CARL T. HERAKOVICH
Henry L. Kinnier Professor (emeritus)
Mailing Address
Applied Mechanics
Program, University of Virginia, Thornton Hall, Charlottesville, VA 22903-2442
Phone: (804) 924-3605
FAX (804) 982-2951
email: herak@virginia.edu
NARRATIVE STATEMENT
Carl T. Herakovich took emeritus status in May, 1998. At that time he was the Henry L. Kinnier Professor in Civil Engineering, and Director of the Applied Mechanics Program in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia. He joined the faculty of the University of Virginia with a two-year appointment to the Center for Advanced Studies in 1987.Professor Herakovich's primary research interest
is mechanics of composite materials with emphasis on theo- retical modeling
and experimental correlation. His book, Mechanics of Fibrous Composites,
was published by John Wiley and Sons, Inc. in 1998. Research activities
of particular interest include: interlaminar stresses, failure, fracture,
damage, dimensional stability, thermal effects, nonlinear material response,
test methods, environ- mental effects, and micromechanics. Experimental
methods, finite element stress analysis and analytical methods are employed
in his research. His experience includes work with a wide variety of polymeric
and metal matrix, fibrous composite materials. He has over 125 papers and
6 books as editor to his credit. Over forty-five graduate students have
completed degrees under his direction. Herakovich has been a principal
investigator on numerous government and industrial research projects. He
has lectured in many countries around the world.
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