Stephen M. Graham

 

Associate Professor

Mechanical Engineering Department

United States Naval Academy

590 Holloway Road

Annapolis, MD 21402-5042

(410) 293-6519

Fax (410) 293-3041

smgraham@usna.edu

 

 

Education:                

University of Maryland, College Park,   (Jan. 1984 - August 1988)

Department of Mechanical  Engineering

Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering

Dissertation  "Stress Intensity Factors for Bodies Containing Initial Stress"              

 

 

Southern Methodist University,  (Jan. 1980 - Dec. 1983)

Masters of Science, Mechanical Engineering

 

                         

University of Virginia,  (Sep. 1975 - May 1979)

Bachelors of Science, Mechanical Engineering

                                        

                               

Research Areas:     

Fracture and Fatigue of Metals

Joining of Metal and Composite Structures

Structural Integrity Assessment

 

 

Professional Experience:     

Associate Professor, U.S. Naval Academy (Aug. 2002 - Present)

Senior Engineer, Anteon Corporation, (Oct. 1995 - Aug. 2002)

Senior Engineer, Materials Engineering Associates, (Jan. 1990 - Oct. 1995)

Engineering Specialist, Idaho National Engineering Lab, (Aug. 1988 - Jan. 1990)

 

Recent Journal Publications:

 

S. M. Graham, “Application of the Normalization Method to Dynamic Fracture Toughness Testing of Alloy 718,” Journal of ASTM International, Vol. 3, Issue 6, 2006.

 

Stephen. M. Graham, Gerard P. Mercier, and Brian P. L’Heureux, “Application of the Reference Temperature to the Evaluation of Cleavage Fracture in HSLA-100 Steel,”  Journal of ASTM International, Volume 3, Issue 5, May 2006.

 

S. M. Graham and R. M. Crane, “Stress Analysis of Asymmetric Co-cured Stepped-Lap Joints,” Journal of ASTM International, Volume 2, Issue 8, September 2005.

 

S. M. Graham, “Evaluation of Welds Exhibiting Large Scatter in Charpy Toughness Using the Reference Temperature,” ASTM Journal of Testing and Evaluation, Vol. 23, No. 1, January 2005.

 

Stephen M. Graham and Jeff Mercier, “Applications of Scaling Models and the Weibull Stress to the Determination of Structural Performance-Based Material Screening Criteria,” Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics: 33rd Volume, ASTM STP 1417, 2002.