Dr. Alan G. Haddow  Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Phone: (517) 353-9173  Fax: (517) 353-1750  Email: haddow@egr.msu.edu Address: 2328J, Engineering Building, MSU, E. Lansing, MI-48824

Teaching Schedule for Fall Semester, 2006  

Course	Class Schedule
ME	MWF:

• Investigation of the nonlinear, oscillatory behavior of structures by means of physical experimentation, mathematical modeling, and computer simulations
• Study of fundamental and applied problems, with a particular emphasis on modal interaction, impact problems, and vibration absorbers
• Development and application of modern signal analysis tools with the aim of characterizing and quantifying non-stationary signals (transient phenomena, time-frequency, and multi-resolution transformations)
• Dynamic response of periodic structures (band gaps, wave guides, etc)

• Dynamics and Vibrations Research Laboratory
• Division of Engineering Computing Services

• Design of Band-gap Grid Structures, A.R. Diaz, A.G. Haddow, and L. Ma, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 29 (6), pp. 418-431, 2005.
• Centrifugal Pendulum Vibration Absorbers: An Experimental and Theoretical Investigation, A.G. Haddow and S.W. Shaw, Nonlinear Dynamics, 34 (3-4), pp. 293-307, 2003
• Encylopedia of Vibration, Academic Press, pp. 1285-1289, 2001, Chapter "Testing Nonlinear Sytems".
• Nonlinear Response and Passive Vibration Isolation of Rigid Bodies, R.M. Brach and A.G. Haddow, Machine Vibration, 5 (3), pp. 131-141, 1996.
• Properties of Cross-Well Chaos in an Impacting System, S.W. Shaw, A.G. Haddow, and S-H. Hsieh, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, London, (347), pp. 391-410, 1994.
• Wavelet Transform Analysis of Transient Wave Propagation in a Dispersive Medium, T. Onsay and A.G. Haddow, Journal Acoustic Society of America, 95 (3), pp. 1441-1449, 1994.
• On 'Roller Coaster' Experiments for Nonlinear Oscillators, S.W. Shaw and A.G. Haddow, Nonlinear Dynamics, 3, pp. 375-384, 1992.
• On the Response of the Nonlinear Absorber, J. Shaw, S.W. Shaw, and A.G. Haddow, International Journal of Nonlinear Mechanics, 24 (4), pp. 281-293, 1989
• Theoretical and Experimental Study of Modal Interaction in a Two-Degree-of-Freedom Nonlinear Structure, A.G. Haddow, D.T. Mook, and A.D.S. Barr, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 97 (3), pp. 451-473, 1984.

• Torsional Vibration Absorbers: Experiments and Theory
  • Sponsor: NSF
  • Sponser: DaimlerChrysler
• A Combined Numerical-Experimental Method for the Characterization of the Mechanical Properties of Composites with Complex Anisotropy
  • Sponsor: State of Michigan Research Excellence Fund
• Using Wavelets to Study the Transient Behavior of Structures
• An Experimental Investigation into the Material Pairing Clearance, and Impact Velocity on Rattle Problems
  • Sponsor: Ford Motor Company