Publications

Christopher S. Meyer, Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, John W. Gillespie, Jr.,  Impact‑Induced Through‑Thickness Stress Wave Propagation and Damage in Woven Composites.  J. dynamic behavior mater. (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40870-022-00354-7. 

Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, Munetaka Kubota, John W. Gillespie Jr.  Depth of Penetration Experiments of S-2 Glass/Epoxy Composites:  A New Experimental Methodology in Determining the Rate Dependent Dynamic Crush Strength of Composites.  Compos. Part B Eng., Published online, April 2022. 

Christopher S. Meyer, Daniel J. O’Brien, Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, John W. Gillespie, Jr., Mesoscale modeling of ballistic impact experiments on a single layer of plain weave composite, Composites Part B, vol. 235, April 2022.

Christopher S. Meyer, Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, John W. Gillespie Jr., Bridging length scales from micro to mesoscale through rate-dependent traction-separation law predictions, Composites Part B, vol. 231, Feb. 2022. 

Christopher S. Meyer, Isabel G. Catugas, John W. Gillespie Jr., Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, Investigation of normal, lateral, and oblique impact of microscale projectiles into unidirectional glass/epoxy composites, Defense Technology, May 2022. 

Anindya Bhaduri, Christopher S. Meyer, John W. Gillespie Jr., Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, Michael D. Shields, Lori Graham-Brady, Probabilistic Modeling of Discrete Structural Response with Application to Composite Plate Penetration Models, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 147, Issue 11, Nov. 2021. 

C. S. Meyer, B. Z. G. Haque, and J. W. Gillespie Jr, “Bridging length scales from micro to mesoscale through rate-dependent traction-separation law predictions,” Compos. Part B Eng., vol. 231, no. September 2021, p. 109558, 2021.

Christopher S. Meyer, Isabel G. Catugas, John W. Gillespie Jr, Bazle Z. Gama Haque.  Investigation of normal, lateral, and oblique impact of microscale projectiles into unidirectional glass/epoxy composites.  Defence Technology.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dt.2021.08.012, Available online 28 August 2021. 

Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “Perforation mechanics of UHMWPE soft ballistic sub-laminate and soft ballistic armor pack: A finite element study,” Journal of Thermoplastic Composites, https://doi.org/10.1177/08927057211042058, September 3, 2021. 

Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “Depth of Penetration of Dyneema® HB26 Hard Ballistic Laminates,” Journal of Thermoplastic Composites, https://doi.org/10.1177/08927057211018532, May 26, 2021. 

CS Meyer, E Bonyi, K Drake, T Obafemi-Babatunde, A Daodu, D Ajifa, BZ Haque,   Automated detection and quantification of transverse cracks on woven composites. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 07316844211017647  

A Bhaduri, CS Meyer, JW Gillespie Jr, BZ Haque, MD Shields,  Probabilistic modeling of discrete structural response with application to composite plate penetration models. arXiv preprint arXiv:2011.11780

E Bonyi, B Kioko, CS Meyer, O Adesina, T Obafemi-Babatunde, J Guy, BZ Haque,... Toward automated identification and quantification of meso-scale damage modes in plain weave glass/epoxy composite laminates. International Journal of Damage Mechanics 29 (5), 831-848. 

Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, Molla A. Ali, Raja H. Ganesh, Sandeep Tamrakar,  Chian F. Yen, Daniel O’Brien, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  Stochastic micromechanical modeling of transverse punch shear damage behavior of unidirectional composites.  Journal of Composite Materials, 2019, Volume 53(9), pp. 1197-1213.  https://doi.org/10.1177/0021998318796174 

R.M. Di Benedetto, B.Z. (Gama) Haque, A.M. Ahammad, J.J. Tierney, D. Heider.  Energy absorption study considering crush test on carbon fiber/epoxy and carbon fiber/polyurethane structural composite beams.  Composite Structures, 2018, Vol. 203, pp. 242–253.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.06.043 

Meyer, C. S., (Gama) Haque, B. Z., O'Brien D. J., Getinet, N., Yu, J. H., Bonyi, E., Aslan, K., and Gillespie Jr., J. W.  Mesoscale ballistic damage mechanisms of a single-layer woven glass/epoxy composite.  International Journal of Impact Engineering, Vol. 113, 2018, pp. 118-131. 

Bonyi, E., Meyer, C. S., Kioko, B., Adesina, O., Lansiquot, C., Onuk, Z., O'Brien D. J., (Gama) Haque, B. Z., Gillespie Jr., J. W., and Aslan, K.  Assessment and quantification of ballistic impact damage of a single-layer woven fabric composite.  International Journal of Damage Mechanics, 2018, pp. 1-21, DOI: 10.1177/1056789518758153. 

Tamrakar, S., Ganesh, R., Sockalingam, S., (Gama) Haque, B. Z., and Gillespie Jr., J. W.  Experimental Investigation of Strain Rate and Temperature Dependent Response of an Epoxy Resin Undergoing Large Deformation.  Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials, 2018, 4(1), pp. 114-128. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40870-018-0144-8 

(Gama) Haque, B. Z., Ali, M. A., and Gillespie Jr., J. W.  Modeling transverse impact on UHMWPE soft ballistic sub-laminate.  Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, 2017, Vol. 30(11), pp. 1441-1483.  DOI: 10.1177/0892705716637114 

Ganesh, R., Sockalingam, S., (Gama) Haque, B. Z., and Gillespie Jr., J. W.  Dynamic effects of single fiber break in unidirectional glass fiber-reinforced composites.  Journal of Composite Materials, 2017, Vol. 51(9), pp. 1307-1320.  DOI: 10.1177/0021998316669218 

Meyer C. S., Key C. T., Haque B. Z., Gillespie J. W. (2017) Initial Experimental Validation of an Eulerian Method for Modeling Composites.  In: Casem D., Lamberson L., Kimberley J. (eds)  Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series.  Springer, Cham. 

S. C. Chowdhury, B. Z. (Gama) Haque, and J. W. Gillespie Jr., “Molecular dynamics simulations of the structure and mechanical properties of silica glass using ReaxFF” Journal of Materials Science, 2016, vol. 51, pp. 10139-10159.

Tamrakar, S., An, Q., Thostenson, E. T., Rider, A. N., (Gama) Haque, B. Z., and Gillespie Jr., J. W.  Tailoring interfacial properties by controlling carbon nanotube coating thickness on glass fibers using electrophoretic deposition.  ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2016, 8, 1501-1510.  DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b10903. 

(Gama) Haque, B. Z., Chowdhury, S. C., Gillespie Jr., J. W.  Molecular simulations of stress wave propagation and perforation of graphene sheets under transverse impact.  CARBON 102 (2016) 126-140.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2016.02.033 

S. C. Chowdhury, G. R. Swenson, B. Z. (Gama) Haque, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Bundle under Mechanical Loading.”  FEATURE ARTICLE.  SAMPE Journal, Vol. 51, No. 3, May/June 2015. 

Gao, X., Gillespie, J. W. Jr, Jensen, R. E., Li, W., (Gama) Haque, B. Z., McKnight, S. H.  Effect of fiber surface texture on the mechanical properties of glass fiber reinforced epoxy composite, Composites: Part A 74 (2015) pp. 10-17, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2015.03.023 

(Gama) Haque, B. Z., and Gillespie Jr., J. W.  Penetration and Perforation of Composite Structure.  Mechanical Engineering Research Journal, Dept. of Mech. Eng. CUET (ISSN:1990-5491).  Vol. 9, pp. 37-42, 2013.  Published Online on March 2015 <http://www.cuet.ac.bd/merj/index.html>. 

Jordan, J. B., Naito, C. J., and (Gama) Haque, B. Z.  Quasi-static, Low velocity impact and ballistic impact behavior of plain weave E-glass/phenolic composites.  Journal of Composite Materials, Published Online on 21 August 2013, DOI: 10.1177/0021998313499952, Vol. 48, No. 20, August 2014, pp. 2505-2516. 

(Gama) Haque, B. Z., and Gillespie Jr., J. W. A new penetration equation for ballistic limit analysis.  Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, Published Online on 1 August 2013, DOI: 10.1177/0892705713495430.

Sanjib C. Chowdhury, Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, David R. Hartman, and John W. Gillespie Jr., “Molecular Simulations of Pristine and Defective Carbon Nanotubes under Monotonic and Combined Loading.”  Computational Materials Science, Vol. 65, pp. 133-143, 2012.  DOI:  10.1016/j.commatsci.2012.07.007. 

Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “A Combined Theoretical-Semi-Empirical Penetration Model of Ballistic Penetration of Thick-Section Composites.”  Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials.  Volume 25 Issue 5 pp. 631-659, 2012. 

Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, Jessica L. Harrington, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “Multi-hit ballistic impact on S-2 glass/SC15 thick-section composites:  Experiments.” Journal of Strain Analysis, Vol. 47, No. 7, pp. 480-494, 2012.  DOI: 10.1177/0309324712456797. 

Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, Jessica L. Harrington, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “Multi-hit ballistic impact on S-2 glass/SC15 thick-section composites:  Finite element analyses.” Journal of Strain Analysis, Vol. 47, No. 7, 2012.  DOI: 10.1177/0309324712456823. 

(Gama) Haque, B. Z., Kearney, M. M., and Gillespie Jr., J. W.  “Advances in Protective Personnel and Vehicle Armors.”  Recent Patents on Materials Science, 2012, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 103-134. 

Chowdhury, S. C., (Gama) Haque, B. Z., Okabe, T., and Gillespie Jr., J. W.  “Modeling the Effect of Statistical Variations in Length & Diameter of Randomly Oriented CNTs on the Properties of CNT Reinforced Nanocomposites.”  Composites Part B.  2012, (doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.01.066). 

Erkendirci, Ö. F., and (Gama) Haque, B. Z.  “Investigation of penetration mechanics of PW Kevlar fiber reinforced HDPE composites.”  International Journal of Damage Mechanics, 2012.  Doi: 10.1177/1056789512445401. 

Erkendirci, Ö. F., and (Gama) Haque, B. Z.  “Quasi-Static Penetration Resistance Behavior of Glass Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites.” Composites:  Part B.  2012, doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.01.053. 

Gama, B. A., and Gillespie, J. W., “Finite Element Modeling of Impact, Damage and Penetration of Thick-Section Composites,”  International Journal of Impact Engineering, 2011, Vol. 38, pp. 181-197. 

A.F. Manzella, B. A. Gama, and J.W. Gillespie Jr.,  “Effect of Punch and Specimen Dimensions on the Confined Compression Behavior of S-2 glass/epoxy composites.”  Composite Structures, 2011, Vol. 93, pp. 1726–1737. 

Lopatnikov, S. L., Gama, B. A., Travis A. Bogetti, and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “Dynamics of a Rigid Plate Impacting a Glass Plate:  A One Dimensional Analysis Considering Failure-Wave Propagation,” J. Appl. Phys. 106, 093521 (2009); doi:10.1063/1.3245284. 

Gama, B. A., and Gillespie, J. W., “Punch shear based penetration model of ballistic impact of thick-section composites,” Composite Structures, Vol. 86, pp.  356-369, 2008. 

Xiao, J. R., Gama, B. A., and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “Progressive Damage and Delamination in Plain Weave S-2 Glass/SC-15 Composites under Quasi-Static Punch Shear Loading,” Composite Structures, 2007, Vol. 78, pp.  182-196. 

Lopatnikov, S. L., Gama, B. A., and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “Modeling the Progressive Collapse of Metal Foams,” International Journal of Impact Engineering, Vol. 34, No. 3, Pages 587-595, March 2007. 

Xiao, J. R., Lopatnikov, S. L., Gama, B. A., and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “Nanomechanics on the Deformation of Single- and Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes under External Radial Pressure,” Materials Science and Engineering A, Vol. 416, No. 1-2, pp.  192-204, 2006. 

Xiao, J. R., Gama, B. A., Gillespie Jr., J. W., and Kansa, E. J., Meshless Solutions of 2D Contact Problems by Subdomain Variational Inequality and MLPG method with Radial Basis Functions, Engineering Analysis with Boundary Element, Vol. 29, No. 2,  pp. 95–106, 2005. 

Mahdi, S., Gama, B. A., Yarlagadda, S., Gillepie Jr., J. W., “Structural Repair of Composite Structural Armor,” Journal of Composite Materials, vol. 39, No. 19, pp.  1695-1717, 2005. 

Gama, B. A., Islam, S.M. W., Rahman, M., Gillespie Jr., J. W., Bogetti, T. A., Cheeseman, B. A., Yen, C-F., and Hoppel, C. P. R.,  “Punch Shear Behavior of Thick-Section Composites under Quasi-Static, Low Velocity, and Ballistic Impact Loading (Outstanding Best Paper Award SAMPE ’05; also in New Horizons for Materials and Processing Technologies, CD Proceedings of 50th International SAMPE Symposium & Exhibition – 2005, May 1-5, 2005, Long Beach, CA.),” SAMPE Journal, Vol. 41, No. 4, July/August 2005, pp. 6-13. 

Gillespie Jr., J. W., Gama, B. A., Cichanowski, C. E., Xiao, J. R., “Interlaminar Shear Strength of Plain Weave S2-Glass/SC79 Composites Subjected to Out-of-Plane High Strain Rate Compressive Loadings,” Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 65, 2005, pp. 1891-1908.

Gama, B., Mahdi, S., Cichanowski, C., Yarlagadda, S., and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “Static and Dynamic Behavior of Scarf Repaired Thick Section Composite Plates,” ASTM STP 1455, Joining and Repair of Composite Structures, K.T. Kedward and H. Kim, Eds., ASTM International, West Consoshohocken, PA, 2004, pp. 95-109, TA664.J65 2005. 

Xiao, J. R., Gama, B. A., and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “An Analytical Molecular Structural Mechanics Model for the Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 42, No. 11-12, pp. 3075, 2004/2005. 

Gama, B. A., Lopatnikov, S. L., and Gillespie Jr., J. W.,  “Recent Advancements in Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) Technique for Small Strain Measurements,” Proceedings of 29th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites – Advances in Ceramic Armor, January 23-28, 2005; Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 26, Issue 7, 2005, pp.  97-107. 

Gama, B. A., Lopatnikov, S. L., and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “Hopkinson Bar Experimental Technique:  A Critical Review,” Applied Mechanics Reviews, Vol. 57, No. 4, pp. 223-250, July 2004.  Top 10 articles of Applied Mechanics Reviews -- October 2006. 

Grimal, Q., Gama, B. A., Naili, S., Watzky, A., and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “Finite Element Study of High-Speed Blunt Impact on Thorax: Linear Elastic Considerations,” International Journal of Impact Engineering, Vol. 30, No. 6, pp. 665-683, July 2004. 

Lopatnikov, S. L., Gama, B. A., Krauthauser, C., Gillespie, J. W., Applicability of the Classical Analysis of Experiments with Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar, Technical Physics Letters, Vol. 30, no. 2, 2004, pp.  102-105.

Lopatnikov, S. L., Gama, B. A., Md. Jahirul Haque, Carl Krauthauser, and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “High-Velocity Plate Impact of Metal Foams,” International Journal of Impact Engineering, Vol. 30, No. 4, pp. 349-464, April 2004. 

Tasdemirci, A., Hall, I.W., Gama, B.A., Guden, M., “Stress Wave Propagation Effects in Two- and Three-Layered Composite Materials”, Journal of Composite Materials, Vol. 38, No. 12, 2004, pp.  995-1009. 

Lopatnikov, S. L., Gama, B. A., Md. Jahirul Haque, Carl Krauthauser, Mustafa Guden, Ian W. Hall, and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “Dynamics of Metal Foam Deformation during Taylor Cylinder - Hopkinson Bar Impact Experiment,” Composite Structures, Vol. 61, 2003, pp.  61-71. 

Mahdi, S., Gama, B. A., Yarlagadda, S., and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “Effect of the Manufacturing Process on the Interfacial Properties and Structural Performance of Multi-Functional Composite Structures,” Composites Part A, Vol. 34, 2003, pp. 635-647.

Mahdi, S., Kim, H-J., Gama, B. A., Yarlagadda, S., and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “A Comparison of Oven-Cured and Induction-Cured Adhesively Bonded Composite Joints,” Journal of Composite Materials, Vol. 37, No. 6, 2003, pp.  519-542. 

Ma, G., Gama, B. A., Gillespie Jr., J. W., “Plastic Limit Analysis of Cylindrically Orthotropic Circular Plates,” Composite Structures, Vol. 55, No. 4, March 2002, pp. 455-466. 

Gama, B. A., Bogetti, T. A., Fink, B. K., Yu, C-J., Eifert, H. H. and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “Aluminum Foam Integral Armor: A New Dimension in Armor Design,” Composite Structures, Vol. 52, 2001, pp. 381-395. 

Gama, B. A., Gillespie Jr., J. W., Mahfuz, H., Raines, R. P., Haque, A., Jeelani, S., Bogetti, T. A., and Fink, B. K., “High Strain-Rate Behavior of Plain-Weave S-2 Glass/Vinyl Ester Composites,”  Journal of Composite Materials, Vol. 35, No. 13, 2001, pp. 1201-1228. 

Mahfuz, H., Zhu, Y., Haque, A., Abutalib, A., Vaidya, U., Jeelani, S., Gama, B., Gillespie Jr., J., and Fink, B., “Investigation of High Velocity Impact on Integral Armor using Finite Element Method,” International Journal of Impact Engineering, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 203-217, February 2000. 

Gama, B. A., Ali, M. A. T. and Islam, A. K. M. S., “Study of Axisymmetric Turbulent Free Mixing Layer,” Indian Journal of Engineering and Material Sciences, Vol. 1, Oct. 1994, pp. 246-252. 

Rahim, A. and Gama, B. A., “Ferro cement Boat Building in Bangladesh; Problems and Prospects,” Journal of Ferro cement, IFIC, Thailand, Vol. 24, No. 4, Oct. 1994. 

Azad, G. M. S., Gama, B. A., Mohiuddin, G. and Rahim, A., “Use of Gear Box in Country Boats: A Study,” Journal of NOAMI, Vol. 10, No. 2, Dec. 1993, pp. 1-5. 

Rahim, A., Gama, B. A., and Mohiuddin, G., “Technical Improvements: An Essential Requirement for Mechanization of Country Boats,” Journal of NOAMI, Vol. 10, No. 1, June 1993, pp. 19-28.

Gama, B. A., and Rahim, A., “Bangladesh Long Tail: Re-designing of Existing Installation for Improving the Operation and Performance of Country Boats,” Journal of NOAMI, Vol. 9, No. 1 & 2, Dec. 1992, pp. 31-42.

Gama, B. A., and Rahim, A., “An Overview of Small Country Boats of Bangladesh,” Journal of NOAMI, Vol. 7, No. 1 & 2, Dec. 1991, pp. 24-34.

Gama, B. A., “Gaser Chulae Baboharopojogi Gas Ovener Design,” Technical Journal, BUET, 1990-91, pp. 28-31. 

Ali I. Ayten, Molla A. Ali, Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque,  Mechanical Characterization of 8HS S-2 Glass/SC15 Composites for MAT162 Applications.  2022 American Society for Composites (ASC) Conference, September 19-21, Tuscon, Arizona, USA. 

John W. Gillespie Jr.,  Molla A. Ali, Eli D. Bogetti, Daniel J. O’Brien, Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque,  Punch Crush of Unidirectional Composites at Sub-Millimeter Length Scale:  Experiments and Simulations.  2022 American Society for Composites (ASC) Conference, September 19-21, Tuscon, Arizona, USA. 

Andrew J. Stack, Eli D. Bogetti, Molla A. Ali, Abir M. Quabili, Shridhar Yarlagadda, John W. Gillespie Jr., Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque,  Low Velocity Impact on Plain Weave S-2 Glass/DER353 Composites with the Corner of a Cube and a Hemi-Cylinder:  Experiments and Simulations.  2022 American Society for Composites (ASC) Conference, September 19-21, Tuscon, Arizona, USA. 

Eli D. Bogetti, Andrew J. Stack, Aaron Fieger, Joseph M. Deitzel, John W. Gillespie Jr., Md. Z. Hossain, Jeffery Staniszewski, Michael Yeager, Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque,  Effect of Sub-Laminate Stacking Sequence on the Transverse Impact and Perforation Behavior of Multi-Layer Soft-Ballistic Armor Pack.  2022 American Society for Composites (ASC) Conference, September 19-21, Tuscon, Arizona, USA. 

Sagar M. Doshi, Paul D. Samuel, Molla A. Ali, Andrew J. Stack, Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque,, Joseph M. Deitzel, John W. Gillespie Jr.  Low velocity impact experiments of S-2 glass-epoxy composites under different environmental conditions.  2022 American Society for Composites (ASC) Conference, September 19-21, Tuscon, Arizona, USA. 

Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, Ali I. Ayten, Eli D. Bogetti, Andrew J. Stack, Molla A. Ali, Sagar M. Doshi, Munetaka Kubota, Daniel J. O’Brien and John W. Gillespie Jr.  Quasi-Static Indentation Testing of S-2 Glass Composites:  Effect of Fabric Architecture and Matrix Non-Linearity.  SAMPE 2022, Charlotte, North Calolina, May 23-26, 2022. 

Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, Molla A. Ali, Daniel J. O’Brien and John W. Gillespie Jr.  Punch Crush and Punch Shear Damage Behavior of Uni-Directional S-2 Glass Composite Ribbons At Sub-Millimeter Length Scale.  SAMPE 2022, Charlotte, North Calolina, May 23-26, 2022. 

Christopher S. Meyer, John W. Gillespie Jr., Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, Mesoscale Modeling of High-Velocity Impact on Thick-Section Woven Composites, Hypervelocity Impact Symposium, Alexandria, VA, Sept. 19-22, 2022. 

Christopher S. Meyer, Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, John W. Gillespie Jr, Through-thickness Stress Wave Propagation, Delamination, and Damage in a Woven Composite, Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM), Pittsburgh, PA, June 13-16, 2022.

Christopher S. Meyer, Bradley D. Lawrence, Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, John W. Gillespie Jr, Determining the Onset of Transverse Cracking in a Woven Composite Using Digital Image Correlation, SEM, Pittsburgh, PA, June 13-16, 2022.

Christopher S. Meyer, Daniel J. O’Brien, Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, John W. Gillespie Jr, Experiments and Mesoscale Modeling of Ballistic Impact on Plain Weave Glass/Epoxy Composite, Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering, Charlotte, NC, May 23-26, 2022.

Christopher S. Meyer, Isabel G. Catugas, John W. Gillespie Jr, Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, Microscale Depth of Penetration and Oblique Impact of Unidirectional Glass/Epoxy Composites, International Ballistics Society, Reno, NV, May 9-13, 2022.

Christopher S. Meyer, Daniel J. O’Brien, Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, John W. Gillespie Jr, Mesoscale Modeling of Ballistic Impact on Plain Weave Composite, International Ballistics Society, Reno, NV, May 9-13, 2022. 

Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, Tam Nguyen, Isabel Catugas, Daniel O’Brien, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  Micromechanical Finite Element Modeling of Unidirectional Composites in Three Dimensions:  Prediction of Transverse Tensile & Compressive, Transverse Shear & In-Plane Shear Progressive Damage Behavior.  ASC 36th ASC Technical VIRTUAL Conference. September 19-22, 2019.  Texas A&M University, TX, USA. 

Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, Molla A. Ali, Daniel O’Brien, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  Micromechanical Modeling of High Rate Punch Shear Behavior of Unidirectional Composites.  ASC 34th Annual Technical Conference. September 23-25, 2019.  Atlanta, GA, USA. 

Christopher S. Meyer, Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, Daniel O’Brien, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  Mesoscale and Continuum Models of Wave Propagation in a Woven Composite.  ASC 34th Annual Technical Conference. September 23-25, 2019.  Atlanta, GA, USA. 

John W. Gillespie Jr., Molla A. Ali, Chian F. Yen, Daniel O’Brien, and Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque.  Micro Punch Shear Testing of Unidirectional Composites:  A New Test Method.  ASC 33rd Annual Technical Conference, 18th US-Japan Conference on Composite Materials, ASTM D30.  September 24-26, 2018.  Seattle, WA, USA. 

Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, Molla A. Ali, Raja H. Ganesh, Sandeep Tamrakar,  Chian F. Yen, Daniel O’Brien, and John W. Gillespie Jr..  Micromechanical Finite Element Modeling of Micro Punch Shear Experiments on Unidirectional Composites.  ASC 33rd Annual Technical Conference, 18th US-Japan Conference on Composite Materials, ASTM D30.  September 24-26, 2018.  Seattle, WA, USA. 

Christopher S. Meyer, Enock Bonyi, Bazle Z. Haque, Daniel J. O'Brien, Kadir Aslan, John W. Gillespie Jr.  Ballistic Impact Experiments and Quantitative Assessments of Mesoscale Damage Modes in a Single-layer Woven Composite, Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1, Proceedings of the 2018 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Eds. Jamie Kimberly, Leslie Laberson, Steven Mates, Springer, 2018. 

S. Yarlagadda, D. Heider, J.J. Tierney, B.Z. Haque, D. Roseman, N. Shevchenko, J.W. Gillespie Jr., A. Campbell, L. Keuthage, D. Rinehardt.  “Multi-Material Joining for Carbon Thermoplastic B-Pillar.”  SPE ANTEC 2017 Conference, Anaheim, CA, May 8-10, 2017. 

Lennart Keuthage, Dirk Heider, Jack Gillespie, Bazle Z. Gama Haque, John J. Tierney, Shridhar Yarlagadda, Adam Campbell, and Derek Rinehardt.  Thermoplastic Carbon Fiber Reinforced Body-in-White Structures for Vehicle Crash Application (Paper Number 17-0374).  25th International Technical Conference on Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV), July 5-8, 2017, Detroit, MI, USA. <https://www-esv.nhtsa.dot.gov/Proceedings/25/25ESV-000374.pdf>

Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, Molla A. Ali, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “Modeling Transverse Impact on UHMWPE Soft Ballistic Armor Pack (SBAP):  A Finite Element Study.”  CD Proceedings, SAMPE 2016, Long Beach, CA, May 23-26, 2016.  

Ganesh, R., S. Sockalingam, S., Haque, B.Z. (Gama), Gillespie Jr., J.W., “A Finite Element Study of Dynamic Stress Concentrations Due to a Single Fiber Break in a Unidirectional Composite,” American Society for Composites 31st Technical Conference, Williamsburg, VA, September 19-22, 2016. 

Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, Molla A. Ali, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “Modeling Transverse Impact on Multi-Layer UHMWPE Soft Ballistic Armor Pack (SBAP).”  CD Proceeding, ASC 2015, MSU, MI, September 28-30, 2015. 

Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “Progressive Composite Damage Modeling in LS-DYNA using MAT162:  Part A – Properties and Parameters.”  CD Proceeding, ASC 2015, MSU, MI, September 28-30, 2015. 

Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “Progressive Composite Damage Modeling in LS-DYNA using MAT162:  Part B – Model Validating Experiments.”  CD Proceeding, ASC 2015, MSU, MI, September 28-30, 2015. 

Kishore Pochiraju, Endel Iarve, Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, and Mark Pankow.  “Student Simulation Challenge: A Competition-based Composites Education Opportunity.”  CD Proceeding, ASC 2015, MSU, MI, September 28-30, 2015. 

Sanjib C. Chowdhury, Jeffrey Staniszewski, Evan M. Martz, Raja H. Ganesh, Subramani Sockalingam, Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, Travis A. Bogetti, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “Study of the Cross-Linker Length Effects on Epon 828 Resins Properties using Molecular Dynamics Simulation.”  CD Proceeding, ASC 2015, MSU, MI, September 28-30, 2015.  

Sanjib C. Chowdhury, Robert Elder, Timothy Sirk, Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, Jan Andzelm, and John W. Gillespie Jr. “A Computational Approach for Linking Molecular Dynamics to Finite Element Simulation of Polymer Chains in Polyethylene Fibers.”  CD Proceeding, ASC 2015, MSU, MI, September 28-30, 2015. 

Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, Molla A. Ali, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “Modeling Constant Velocity Transverse Impact on UHMWPE Soft Ballistic Sub-Laminate.”  SAMPE Baltimore 2015, May 18-21. 

Daniel J. O’Brien, Christopher S. Meyer, Nebiyou Getinet, Jian H. Yu, Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “Ballistic Perforation Mechanics of Single Layer Plain-Weave S-2 Glass/SC15 Composites.”  SAMPE Batimore 2015, May 18-21. 

Raja Ganesh, Subramani Sockalingam, Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “Three-dimensional Micromechanical Modeling of a Unidirectional Composite: Dynamic Effects of a Single Fiber Breakage.”  SAMPE Batimore 2015, May 18-21. 

Sanjib C. Chowdhury, Robert M. Elder, Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “Modeling Glass Fiber Sizing Layer using Molecular Dynamics Simulations.”  SAMPE Batimore 2015, May 18-21. 

Sanjib C. Chowdhury, Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, John W. Gillespie Jr., Adri C. T. van Duin, and Travis A. Bogetti.  “Study of the Kevlar Fibril using Molecular Dynamics Simulations.”  SAMPE Batimore 2015, May 18-21. 

Chowdhury, S. C., (Gama) Haque, B. Z., and Gillespie Jr., J. W.  Molecular simulations of the carbon nanotubes intramolecular junctions under mechanical loading.  Computational Materials Science, Vol. 82, pp. 503-509, February 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2013.10.025. 

Jordan, J. B., Naito, C. J., and (Gama) Haque, B. Z.  Progressive damage modeling of plain weave E-glass/phenolic composites.  Composites B, Vol. 61, May 2014, pp. 315-323. 

Amy Ross, Richard Rhodes, David Graziosi, Bobby Jones, Ryan Lee, Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “Z-2 Prototype Space Suit Development.”  44th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 13-17 July, 2014, Tuscon, Arizona.

Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, Molla A. Ali, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “Modeling Transverse Impact on Soft Body Armor Pack.”  CD Proceedings, SAMPE Seattle 2014, June 2-5, 2014, Seattle, WA. 

Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “Experiment and Analysis of Depth of Penetration Experiments on Thick-Section S-2 Glass/Sc15 Composites.”  CD Proceedings, SAMPE Seattle 2014, June 2-5, 2014, Seattle, WA. 

S. C. Chowdhury, B. Z. (Gama) Haque, John W. Gillespie Jr., A. C. T. van Duin, and J. W. Andzelm.  “Molecular Simulations of Silica-Water-Silane System using Reactive Force Field Potential ReaxFF.”  CD Proceedings, SAMPE Seattle 2014, June 2-5, 2014, Seattle, WA. 

S. C. Chowdhury, G. R. Swenson, B. Z. (Gama) Haque, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Bundle under Mechanical Loading.”  CD Proceedings, SAMPE Seattle 2014, June 2-5, 2014, Seattle, WA. 

Sandeep Tamrakar, Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “High rate test method for fiber-matrix interface characterization.” CD Proceedings, SAMPE Seattle 2014, June 2-5, 2014, Seattle, WA. 

Sandeep Tamrakar, Subramani Sockalingam, Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “High strain rate fiber matrix interface characterization - Experimental testing and finite element analysis.” CD Proceedings, SAMPE Seattle 2014, June 2-5, 2014, Seattle, WA. 

Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “Penetration and Perforation of Composite Structures.”  Proceedings of the International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy 2013, ICMERE 2013, December 24-27, 2013, CUET, Chittagong-4349, Bangladesh. 

Sanjib C. Chowdhury, Garrett R. Swenson, Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, and John W. Gillespie Jr..  Molecular Modeling and Characterization of Carbon Nanospring.  Procedia Engineering (2014), 10th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, ICME 2013, December 20-22, 2013, BUET, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh. 

Sanjib C. Chowdhury, Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, John W. Gillespie Jr., Tanya L. Chantawansri, Thomas Rosch, and Ryan L. Karkkainen,  Molecular Simulations of Silica Surface in Presence Of Water.  CD Proceedings, 28th ASC Technical Conference, September 9-11, 2013, University Park, PA.  

Sanjib C. Chowdhury, Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, John W. Gillespie Jr., “Molecular Simulations of the Dynamic Impact of Graphite”, CD Proceedings, 28th ASC Technical Conference, September 9-11, 2013, University Park, PA. 

Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, Richard J. Stanton, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “Perforation Mechanics of Thin Composites.”  CD Proceedings, SAMPE 2013 Long Beach, CA.  May 6-9, 2013. 

Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, Ishita Biswas, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “Modeling the Depth of Penetration of Very Thick Composites.”  CD Proceedings, SAMPE 2013 Long Beach, CA.  May 6-9, 2013. 

Matthew S. Walter, Steven E. Boyd, Travis A. Bogetti, Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, Shridhar Yarlagadda, Shashank Sharma, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “Modeling Four Quadrant Low Velocity Impact on Thick-Section Composites with and without Interlayers.”  CD Proceedings, SAMPE 2013 Long Beach, CA.  May 6-9, 2013. 

Sanjib C. Chowdhury, Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “Study of the Mechanical Properties of the Carbon Nanotubes Junctions using Molecular Dynamics Simulations.”  CD Proceedings, SAMPE 2013 Long Beach, CA.  May 6-9, 2013. 

Sanjib C. Chowdhury, Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “Study of the Stress Wave Propagation in Carbon Nanotubes using Peridynamics Simulation.”  CD Proceedings, SAMPE 2013 Long Beach, CA.  May 6-9, 2013. 

Chowdhury, S. C., (Gama) Haque, B. Z., and Gillespie Jr., J. W.  “Peridynamic Approximation of Graphene and Carbon Nanotube Response.”  American Society for Composites 27th Technical Conference.  October 1-3, 2012, Arlington, Texas. 

(Gama) Haque, B. Z., McAllister, Q. P., Chowdhury, S. C., Caulfield, A. C., and Gillespie Jr., J. W., Bogetti, T. A., and VanLandingham, M. R.  “Modeling the Nanoindentation Mechanics of Kevlar Fibers.”  American Society for Composites 27th Technical Conference.  October 1-3, 2012, Arlington, Texas. 

Tamrakar, S., (Gama) Haque, B. Z., and Gillespie Jr., J. W.  “Modeling and Simulation of the Miniature Tensile Hopkinson Bar for Characterizing the Dynamic Properties of Fibers.”  American Society for Composites 27th Technical Conference.  October 1-3, 2012, Arlington, Texas.

(Gama) Haque, B. Z., Biswas, I, Chowdhury, and Gillespie Jr., J. W., and Hartman, D. R.  “Modeling the Depth of Penetration and Ballistic Impact on S-Glass/Phenolic Thick-Section Composites.”  American Society for Composites 27th Technical Conference.  October 1-3, 2012, Arlington, Texas.

Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “A New Penetration Equation Satisfying Momentum & Energy Conservation.”  CD Proceedings, SAMPE 2012 Baltimore, MD.  May 21-24, 2012. 

Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “A Semi-Empirical Ballistic Penetration Model for Thick-Section Composites.”  CD Proceedings, SAMPE 2012 Baltimore, MD.  May 21-24, 2012. 

Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, Jessica L. Harrington, Ishita Biswas, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “Perforation and Penetration of Composites.”  CD Proceedings, SAMPE 2012 Baltimore, MD.  May 21-24, 2012. 

Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, Andrew T. Caulfield, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “Modeling Micro-Impact Erosion of Composites.”  CD Proceedings, SAMPE 2012 Baltimore, MD.  May 21-24, 2012. 

Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, Jessica L. Harrington, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “Sequential Ballistic Impacts on S-2 Glass/SC15 Thick-Section Composites:  Experiments.”  CD Proceedings, SAMPE 2012 Baltimore, MD.  May 21-24, 2012. 

Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, Jessica L. Harrington, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “Sequential Ballistic Impacts on S-2 Glass/SC15 Thick-Section Composites:  Finite Element Analyses.”  CD Proceedings, SAMPE 2012 Baltimore, MD.  May 21-24, 2012. 

Sanjib C. Chowdhury, Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, John W. Gillespie Jr., and David R. Hartman.  “Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Deffective Carbon Nanotubes under Combined Loading Conditions.”  CD Proceedings, SAMPE 2012 Baltimore, MD.  May 21-24, 2012. 

Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, Sanjib C. Chowdhury, Ishita Biswas, Phillip M. Schweiger, John W. Gillespie Jr., and David R. Hartman.  “Modeling the Low Velocity Impact Damage Behavior of S-Glass/Phenolic Composites.”  CD Proceedings, SAMPE 2012 Baltimore, MD.  May 21-24, 2012. 

Bazle Z. (Gama) Haque, Andrew T. Caulfield, Ishita Biswas, John J. Tierney, John W. Gillespie Jr., Ryan Emerson, Robert Adkinson, Travis A. Bogetti, Aristedes Yiournas, and Jordan Wagner.  “Modeling Multiple High-Energy Low-Velocity Impact (HE-LVI) on Thick-Section Composite Plates.”  CD Proceedings, SAMPE 2012 Baltimore, MD.  May 21-24, 2012.

Chowdhury, S. C., Haque, B. Z. (Gama), Hartman, D. R., and Gillespie Jr., J. W.  “Computer Simulation of Carbon Nanotubes under Combined Loading using Molecular Dynamics Method.”  CD Proceedings, 26th ASC Annual Technical Conference (the Second Joint US-Canada Conference on Composites), Montreal, Quebec, CANADA, September 26- 28, 2011.

Bazle A. Gama, Sanjib C. Chowdhury, & John W. Gillespie Jr.  “Finite Element Analysis of Low Velocity Impact & Compression after Impact of Sandwich Composite Structures.”  ICCM18, Jeju, Korea, August 22-26, 2011. 

Sanjib C. Chowdhury, S. Chowdhury, M. F. Haider, and Bazle A. Gama.  “Multiscale Modeling of Carbon Nanotube Bundle Reinforced Polymer Composites.”  ICCM18, Jeju, Korea, August 22-26, 2011. 

Kevin M. Ayotte, Bazle A. Gama, Robert Adkinson, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “Quasi-Static Penetration Behavior of UHMWPE Soft Composite Laminates.”  CD Proceedings, SAMPE 2011 Long Beach, CA.  May 23-26, 2011. 

Kevin M. Ayotte, Bazle A.  Gama, Robert Adkinson, and John W.  Gillespie Jr.  “Ballistic Penetration Behavior of UHMWPE Soft Composite Laminates.”  CD Proceedings, SAMPE 2011 Long Beach, CA.  May 23-26, 2011. 

Bazle A. Gama, Dominik Hanft, Phillip Schweiger, John W. Gillespie Jr.,Ryan Emerson, and Travis A. Bogetti.  “Modeling the Low Velocity Impact and Compression after Impact Experiments on Composites Using Mat162 In LS-DYNA.”  CD Proceedings, SAMPE 2011 Long Beach, CA.  May 23-26, 2011. 

Bazle A. Gama, and John W. Gillespie Jr.  “Modeling Composite Damage Using Mat162 in LS-DYNA.”  CD Proceedings, SAMPE 2011 Long Beach, CA.  May 23-26, 2011. 

Adrian J. Sawyer, Bazle A. Gama, Sang-Guk Kang, And J. W. Gillespie Jr.  “Effect of Laminate Curvature on the Penetration Mechanics of Thick Section Composites.”  CD Proceedings, SAMPE 2011 Long Beach, CA.  May 23-26, 2011. 

Bazle A. Gama, John Zerhusen, John W. Gillespie Jr., Bulent Ozbus, and Jared D. Bender.  “Quasi-Static Penetration Resistance Behavior of S-2 Glass/VPS 2.2 Composites.”  CD Proceedings, SAMPE 2011 Long Beach, CA.  May 23-26, 2011. 

Bazle A. Gama, John Zerhusen, Hope Deffor, John W. Gillespie Jr., Bulent Ozbas, and Jared D. Bender.  “High Strain Rate Behavior of VPS Polyurea Matrix Materials.”  CD Proceedings, SAMPE 2011 Long Beach, CA.  May 23-26, 2011. 

John J. Tierney, Nicholas Shevchenko, Bazle A. Gama, Sergey L. Lopatnikov, John W. Gillespie Jr., Travis A. Bogetti Ryan P. Emerson, Michael Maher, Aristedes Yiournas, and Jordan A. Wagner.  “Development and Modeling of a High Energy Impact Test Method for Composites.” CD Proceedings, SAMPE 2011 Long Beach, CA.  May 23-26, 2011. 

Emerson, R.P, Bogetti, T.A, Gama, B.A., Pasupuleti, P.K. “A Multi-Hit Impact Method for Assessing the Durability of Thick-Section Composites.”  SAMPE Fall Technical Conference 2010, October 11-14, 2010, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. 

Ghosh, R, Gama, B.A., De, S.  “Micromechanics Based Damage Modeling of 3D Woven Fiber Composite Under Ballistic.”  SAMPE Fall Technical Conference 2010, October 11-14, 2010, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. 

Gama, B.A., Chiravuri, V.S., Gillespie Jr, J.W., “Modeling Blast Damage of Composite Structures” 11th International LS-DYNA® Users Conference, Dearborn, MI, USA, June 06-08, 2010.

Kang, S-G, Gama, B.A., Yarlagadda, S., Gillespie Jr., J.W., Schütz, T., Fell, S. “Modeling the Low Velocity Impact on Thick-Section Composite Cylinder.”  11th International LS-DYNA® Users Conference, Dearborn, MI, USA, June 06-08, 2010.

Manzella, A. F., Gama, B. A., and Gillespie Jr., J. W.,  “Effect of Laminate Thickness on Ballistic Penetration of Thick-Section Composites”, SAMPE 2010, Seattle, Washington, May 17-20, 2010.

Gama, B.A., Bogetti, T.A, and Gillespie Jr., J.W., “Composite Damage Modeling Under Quasi-Static, Low Velocity Impact, Ballistic and Blast Loading Conditions”, SAMPE 2010, Seattle, Washington, May 17-20, 2010.

Kang, S.-G., Gama, B.A., and Gillespie Jr. J.W., “Damage Modeling of Unidirectional and 3D Composite Unit Cells”, SAMPE 2010, Seattle, Washington, May 17-20, 2010. 

Gama, B.A., Ayotte, K.M, Adkinson, R, and Gillespie Jr., J.W., “Penetration Mechanics of UHMWPE Soft Composite Laminates:  Quasi-Static and Ballistic Experimental Observations”, SAMPE 2010, Seattle, Washington, May 17-20, 2010.

Sangguk Kang, Gama, B. A., Shridhar Yarlagadda, and Gillespie, J. W., “Finite Element Modeling of Delamination in Thick-Section Composites using LS-Dyna,” CD Proceedings, 2009 ASC/CACSMA Conference, September 15-16, 2009, Newark, DE, USA.

Garrett M. Peters, Gama, B. A., and Gillespie, J. W., “Role of Interlayer between Ceramic Tiles and Thick Section Composites Subjected to Impact Loading,” CD Proceedings, 2009 ASC/CACSMA Conference, September 15-16, 2009, Newark, DE, USA. 

Anthony F. Manzella, Gama, B. A., and Gillespie, J. W., “Penetration Resistance of Thick-Section Composites: Effect of Projectile Diameter,” CD Proceedings, 2009 ASC/CACSMA Conference, September 15-16, 2009, Newark, DE, USA. 

Gama, B. A., Sergey L. Lopatnikov, and Gillespie, J. W., “On the Continuum Theory of Conformable Robots,” CD Proceedings, 2009 ASC/CACSMA Conference, September 15-16, 2009, Newark, DE, USA. 

Gama, B. A., Sergey L. Lopatnikov, and Gillespie, J. W., “Effect of Interlayer Properties on Stress Wave Propagation in Discontinuous Ceramic-Cored Sandwich (DCCS) Composites,” CD Proceedings, 2009 ASC/CACSMA Conference, September 15-16, 2009, Newark, DE, USA. 

Gama, B. A., Travis A. Bogetti, and Gillespie, J. W., “Impact, Damage and Penetration Modeling of Thick-Section Composites using LS-Dyna MAT162,” CD Proceedings, 2009 ASC/CACSMA Conference, September 15-16, 2009, Newark, DE, USA.  Best Paper Award. 

Gama, B. A., Travis A. Bogetti, and Gillespie, J. W., “Progressive Damage Modeling of Plain-Weave Composites using LS-Dyna Composite Damage Model MAT162,” Proceedings and CD Rom of 7th European LS-DYNA Conference, May 14-15, Salzburg, Austria, 2009. 

Gama, B. A., and Gabrys, J.W., “Modeling the Ballistic Penetration of Thick-Section Composites and Sandwich Structures,” Paper submitted to ASC 2007, September 17-19, 2007, Seattle, WA. 

Gama, B. A., and Gabrys, J.W., “Penetration Mechanics of Composite Armor Structures,” Abstract and Presentations in the CD Proceeding of Thirteen Boeing Technical Excellence Conference (BTEC13), July 24-26, 2007, Long Beach, CA. 

Gama, B. A., Yarlagadda, S. Y., and Kubota, M., “Low Velocity impact and Damage Behavior of Kevlar Bonded Carbon/Epoxy Composites Fabricated by Near-IR Irradiation,” Proceeding of Composites & Polycon 2006, American Composites Manufacturing Association (ACMA), October 18-20, 2006, St. Louis, MO. 

Gama, B. A. and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “A New Experimental Technique to Characterize the Fiber Crush and Fiber Shear Behavior of Composites at Quasi-Static and High Rates of Strain,” Proceeding of IMECE 2006, 2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, November 5-10, 2006, Chicago, IL. 

Gama, B. A., Sergey L. Lopatnikov, Gillespie Jr., J. W., “Dynamic Progressive Collapse of Closed Cell Aluminum Foam,” Proceeding of IMECE 2006, 2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, November 5-10, 2006, Chicago, IL. 

Gama, B. A. and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “Penetration Behavior of E-Glass/Balsa Core/Vinyl Ester Sandwich Composites,” CD Proceedings, SAMPE 2006, April 30 – May 4, 2006; Long Beach, CA. 

Lim, A., Gama, B. A. and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “High Strain Rate Compression-Shear-Compression Behavior of Shear Thickening Fluid (STF),” CD Proceedings, SAMPE 2006, April 30 – May 4, 2006; Long Beach, CA.

Xiao, J. R., Gama, B. A., and Gillespie Jr.. J. W.,  “Progressive Damage and Delamination in Plain Weave S-2 Glass/SC-15 Composites Under Quasi-Static Punch Shear Loading,” Proceedings of IMECE; 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress, Orlando, FL, November 5-11, 2005.

Gama, B. A., and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “A Quasi-Static Penetration Model of Ballistic Penetration of Thick-Section Composites,” Paper No. 52, CD Proceeding, 20th Annual Technical Conference, American Society for Composites, September 7-9, 2005, Philadelphia, PA. 

Xiao, J-R., Lopatnikov, S. L., Gama, B. A., and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “Nanomechanics on the Deformation of Single- and Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes under External Radial Pressure,” Paper No. 122, CD Proceeding, 20th Annual Technical Conference, American Society for Composites, September 7-9, 2005, Philadelphia, PA. 

Gama, B. A., Lopatnikov, S. L., and Gillespie Jr., J. W.,  “Recent Advancements in Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) Technique,” Paper presented in 29th International Conference & Exposition on Advanced Ceramics & Composites, January 23-28, 2005; Cocoa Beach, FL; Meeting Guide, CB-FS1-32-2005, pp. 193, 2005. 

Gama, B. A., Lopatnikov, S. L., and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “Compliance Calibration and Small Strain Measurement for the Compression Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar,” In New Horizons for Materials and Processing Technologies, CD Proceedings of 50th International SAMPE Symposium & Exhibition – 2005, May 1-5, 2005, Long Beach, CA. 

Gama, B. A., Bogdanovich, A. E., Coffelt R. E., Haque, Md. J., Rahman, M., and  Gillespie Jr., J. W.,  “Ballistic Impact Damage Modeling and Experimental Validation on a 3-D Orthogonal Weave Fabric Composite,” In New Horizons for Materials and Processing Technologies, CD Proceedings of 50th International SAMPE Symposium & Exhibition – 2005, May 1-5, 2005, Long Beach, CA. 

Gama, B. A., Islam, S.M. W., Rahman, M., Gillespie Jr., J. W., Bogetti, T. A., Cheeseman, B. A., Yen, C-F., and Hoppel, C. P. R.,  “Punch Shear Behavior of Thick-Section Composites under Quasi-Static, Low Velocity, and Ballistic Impact Loading,” In New Horizons for Materials and Processing Technologies, CD Proceedings of 50th International SAMPE Symposium & Exhibition – 2005, May 1-5, 2005, Long Beach, CA. 

Gama, B. A., Mahdi, S., Yarlagadda, S. Y., and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “Structural Repair of Composite Structural Armor,” In New Horizons for Materials and Processing Technologies, CD Proceedings of 50th International SAMPE Symposium & Exhibition – 2005, May 1-5, 2005, Long Beach, CA. 

Gama, B. A, Gillespie Jr., J. W., “Quasi-Static Punch Shear and Low Velocity Impact Behavior of Plastics, Composites, and their Sandwiches,” Abstract submitted to EUROMAT, September 5-9, 2005; Prague, Greece, December 2004. 

Gama, B. A., Lopatnikov, S. L., and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “Compliance Calibration and Small Strain Measurement using Hopkinson Bar,” Abstract submitted to Third International Conference on Structural Stability and Dynamics, ICSSD 2005, June 19-22, 2005, Kissimmee, FL, November 2004. 

Gama, B. A., and  Gillespie Jr., J. W., “Numerical Hopkinson Bar Analysis:  Design of Specimens,” Abstract submitted to Third International Conference on Structural Stability and Dynamics, ICSSD 2005, June 19-22, 2005, Kissimmee, FL, November 2004. 

Xiao, J. R., Gama, B. A., Gillespie Jr., J. W.,  and Kansa, E. J., “ Shape Parameters of Multiquadrics in the Heaviside Weighted MLPG Method.  International Conference on Computational Methods. December 15-17, 2004, Singapore. 

Gama, B. A., Rahman, M., Hoppel, C. P. R.,  and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “Ballistic Damage Evaluation of Thick-Section S-2 Glass/SC15 Composites with and without Predefined Delamination,” CD Proceedings, ASME International, IMECE2004-60606, November 13-19, 2004, Anaheim, CA. 

Gama, B. A., Rahman, M., and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “Punch Shear Damage Behavior of Composite Laminates with and without Predefined Delamination,” CD Proceedings, ASME International, IMECE2004-61004, November 13-19, 2004, Anaheim, CA. 

Cichanowski, C. E., Gama, B. A., Gillespie Jr., J. W., “A New Test Method in Determining the Mohr-Coulomb Friction Factor and Transverse Shear Strength of Thick-Section Composites Modeling,” ASC/ASTM-D30 Joint 19th Annual Technical Conference, October 17-20, 2004, Atlanta, GA. 

Yen, C-F., Cheeseman, B. A., Hoppel, C. P. R., Gama, B. A., Gillespie Jr., J. W., “Modeling the Compressive Failure of Plain Weave Composites,” ASC/ASTM-D30 Joint 19th Annual Technical Conference, October 17-20, 2004, Atlanta, GA. 

Gama, B. A., Haque, Md. J., Gillespie Jr., J. W., and Bogdanovich, A. E., “Impact, Damage, and Energy Absorption of a 3D Orthogonal Weave Composite Unit Cell Model,” CD Proceedings, SAMPE 2004, May 16-20, 2004, Long Beach, CA. 

Gama, B. A., Rahman, M., and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “Energy Absorbing Damage Mechanisms in Quasi-Static Punch Shear of Thick-Section Composites,” CD Proceedings, SAMPE 2004, May 16-20, 2004, pp. 909-921. 

Gama, B. A., Xiao, J. R., Haque, M. J., Yen, C-F., and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “Experimental and Numerical Investigations on Damage and Delamination in Thick Plain Weave S2 Glass Composites under Quasi-Static Punch Shear Loading,” CD Proceedings, ASC 2003 Conference, Gainesville, FL, October 20-22, 2003. 

Gama, B. A., Lopatnikov, S. L., and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “On the Validity of Assumptions of One-Dimensional Hopkinson Bar Analysis,” CD Proceedings, ASC 2003 Conference, Gainesville, FL, October 20-22, 2003. 

Gama, B. A., and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “Numerical Hopkinson Bar Analysis: Uni-Axial Stress and Planar Bar-Specimen Interface Conditions by Design,” CD Proceedings, ASC 2003 Conference, Gainesville, FL, October 20-22, 2003. 

Ren, L., Gama, B. A., Yen, C-F., and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “High Strain Rate Shear Behavior of Uni-Directional and Plain-Weave S-2 Glass/SC15 Composites,” CD Proceedings, ASC 2003 Conference, Gainesville, FL, October 20-22, 2003. 

Gama, B. A., Haque, M. J., Paesano, A., and Gillespie Jr., J. W., Bogetti, T. A., and Cheeseman, B. A., “Punch Shear Behavior of Thick-Section Hybrid Composite Plates,”  Proceedings of the 48th International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition.  Eds. Leslie J. Cohen, C-L. Ong, C. Arendt, Vol. 48, Book 1, 2003, pp.  804-813. 

Gama, B. A., Curt Cichanowski, and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “Static and Dynamic Axial Compression of Scarf Repaired thick Section Composite Laminates,”  Proceedings of the 48th International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition.  Eds. Leslie J. Cohen, C-L. Ong, C. Arendt, Vol. 48, Book 1, 2003,pp.  814-825. 

Mahdi, S., Gama, B. A., Yarlagadda, S., and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “The Structural Behavior of Composite Armor: Effects of the Manufacturing Process,” Proceedings of the 48th International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition.  Eds. Leslie J. Cohen, C-L. Ong, C. Arendt, Vol. 48, Book 1, 2003,pp.  826-838. 

Lopatnikov, S. L., Gama, B. A., Haque, M. J., Krauthauser, C., and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “Impact shock Loading of Porous Materials: analysis, Experiments, and Simulations,”  Proceedings of the 48th International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition.  Eds. Leslie J. Cohen, C-L. Ong, C. Arendt, Vol. 48, Book 1, 2003,pp.  219-231. 

Ma, G., Gama, B. A. and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “Modeling the boundary effects on the dynamic failure of deep ceramic beam,” Paper submitted in the 17th ASC Annual Technical Conference, Perdue University, IN, October 21 – 23, 2002. 

Gama, B. A., Haque, M. J., Bogetti, T. A., Gillespie Jr., J. W.,  “Initiation and Growth of Delamination in Composite Integral Armor,”  Designing and Achieving Lightweight Vehicles, SAE SP-1684, No. 2002-01-0365, pp. 41-48. 

Gama, B. A., Li, H., Li, W., Paesano, A., Heider, D., Gillespie Jr., J. W.,  “Improvement of Dimensional Tolerances During VARTM Processing,” Proceedings of 33rd International SAMPE Technical Conference, Nov. 5-8, 2001, pp. 1415-1427.

Gama, B. A., Yarlagadda, S., Bogetti, T. A., Fink, B. K. and Gillespie Jr., J. W. “Repair of Composite Integral Armor,” Proceeding the SAMPE 2001 Symposium and Exhibition, Materials and Processes, Long Beach, CA, May 6-10, 2001.

Gama, B. A. and Gillespie Jr., J. W., Bogetti, T. A., and Fink, B. K., “Innovative Design and Ballistic Performance of Lightweight Composite Integral Armor,” Paper presented in ‘Technology for the Army's Transformation,’ at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress and Exposition 2001, Cobo Center, Detroit, March 5-8, 2001, Paper No. 2001-01-0888, accepted in SAE Transactions – Journal of Commercial Vehicles. 

Gama, B. A., Bogetti, T. A., Fink, B. K. and Gillespie Jr., J. W. “Processing, Ballistic Testing and Repair of Composite Integral Armor,” Proceedings of the ‘32nd International SAMPE Technical Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, November 5-9, 2000, pp. 802-814.

Yu, C-J., Claar, T. D., Eifert, H. H., Gama, B. A., Gillespie Jr., J. W, Bogetti, T. A. and  Fink, B. K., “Application of Porous Metal Foams in Hybrid Armor Systems,” in Fundamental Issues and Applications of Shock-Wave and High-Strain-Rate Phenomena, EXPLOMETTM 2000, Albuquerque, NM, USA, Elsevier 2000. 

Gama, B.A., Gillespie Jr., J.W., Mahfuz, H., Bogetti, T.A., and Fink, B.K., “Effect of Non-Linear Material Behavior on the Through-Thickness Stress Wave Propagation in Multi-Layer Hybrid Lightweight Armor,” Advances in Computational Engineering & Sciences, Vol. I, Eds. S. N. Atluri & F. W. Brust, pp. 157-162, 2000.

Gama, B. A., Bogetti, T. A., Fink, B. K., Mahfuz, H. and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “Modeling and Simulation of The Dynamic Behavior of EPDM Rubber Under Stress Wave Loading,” CD Proceedings of the Mathematics And Computers in Mechanical Engineering ’99, Florida Keys, July 25-29, 1999.

Gama, B. A., Bogetti, T. A., Fink, B. K., Mahfuz, H. and Gillespie Jr., J. W., “Study of Through-Thickness Wave Propagation in Multi-Layer Hybrid Light-Weight Armor,” Proceedings of the 13th Annual Technical Conference of the American Society for Composites, September 21-23, 1998, Baltimore, MD. 

Mahfuz, H., Gama, B. A., Raines, R. P., Haque, A., Vaidy, U. K. and Jeelani, S., “High Strain Rate Behavior of the Component Materials of An Integral Armor,” Proceedings of the 29th International SAMPE Technical Conference, Florida, October 29-Nov 1, 1997.

Mahfuz, H., Gama, B. A., and Jeelani, S., “High Strain Rate Compression Behavior of Epocast 36 Resin,” Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Advanced Materials, Islamabad, Pakistan, September 21-25, 1997.

Mahfuz, H., Gama, B. A., Raines,R. P. and Jeelani, S., “Finite Element Modeling of the High Strain Rate Behavior of S-2 Glass/Vinyl Ester Composites Under Compressive Loading,” Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM 11), Gold Coast, Australia, July 14-18, 1997.

Mahfuz, H., Gama, B. A., Raines, R. P., Haque, A. and Jeelani, S., “High Strain Rate Behavior of Plain Weave S-2 Glass/Vinyl Ester Composites,” Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Composites Engineering, Hawaii, July 6-11, 1997.

Gama, B. A., Raines, R. P., Bailey, K., Mahfuz, H., Haque, A., Vaidya, U. K. and Jeelani, S., “High Strain Rate Behavior of Composites:  An Experimental and Finite Element Study,” Proceedings of the ASME Southeast Region XI Graduate Student Technical Conference, University of Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, May 16-17, 1997

Gama, B. A., Raines, R. P., Mahfuz, H., Haque, A., Vaidya, U. K.  and Jeelani, S., “High Strain Rate Behavior of Advanced Materials of An Integral Armor,” Paper Presented in the ASME Chattahoochee Section Student Paper Competition, Obtained the Second Prize, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, March 20, 1997

Gama, B. A., Raines, R. P., Mahfuz, H., Haque, A., Vaidya, U. K. and Jeelani, S., “High Strain Rate Testing of Advanced Materials,” Proceedings of the 1997 Southeastern Symposium on Experimental Mechanics, University of Florida, Gainesville, March 14-15, 1997.

Gama, B. A., Mahfuz, H. and Jeelani, S., “Finite Element Modeling of the High Strain Rate Compression Behavior of S-2 Glass/Vinyl Ester Composites,” Proceedings of the E & A '97 Symposium, Prairie View A&M University, February 6-7, 1997, pp. 473-478.

Mahfuz, H., Mian, A. K. M. A., Gama, B. A., Vaidya, U. K., and Jeelani, S., “Experimental and Finite Element Study of the Static Compression and Reverse Fatigue Behavior of RTM Composites,” 6th International Conference on Marine Applications of Composite Materials (MACM ’96), Mar. 19-21, 1996, Cocoa Beach, Florida.

Gama, B. A. and Ali, M. A. T., “Study of the Flow Characteristics of a Circular Air Jet,” Proceedings of the First Annual Paper Meet ‘94, ME Div., IEB, at BIT Khulna, Oct. 26-29, 1994, pp. 10-25.

Gama, B. A. and Ali, M. A. T., “Effect of Excitation on Mean Characteristics of a Circular Air Jet,” Proceedings of the First Annual Paper Meet ‘94, ME Div., IEB, at BIT Khulna, Oct. 26-29, 1994, pp. 280-288.

Rahim, A., Gama, B. A., and Mohiuddin, G., “Mechanization of Country Boats: A Road to Newer Technology,” Paper presented at the Technical Seminar of IEB Dhaka Center, Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, May 24, 1993, Ramna, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh.

Rahim, A., and Gama, B. A., “Chandi Boat Motorization Project and Future Support for Fishing Boat Sector of Bangladesh,” Paper presented at the two day workshop on Chandi Boat Motorization, Bangladesh, organized by the Bay of Bengal Program of the FAO under the UN, Bhola, Bangladesh, Jan. 17-18, 1993.

Rahim, A. and Gama, B. A., “Case Study on Chandi Boat Motorization - Bangladesh,” presented at the Expert Consultation on Planning of Introduction of New Craft organized by the Bay of Bengal Program of the FAO under the UN, Fishermen’s Cove, Madras, India, July 21-24, 1992.

Mohiuddin, G., and Gama, B. A., “Development of a Model for Measurement of Productivity in Service Organization,” Paper presented at the Sixteenth Annual Bangladesh Science Conference, BAAS, Section VII, July 1991.