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JAMES K. GRAN

SRI International

 333 Ravenswood Avenue
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: (650) 859-4472
e-mail: jkgran@unix.sri.com

Position

Department Director
Shock Physics and Geophysics Department
Poulter Laboratory
Pure and Applied Physical Sciences Division

Specialized Professional Competence

O Piezoresistance material modeling
O Dynamic material properties testing of concrete
O Analysis of dynamic structural failure using small-scale model experiments
O Load simulation using explosives
O Finite element analysis

Representative Research Assignments at SRI (Since 1974)

O Design of validation experiment for flatpack stress gages in rock
O Measurement of blast pressure with piezoresistance foils
O Design of experimental apparatus and instrumentation for material properties testing
O Fabrication and testing of scale model structures
O Finite element analysis of structural dynamics
O Crack tip stress intensity calculations
O Experiments on dynamic response of buried reinforced concrete structures

Academic Background

O B.S. in engineering science (1972), Cornell University
O M.S. (1973) in applied mechanics, Stanford University
O Ph.D. (1985) in applied mechanics, Stanford University; thesis topic: Dynamic Tensile Failure of Concrete

Publications

O Coauthor of several publications and technical reports on dynamic structural and material response



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