Madhukar Vable

Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Department
Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931
Tel: (906) 487-2747
Fax: (906) 487-2822
Email: mavable@mtu.edu
Office Hours Fall 2012

EDUCATION


  • Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • M. Tech., Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
  • B. Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India

    • HONORS


  • Fellow of Wessex Institute of Great Britain, 2002
  • Distinguished Faculty Member Award from Michigan Association of Governing Boards of State Universities, 1999.( Returned award Oct. 14th, 2009 )
  • Michigan Technological University Distinguished Teacher Award, 1998. ( Returned award Oct. 14th, 2009 )
  • Member of Academy of Teaching Excellence of Michigan Technological University.( Resigned Oct. 14th, 2009 )
  • Most valuable research project award from Michigan Materials and Processing Institute for 1994/95 year.
  • Member of Editorial Board of The International Journal of Boundary Element Methods Communications. (1994-2004).

    SCHOLARSHIP

    I conduct research in the area of computational mechanics and have developed algorithms for finite element method, finite difference method and boundary element method. A list of selected publication and brief description of software development can be obtined by clicking on the links below.


  • Selected Publications
  • Computer Program BEAMUP

    Textbooks

                                                             
    
 Mechanics of Materials      Mechanics of Materials, Second Edition     Intermediate Mechanics of Materials
 Oxford  University Press    Free Online                                Oxford  University Press
 2002-2009                   2009-                                      2007-
 ISBN:0-19-513337-4                                                     ISBN:978-0-19-518855-4

    Teaching

    I teach and have taught the following courses

    Undergraduate Courses

  • MEEM 2110 Static
  • MEEM 2700 Introduction to Dynamics
  • MEEM 2150 Introduction to Mechanics of Materials
  • MEEM 4150 Intermediate Mechanics of Materials
  • MEEM 4450 Introduction to Finite Elements
  • MEEM 4900 Senior Design I
  • MEEM 4910 Senior Design II

    Graduate Courses

  • MEEM 5150 Advanced Mechanics of Materials
  • MEEM 5170 Finite Element and Variational Methods in Engineering
  • MEEM 5990 Special Topics: Plates
  • MEEM 5990 Special Topics: Boundary Element Method in Engineering

    See Blackboard Learning System for syllabus, course policy, and other course related material not posted below.

    • Educational Material

    Textbook, Sample Syllabus, Lecture Slides and Sample Exams are available as pdf files on the links below.

  • Mechanics of Materials, Second Edition; Online book, Slides, Sample Syllabus, Sample Exams
  • Intermediate Mechanics of Materials Slides, Sample Syllabus,Sample Exams
  • Introduction to Finite Element Method Slides, Sample Syllabus,Sample Exams

    • Last Updated: August, 2012