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1. Yu, W.; Hodges, D. H.; Volovoi, V. V.; and Cesnik, C. E. S.: “Timoshenko-Like Modeling of Initially Curved and Twisted Composite Beams with Oblique Cross Sections,” Proceedings of the 41st Struc-tures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, Apr. 3-6, 2000.

 

2. Yu, W.; Volovoi, V. V.; Hodges, D. H.; and Hong, X.: “Validation of the Variational Asymptotic Beam Sectional (VABS) Analysis,” Proceedings of the 42nd Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Seattle, Washington, Apr. 16-19, 2001.


3. Yu, W.; Hodges, D. H.; and Volovoi, V. V.: “Asymptotic Construction of Reissner-like Models for Composite Plates with Accurate Strain Recovery,” Proceedings of the 2001 ASME International Me-chanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, New York, Nov. 11-16, 2001.

 

4. Yu, W.; Hodges D. H.; and Volovoi, V. V.: “Asymptotic Construction of a Reissner-like Composite Shell Model with Accurate Three-Dimensional Recovery,” Proceedings of the 43rd Structures, Struc-tural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Denver, Colorado, Apr. 22-25, 2002.


5. Volovoi, V. V.; Yu, W.; and Hodges, D. H.: “Asymptotic Treatment of the Vlasov Effect for Composite Beams,” Proceedings of the 43rd Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Denver, Colorado, Apr. 22-25, 2002.


6. Yu, W.; Hodges D. H.; and Volovoi, V. V.: “Theory of Initially Twisted, Composite, Thin-walled Beams,” Proceedings of the 44th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Norfolk, Virginia, Apr. 7-10, 2003.


7. Yu, W. and Hodges, D. H.: “Asymptotic Construction of a Thermopiezoelastic Model for Smart Com-posite Shells,” Proceedings of the 44th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Nor-folk, Virginia, Apr. 7-10, 2003.


8. Yu, W. and Hodges, D. H.: “The Timoshenko-like Theory of the Variational Asymptotic Beam Sectional Analysis,” Proceedings of the 44th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Norfolk, Virginia, Apr. 7-10, 2003.


9. Yu, W. and Hodges, D. H.: “A Simple Thermopiezoelastic Model for Composite Shells with Accurate Stress Recovery,” Proceedings of the 45th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Palm Springs, California, Apr. 19-22, 2004.


10. Yu, W.; Hodges, D. H.;, Volovoi, V. V.; and Eduardo, D. F.: “The Vlasov Theory of the Variational Asymptotic Beam Sectional Analysis,” Proceedings of the 45th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Palm Springs, California, Apr. 19-22, 2004.


11. Yu, W.: “An Improved Reissner-Mindlin Plate Theory for Composite Laminates,” Proceedings of the 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Anaheim, California, Nov. 15-17, 2004.

 

12. Yu, W.: “An Integrated Approach for Efficient High-fidelity Analysis of Composite Structures,” Pro-ceedings of the 46th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Austin, Texas, Apr. 18-21, 2005.


13. Yu, W. and Liao, L.: “Mathematical Construction of a Fully-Coupled Engineering Model for Composite Piezoelectric Plates,” Proceedings of the 46th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Austin, Texas, Apr. 18-21, 2005.

 

14. Lua, J.; Yu, W.; Mohan, R.; and Sankar, J.: “A Virtual Testing Methodology for Characterizing Woven Fabric Laminated Composite Plates at Given Damage State,” Proceedings of the American Society for Composites 2005 Conference, Philadelphia, PA, Sept. 7-9, 2005.

 

15. Yu, W.: “A Variational-Asymptotic Cell Method for Periodically Heterogeneous Materials,” Proceed-ings of the 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Orlando, Flor-ida, Nov. 5-11, 2005.

 

16. Yu, W. and Liao, L.: “Fully-Coupled Modeling of Composite Piezoelectric Plates,” Proceedings of the 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Orlando, Florida, Nov. 5-11, 2005.


17. Roy, S. and Yu, W.: “A Variational-Asymptotic Theory of Smart Slender Structures,” Proceedings of the 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Orlando, Florida, Nov. 5-11, 2005.

 

18. Lua, J.; Yu, W.; Mohan, R. and Sankar, J.: “Simulation of Mechanical Properties of Woven Fabric Laminated Composite Plates at Given Damage State,” Proceedings of the 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Orlando, Florida, Nov. 5-11, 2005.


19. Yu, W. and Tang, T.: “Asymptotical Construction of a Micromechanics Model for Periodically Hetero-geneous Anisotropic Materials,” Proceedings of the 47th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Newport, Rhode Island, May 1-4, 2006.

 

20. Roy, S. and Yu, W.: “An Asymptotically Correct Model for Initially Curved and Twisted Thin-Walled Composite Beams,” Proceedings of the 47th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Newport, Rhode Island, May 1-4, 2006.

 

21. Hodges, D. H.; Yu, W.; and Patil, M.: “Geometrically-Exact, Intrinsic Theory for Dynamics of Moving Composite Plates,” Proceedings of the 47th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Newport, Rhode Island, May 1-4, 2006.

 

22. Stucker, B.; Yu, W.; and Li, L.: “Modeling & Manufacturing of Multi-Functional MMCs through Ultrasonic Consolidation,” Proceedings of the 2006 NSF Design, Service, and Manufacturing Grantees and Research Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, July 24-27, 2006.

 

23. Yu, W. and Tang, T.: “A New Micromechanics Model for Predicting Thermal Properties of Heterogeneous Materials,” Proceedings of the 2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Ex-position, Chicago, Illinois, Nov. 5-10, 2006.

 

24. Hodges, D. H. and Yu, W.: “A Rigorous, Engineering-Friendly Approach for Modeling Realistic, Composite Wind-turbine Blades,” Proceedings of the 27th Risø International Symposium on Materials Science, Roskilde, Denmark, Sep. 4-7. (keynote lecturer)
 

25. Yu, W.; Williams, T. O.; Bednarcyk, B. A.; Aboudi, J.; and Tang, T.: “A Critical Evaluation of the Predictive Capabilities of Various Advanced Micromechanics Models,” Proceedings of the 48th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Waikiki, Hawaii, Apr. 23-26, 2007.

 

26. Tang, T. and Yu, W.: “A New Micromechanics Model for Predicting Effective Thermal Conductivity of Heterogeneous Materials,” Proceedings of the 48th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Waikiki, Hawaii, Apr. 23-26, 2007.

 

27. Roy, S. and Yu, W.: “A Generalized Timoshenko Model for Smart Beams with Axial Electric Field,” Proceedings of the 48th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Waikiki, Hawaii, Apr. 23-26, 2007.

 

28. Liao, L. and Yu, W.: “A Generalized Reissner-Mindlin Model for Smart Plates with In-plane Actuation and Sensing,” Proceedings of the 48th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Wai-kiki, Hawaii, Apr. 23-26, 2007.

 

29. Tang, T. and Yu, W.: “A Variational Asymptotic Model for Predicting Initial Yielding Surface and Elastoplastic Behavior of Metal Matrix Composite Materials,” Proceedings of the 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Seattle, Washington, Nov. 10-16, 2007.


30. Liao, L. and Yu, W.: “Asymptotic Construction of a Generalized Reissner-Mindlin Model for Multilayer Piezoelectric Plates,” Proceedings of the 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Seattle, Washington, Nov. 10-16, 2007.

 

31. Tang, T. and Yu, W.: "Variational Asymptotic Micromechanics Modeling of Heterogeneous Piezoelectric Materials," Proceedings of the 49th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Schaumburg, Illinois, Apr. 7-10, 2008.

32. Neto, M. A.; Yu, W.; and Ambrosio, J. A. C.: "Composite Rotor Blades Design of a Wind Turbine Using Flexible Multibody Modelling," Proceedings of the 49th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Schaumburg, Illinois, Apr. 7-10, 2008.

33. Yu, W. and Hodges, D. H.: "The Best Classical Beam Properties Extracted from an Asymptotically Correct Classical Lamination Theory," Proceedings of the 49th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Schaumburg, Illinois, Apr. 7-10, 2008.

34. Hodges, D. H.; Ho, J. C.; and Yu, W.: "The Effect of Taper on Section Constants for In-Plane Deformation of an Isotropic Strip," Proceedings of the 49th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Schaumburg, Illinois, Apr. 7-10, 2008.

 

35. Tang, T. and Yu, W.: “Micromechanics Modeling of the Nonlinear Behavior of Electrostrictive Multi-phase Composites,” Proceedings of 2008 ASME Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, Ellicott City, Maryland, Oct. 28-30, 2008.

 

36. Tang, T. and Yu, W.: “A Multiphysics Micromechanics Model of Smart Materials Using the Variational Asymptotic Method,” Proceedings of 2008 ASME Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, Ellicott City, Maryland, Oct. 28-30, 2008.