Faculty Directory

Dynamic force reconstruction in hypersonic tunnels, finite element analysis, and composite structures

• Development of Dynamic Force Measurement Techniques in Hypervelocity Tunnels, AEDC Tunnel 9
• Noninear Response of Comosite and Sandwich Structures, ONR
• Inverse Problems with UG honors students

• ENAE423 Vibration and Aeroelasticity
• ENAE420 Computational Structural Mechanics
• ENAE652 Computational Structural Mechanics
• ENAE653 Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis
• ENAE481 and 482  AIAA DBF Compeition

Book

• Sung Lee and Norman Wereley, Introduction to Vibration in Engineering, Third edition,  Cognella, Inc , 2022.
• Sung Lee and Peter Chung, Finite Element Method for Solids and Structures, A Concise Approach, Cambridge University Press, 2021

Book Chapter 

• Lee, K. and Lee, S. W., ‘Response of Composite Panels to Blast Pressure Wave Loadings,’ Chapter 5 in Blast Protection of Civil Infrastructures and Vehicles using Composites, Edited by N. Uddin, Woodhead Publishing, 2010.

• Kim, J., Kwon, S.W., Smith, W.L. and Lee, S.W. ‘Thermo-Mechanical Modeling of Fire-Exposed Composite Structures,’ Modeling of Naval Composite Structures in Fire, Edited by Couchman, L. and Mouritz, A.P., Published by the Office of Naval Research, 2006.

Journal Articles

• Draper. J.W. and Lee, S.W., ‘Smooth Construction of Impulse Response Functions and Applied Loads using a Time Domain Deconvolution Method,’ J. Sound and Vibration, 443, 430–443, 2019.
• Draper J.W., Lee, S.W. and Marineau, E.C., ‘Numerical Construction of Impulse Response Functions and Input Signal Reconstruction,’ J. Sound and Vibration, 432, 259–271, 2018.

• Ananth Virakthi, Soonwook Kwon, Sung W. Lee and Mark E. Robinson, ‘Delamination Resistance of  Composite Laminated Structures Reinforced with Angled, Threaded and Anchored Z-pins.’ Journal of Composite Materials, vol. 53(11), pp. 1507-1519, 2019.

• Ananth Virakthi, Soonwook Kwon and Sung W. Lee, ‘A viable model for out-of-plane compressive and shear properties of Z-pin reinforced composite sandwich panels.’ Journal of Composite Materials, April 2018. https://doi.org/10.1177/0021998318772159
• Lee, K., Wu, C.T., Clarke, G.V. and Lee, S. W., ‘Computational Modeling of Composite Sopace Reflector using Geometrically Nonlinear Solid Shell Elements’, Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences, vol. 33. no. 1, pp. 109-129, 2008.
• Lee, K. Ng S. and Lee, S. W., ‘Micromechanical Modeling of Stretch-Broken Carbon Fiber Composite Materials’, Journal of Composite Materials, vol. 42, no. 11, pp. 1063-1073, July 2008.
• Lee, K., Park, H. and Lee, S.W., ‘A Postprocessing Scheme to Evaluate Transverse Stresses for Composite Panels under Dynamic Loads’, Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 113-122, 2008.
• Lee, K. Ng S. and Lee, S. W., ‘Micromechanical Modeling of Stretch-Broken Carbon Fiber Composite Materials’, Journal of Composite Materials, vol. 42, no. 11, pp. 1063-1073, July 2008.
• Kwon, S.W., Smith, W.L. and Lee, S.W. 'Thermo-Viscoplastic Modeling of Composites Exposed to Fire or High Temperature,' Journal of Composite Materials, 2005.
• Park, H., Lee, K., Kim, K and Lee, S. W., ‘Dynamic Analysis of Nonlinear Composite Structures under Pressure Wave Loading’, Journal of Composite Materials, 2005
• Lee, K. and Lee, S. W., ‘Analysis of Space and Near-Space Structures using Assumed Solid Shell Finite Elements’, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 2005Kim, J.H., Kim, Y.H. and Lee, S.W., ‘Asymptotic Postbuckling Analysis of Composite and Sandwich Structures via the Assumed Strain Solid Shell Element Formulation,' Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences, Vol. 6, no. 3, pp.263-276, 2004.
• Kim, J.H., Kim, Y.H. and Lee, S.W., ‘An Assumed Strain Triangular Solid Element for Efficient Analysis of Plates and Shells with Finite Rotation,’ Computers, Materials & Continua (CMC), vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 141-152, 2004.
• Lee, K., Cho, C. and Lee, S.W., ‘An Assumed Strain Nine-Node Solid Shell Element with Improved Performance', Computer Modeling in Engineering and Science, vol. 2, no. 3, pp.339-349, June 2002.
• Lee, K. and Lee, S.W., ‘A Post-Processing Approach to Determine Transverse Stresses in Geometrically Nonlinear Composite and Sandwich Structures", Journal of Composite Materials, vol. 37, no. 24, pp.2207-2224, 2003.
• Park, H.C. and Lee, S.W., ‘Cure Simulation of Thick Composite Structures Using the Finite Element Method,' Journal of Composite Materials, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 188-201, Jan. 2001.
• Hong, W., Kim, Y.H. and Lee, S.W., 'Assumed Strain Triangular Solid Shell Elements with Bubble Function Displacements for Analysis of Plates and Shells,' International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, vol. 52, no. 4, pp. 455-469, 2001.
• Hong, W., Kim, Y.H. and Lee, S.W., ‘An Assumed Strain Triangular Curved Solid Shell Element Formulation for Analysis of Plates and Shells undergoing Finite Rotation’, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, vol.52, no. 7, pp.747-761, 2001

Conference Proceedings

• John Draper III, Sung Lee and Erick C Marineau, ‘Development and Implementation of a Hybrid Dynamic Force Measurement System at AEDC Tunnel 9,’ AIAA paper 2017-1593, AIAA SciTech 2017, Jan 9-13, 2017, Grapevine, TX.
• Ananth Virakthi, Soonwook Kwon, Mark E. Robinson and Sung W. Lee, ‘Enhancement of Delamination Resistance with Threaded and Anchored Z-pins in Composite Laminated Structures,’ ASC 32nd Technical Conference, Oct 23-25 , 2017, West Lafayette, IN.Ananth Virakthi, Soonwook Kwon, Mark E. Robinson and Sung W. Lee, ‘Enhancement of Delamination Resistance by Novel Z-pinning for Composite Laminated Structures,’ Proceedings of ASC Technical Conference, Sept 19-21. 2016, Williamsburg, VA.
• Soonwook Kwon, Inderjit Chopra  and Sung W. Lee, ‘Adaptive Finite Element in Time Method for Rotorcraft Analysis Using Element Size Control,’ AIAA paper 2016-1487, SciTech 2016, Jan 4-8 2016, San Diego, CA.
• A. Collopy, S. Lee,  E. Marineau, “Development of dynamic force measurement capabilities at AEDC Tunnel 9,” AIAA-2014-0983, AIAA SciTech 2014, 13-17 Jan 2014, National Harbor, MD
• Ananth Virakthi; Sandip Haldar; Hugh Bruck; Sung Lee, ‘Modeling of pin-facesheet interactions in k-cor sandwich structures under compressive loading,’ AIAA Paper No.: 2013-1548, DOI: 10.2514/6.2013-1548.
• Lee, K. and Lee, S. W., "Structural analysis of a scientific balloons using assumed strain formulation solid shell finite elements", 46th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Austin, Texas, April 18-21, 2005
• Lee, K. and Lee, S. W., ‘Analysis of Space and Near-Space Structures using Assumed Solid Shell Finite Elements’, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 2005

Presentations

• S.W. Lee, ‘Z-pinning in Composite Structures,’ UTRC Easr Hartford, CT, July 15, 2016.
• J.S. Briscoe and S.W. Lee, ‘Effect of fluid-structure interactions on underwater implosion dynamics, ICCM19, Montreal, Canada, Jul 28-Aug 2, 2013.
• Lee, K.J., Ng, S. and Lee, S.W., “Micromechanical Modeling of SBCF Lamina”, ARL SBCF Review Meeting, State College, PA, Dec 8, 2005.
• Smith, W.L., Kwon, S.W. Lee, S.W., “Constitutive Modeling of Marine Composites at Elevated Temperatures”, ONR CIF Workshop, Newcastle, UK, Sept 13-14, 2005
• Kwon, S.W., Kim J. and Lee, S.W., “Thermo-Mechanical Modeling of Fire-Exposed Composite Structures”, ONR CIF Workshop, Anteon Corp, Arlington, VA, Mar 16-17, 2005.