Robert E. Rowlands Professor Address/E-mail Program Affiliations Education Fields of Interest Publications Summary

Contact Information

3348 Engineering Hall 1415 Engineering Drive Madison, WI 53706

Tel: 608/262-3205 Fax: 608/265-2316 E-mail: rowlands@engr.wisc.edu

Program Affiliations

• Mechanical Engineering

• Materials Science Program
• Wisconsin Structures and Materials Testing Laboratory

Education

• BASc 1959, University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada)
• MS 1964, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• PhD 1967, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Fields of Interest

• laser applications to mechanics
• composite and advanced materials
• digital image analysis
• structural mechanics
• experimental mechanics and stress analysis

Publications

• J.S.Hawong, C.H.Lin, S.T.Lin, J.Rhee & R.E.Rowlands, A Hybrid Method to Determine Individual Stresses in Orthotropic Composites using only Measured Isochromatic Data, Journal of Composite Materials 29 (18), 2366-2387 (1995).
• B.J.Rauch & R.E.Rowlands, Determining Reliable Edge Isopachic Data from Interior Thermoelastic Measurements, Experimental Mechanics 35 (2), 174-181, (1995).
• S.T.Lin & R.E.Rowlands, Thermoelastic Stress Analysis of Orthotropic Composities, Experimental Mechanics 35 (3), 257-265, (1995).
• S.H.Ju, J.J.Stone (Shih) & R.E.Rowlands, A New Symmetric Contact Element Stiffness Matrix for Frictional Contact Problems, Journal of Computers & Structures 34 (2), 289-301, (1995).

Summary

Professor Rowlands is interested in the following subjects and their applications: modern materials; experimental, structural & hybrid mechanics; micromechanics; fatigue; and fracture.

Prior to joining UW-Madison in 1975, he had eight years of research and development experience in experimental mechanics, stress analysis and composites at IIT Research Institute in Chicago. His present efforts include using infrared thermography (thermoelastic stress analysis), Doppler interferometry, microscopy and moire for stress and fracture analysis of composite structures, fiber-reinforced concrete, bolted joints, metal plate connectors in wood structures, photomechanics and cellulosic composites. Rowlands' interest in structural mechanics is demonstrated by the six years he served as director of the Wisconsin Structures and Materials Testing Laboratory.

Rowlands teaches courses in experimental stress analysis/mechanics, composites and photomechanics, and mechanics of materials (laboratory). He is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Society of Experimental Mechanics. Additionally, he belongs to the American Academy of Mechanics and the American Academy of Composites, and is a registered professional engineer.

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I am interested in modern materials; experimental, structural and hybrid mechanics; micromechanics; fatigue; and fracture.

Prior to joining UW-Madison in 1975, I had eight years of research and development experience in experimental mechanics, stress analysis and composites at IIT Research Institute in Chicago. My present efforts include using infrared thermography (thermoelastic stress analysis), Doppler interferometry, microscopy and moire for stress and fracture analysis of composite structures, fiber-reinforced concrete, bolted joints, metal plate connectors in wood structures, photomechanics and cellulosic composites. My interest in structural mechanics is demonstrated by the six years I served as director of the Wisconsin Structures and Materials Testing Laboratory. I teach experimental stress analysis/mechanics, composites and photomechanics, and mechanics of materials (laboratory).