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Mechanics and Physics of Earthquakes and Granular Matter

  • Faisal Amlani, Harsha S Bhat, Wim JF Simons, Alexandre Schubnel, Christophe Vigny, Ares J Rosakis, Joni Efendi, Ahmed Elbanna, Hasanuddin Z Abidin (2020), Supershear Tsunamis: Insights from Mw 7.5 Palu Earthquake. (Submitted)
  • Erickson, B. A., J. Jiang, M. Barall, N. Lapusta, E. M. Dunham, R. Harris, L. S. Abrahams, K. L. Allison, J.-P. Ampuero, S. Barbot, C. Cattania, A. Elbanna, Y. Fialko, B. Idini, J. E. Kozdon, V. Lambert, Y. Liu, Y. Luo, X. Ma, M. B. McKay, P. Segall, P. Shi, M. van den Ende, M. Wei (2019), The community code verification exercise for simulating sequences of earthquakes and aseismic slip (SEAS), Seismological Research Letters (accepted)
  • Abdelmeguid, M., Ma, X., & Elbanna, A. E. (2019). A Novel Hybrid Finite Element-Spectral Boundary Integral Scheme for Modeling Earthquake Cycles: Application to Rate and State Faults with Low-Velocity Zones. (Minor Revision – Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth) link pdf
  • Ma, X., & Elbanna, A. E. (2019). Dynamic Rupture Propagation on Fault Planes with Explicit Representation of Short Branches. Earth and Planetary Science Letter (in press) link pdf
  • Ma, X., Hajarolasvadi, S., Albertini, G., Kammer, D., & Elbanna, A. (2018). A hybrid finite element‐spectral boundary integral approach: Applications to dynamic rupture modeling in unbounded domains. Int J Numer Anal Methods Geomech. 2018;1‐22.  link pdf
  • Ma, X., & Elbanna, A. E. (2018). Strain Localization in Dry Sheared Fault Gouge: A Compactivity based approach. Phys. Rev. E, 98(2), 022906 link pdf
  • Lopez-Berganza, J. A., Song, R., Elbanna, A., & Espinosa-Marzal, R. M. (2017). Calcium carbonate with nanogranular microstructure yields enhanced toughness. Nanoscale, 9(43), 16689-16699.
  • Ma X., & Elbanna A. E. (2017), A model of athermal strain localization in sheared dry fault gouge. Submitted. (arXiv:1701.03087)
  • Hajarolasvadi S. & Elbanna A. E. (2017), A new hybrid numerical scheme for modelling elastodynamics in unbounded media with near-source heterogeneities. Geophysics Journal International, 211, 873–886.
  • Kothari K. & Elbanna A. E. (2017), Localization and Instability in Sheared Granular Materials: Role of Friction and Vibration. Physical Review E, 95, 022901.
  • Lieou, C. K., Elbanna, A. E., & Carlson, J. M. (2016). Dynamic friction in sheared fault gouge: implications of acoustic vibration on triggering and slow slip. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 121(3), 1483–1496.
  • Ma X., & Elbanna, A. (2015). Effect of off-fault low-velocity elastic inclusions on supershear rupture dynamics. Geophysics Journal International, 203 (1): 664-677.
  • Lieou, C. K., Elbanna, A. E., Langer, J. S., & Carlson, J. M. (2015). Stick-slip instabilities in sheared granular flow: The role of friction and acoustic vibrations. Physical Review E, 92(2), 022209.
  • Lieou CKC, Elbanna AE, Langer JS, and Carlson JM (2014), Shear flow of angular grains: acoustic effects and non-monotonic rate dependence of volume, Physical Review E, 90, 032204.
  • Elbanna, A. E., & Carlson, J. M. (2014). A two‐scale model for sheared fault gouge: Competition between macroscopic disorder and local viscoplasticity. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth,  119(6), 4841–4859. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2014JB011001
  • Lieou CKC, Elbanna AE, and Carlson J. (2014) Grain fragmentation in sheared granular flow: weakening effects, energy dissipation, and strain localization, Physical Review E, 89, 022203 . link
  • Elbanna A, and Heaton TH, (2012), A New Paradigm for Simulating Pulse-Like Ruptures: The Pulse Energy Equation, Geophysics Journal International, 189(3), 1797–1806. link

Mechanics and Physics of Soft and Biological Materials

  • Ghareeb, A., and Elbanna, A.(2021). Modeling fracture in rate-dependent polymer networks: A quasi-continuum approach (Journal of Applied Mechanics) pdf
  • Peetz, D., & Elbanna, A. (2020), On the use of Multigrid Preconditioners for Topology Optimization. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization.
  • Ghareeb, A., & Elbanna, A. (2020). An Adaptive Quasi-Continuum Approach for Modeling Fracture in Networked Materials: Application to Modeling of Polymer Networks. (JMPS) link pdf
  • Nguyen C., Peetz D., Elbanna, A., and Jean M. Carlson (2019). Characterization of fracture in topology-optimized bioinspired networks. Physical Review E (accepted) link,
  • Ghareeb, A., & Elbanna, A. (2019). Adhesion Asymmetry in Peeling of Thin Films with Homogeneous Material Properties: A Geometry-Inspired Design Paradigm. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 86(7), 071005. link pdf
  • Mondal, A., Nguyen, C. Ma, X, Elbanna, A. & Carlson, J. (2019). Network models for characterization of trabecular bone. Phys. Rev. E 99(4), 042406. pdf
  • Ghareeb, A., & Elbanna, A. (2019). Extreme enhancement of interfacial adhesion by bulk patterning of sacrificial cuts. Extreme Mechanics Letters, 28, 22-30. link pdf
  • Ghareeb A., & Elbanna A. E. (2018), On the role of the plaque porous structure on Mussel adhesion: Implications for adhesion control using bulk patterning. Journal of Applied Mechanics (link).
  • Kothari K., Hu, Y., Gupta, S., and Elbanna A. E. (2017), Mechanical response of 2D polymer networks: role of topology, rate dependence, and damage accumulation. Journal of Applied Mechanics link.
  • Wang, W., & Elbanna, A. (2014). Crack propagation in bone on the scale of mineralized collagen fibrils: role of polymers with sacrificial bonds and hidden length. Bone, 68, 20-31 [11 pages].link
  • Elbanna AE, and Carlson JM (2013) Dynamics of Polymer Molecules with Sacrificial Bond and Hidden Length Systems: Towards a Physically-Based Mesoscopic Constitutive Law. PLoS ONE 8(4): e56118. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056118 [10 pages].
  • Lieou CKC, Elbanna AE, and Carlson JM (2013) Sacrificial bonds and hidden length in biomaterials — a kinetic, constitutive description of strength and toughness in bone, Phys.  Rev. E 88, 012703 [10 pages]. link.
 Mechanical Metamaterials
  • Hajarolasvadi, S., Elbanna, A. (2020). Dispersion properties and dynamics of ladder-like meta-chains. (under review) pdf
  • Hajarolasvadi, S., & Elbanna, A. (2019). Dynamics of metamaterial beams consisting of periodically-coupled parallel flexural elements: A theoretical study. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 52(31), 315101. link pdf
  • Chen, Q., & Elbanna, A. (2019). On the duality of complex geometry and material heterogeneities in linear elastodynamics. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 168, 203-210. link
  • Chen Q., & Elbanna A. E., (2017) Emergent wave phenomena in coupled elastic bars: from extreme damping to realization of elastodynamic switchers. Nature Scientific Reports 7.
  • Chen Q. & Elbanna A. E. (2016), Modulating Elastic Band Gap Structures In Soft Composites Using Sacrificial Interfaces, Journal of Applied Mechanics.
  • Yang, Z., Chen, Q., Elbanna, A. E., & Kim, S. (2016). Transfer printing enabled soft composite films for tunable surface topography. Extreme Mechanics Letters. link.
  • Chen, Q., & Elbanna, A. (2015). Tension-induced tunable corrugation in two-phase soft composites: Mechanisms and implications. Extreme Mechanics Letters, 4, 26-37. link

Miscelleneous

  • Peetz, D., & Elbanna, A. (2020), On the use of Multigrid Preconditioners for Topology Optimization. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (submitted).
  • Hyunh, P., Zhu, H., Chen, Q., & Elbanna, A. (2018). Data-Driven Estimation of Frequency Response from Ambient Synchrophasor Measurements. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. link
  • E. B. Mashaly, Safar S., & Elbanna, A. (2005). Parametric analysis and design of tapered haunched connections. Journal of Engineering and Applied Science 52(6), 1103-1122.
  • E. B. Mashaly, Safar S., & Elbanna, A. (2005). Finite element analysis of tapered haunched connections. Journal of Engineering and Applied Science 52(5), 921-940.

 

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