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Research
Interests
Ligon's
expertise is in the area of experimental mechanics. His current
research activities are in the fields of composite panel design
and phytomechanics. Research is being conducted to develop an understanding
of the manner in which dynamic concentrated transverse loads are
transferred through polymer composite panels. Ligon is a co-developer
of the field of phytomechanics, which is concerned with applying
analytical and experimental mechanics to the study of plants. Current
research is in remote environmental sensing with the use of instrumented
trees as physiological transducers to monitor and predict timber
quality and growth of the U. S. Forest Reserve.
Publications
• Morrison, A., VanKarsen, C., Evensen, H.
A., Ligon, J. B., Erickson, J. R., Ross, R. J. Forsman, J. W., “Timber
Bridge Evaluation: A Global Nondestructive Approach Using Impact
Generated FRFs”, 20th International Modal Analysis Conference,
Los Angeles, Ca., Feb. 2002, pp.1567-1573.
• Miers, S. A., J. B. Ligon and I. Miskioglu “Design
of Edge Inserts for Composite Sandwich Beams”, Experimental
Techniques, Vol. 25, No. 24, pp.39-42 (August 2001).
• Wang, X., R. J. Ross, J. R. Erickson and J. B. Ligon, “Nondestructive
Evaluation of Trees”, Experimental Techniques, Vol. 24, No.
6, pp.27-29 (Dec 2000).
• Running, D. M., Ligon, J. B., and Miskioglu, I., "Fastener
Design for Transversely Loaded Composite Plates," Journal of
Composite Materials, Vol. 33, No. 10, pp. 928-39, 1999.
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