Richard E.
Link
Professor
Mechanical
Engineering Department
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293-3041
Education: University of Maryland, (Jan. 1986 - June 1993)
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical
Engineering
Dissertation "The Mechanics of Self-similar, Mixed Mode Fatigue
Crack Growth"
University of Maryland, (Aug. 1983 - Dec. 1984)
Masters of Science, Mechanical Engineering
University of Maryland, (Jan. 80 - June 1983)
Bachelors of Science, Mechanical
Engineering
Research Areas: Elastic-plastic fracture mechanics
Professor,
Assistant Professor, U.S. Naval Academy, (Aug. 95 - Aug. 00)
Mechanical Engineer, Naval
Recent Journal Publications:
Link, R.E., Joyce, J.A., and Roe, C. , “An
Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Biaxial Loading on the Master Curve
Transition Temperature in RPV Steels,” Engineering
Fracture Mechanics, 74(17), November 2007, pp. 2824-2843.
Link, R.E., “Analysis of
Dynamic Fracture and Crack Arrest of an HSLA Steel in an SE(T)
Specimen,” Journal of ASTM International, Vol. 3, No. 1, January 2006.
Joyce, J.A., Link, R.E.,
and Gaies, J., “Evaluation of the Effect of Biaxial
Loading on the To Reference Temperature Using a Cruciform Specimen
Geometry,” Journal of ASTM International,
Vol. 2, No. 1, January 2005.
Link, R.E., “Dynamic Fracture Toughness
Measurements in the Ductile Brittle Region Using Small Specimens,” Fatigue
and Fracture Mechanics: 33rd Volume, ASTM STP 1417, W.G. Reuter and R.S. Piascik, Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials,
Book Chapter:
Link, R.E., and Nikbin,
K., Editors, Fatigue and Fracture
Mechanics: 35th Volume,
ASTM STP 1480, ASTM International, West
Link, R.E. and Chona, R., “Dynamic Fracture and Crack Arrest,” invited
chapter in Dynamic Fracture Mechanics,
A. Shukla, Editor, Worldwide Scientific Publishers, June 2006.
Awards:
American Society for Testing and Materials, Award of Merit (Society
Fellow), 2002
USNA Raouf Ali Raouf Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching
Engineering, 2004