (1996).

Levy, C ., Perl, M. and Kokkavessis, N., "Three-Dimensional Interaction Effects in an Internally Multicracked Pressurized Thick-Walled Cylinder. Part II - Longitudinal Coplanar Crack Arrays," Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Vol. 118, pp. 364-368, (1996).

Perl, M., Levy, C. and Pierola, J ., "Three-Dimensional Interaction Effects in an Internally Multicracked Pressurized Thick-Walled Cylinder. Part I - Radial Crack Arrays, " Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Vol. 118, pp. 357-363, (1996).

Heimer, M. and Levy, C., "Evolution of Engineering Education at Florida International University," 1995 World Conference on Engineering Education, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, 15-20 October 1995. Vol 3, pp. 37-46.

Chen, Q. and Levy, C., "Vibration Analysis of a Partially Covered, Double Sandwich Cantilever Beam with Concentrated Mass at the Free End," International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 31, pp. 2377-2391 (1994).

Gordon, K. R., Levy, C., Perl, M. and Weeks, O. I., " Experimental Perturbation of the Development of Sexual Size Dimorphism in the Mouse Skeleton," Growth, Development and Aging, Vol. 58, pp. 95-104 (1994).

Levy, C., and Chen, Q., "Vibration Analysis of a Partially Covered, Double Sandwich-Type Cantilever Beam," Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 177, pp. 15-29 (1994).

Heimer, M. and Levy, C., "Gateway Coalition Curriculum Revision: A Minimized Core Course Approach," Proceedings of the 1994 Centennial Meeting of the Gulf-Southwest Section of ASEE, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA, 24-25 March 1994, Vol. 2, pp. 866-880.

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Updated: February 23, 1999