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Adam R. ZakProfessor Emeritusadamzak@uiuc.edu |
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| Office address | Mailing Address | Research Group |
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| 319H Talbot Lab 217-333-4495 |
306 Talbot Lab 104 S. Wright St. Urbana, IL 61801 |
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| Research Areas | ||
| Electromagnetic effects on the structural response of laminated plates subject to explosive blast loading. Contract engineering in structural and dynamic response of aerospace structures. | ||
Education:
- Ph.D., Aeronautical Engineering, Purdue University, 1961
- M.S., Aeronautical Engineering, Purdue University, 1959
- B.E., Mechanical Engineering, University of New Zealand, 1957
Academic Positions:
- Professor Emeritus
Major Honors and Awards:
- Associate member AIAA
Selected Publications:
- Zak, A. R.: Stress Singularities in Bodies of Revolution. Technical Note, Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 31, No. 1, March 1964, p. 150.
- Zak, A. R.: Structural Analysis of Realistic Solid Propellant Materials, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 5, No. 3, March 1968, p. 270
- Zak, A. R.: Development of Gun-Turret Model and of the Equations for Coupling It With a Helicopter Finite-Element Structural Model. Report R-RR-T-6-93-73, Research Directorate, Rock Island Arsenal, U.S. Army, December 1973
- Zak, A.R.: ECHO IV Deployed Solar Array FEM: Modal Analysis for GN&C. Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space Co. Engineering Memorandum p 480866 ,December 1997.
- Zak, A.R.: TELESAT Deployed Solar Array Thermal Distortion Tip Deflection. Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space Co. Engineering Memorandum p 481058-1, January 1998.
