Andy Hansen
Andy Hansen , Professor of Mechanical Engineering,University of Wyoming College of Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering
Andrew Hansen received a BS in Civil Engineering from Montana State University
in 1980 and a MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington in
1982. Andrew returned to Montana State and received a Ph.D. in Mechanical
Engineering in 1985. He has been a professor at the University of Wyoming since
December of 1985.
Continuum Mechanics: mixture theory, multicontinuum theories, composite
materials, granular materials, snow mechanics.
Selected Publications
J.S. Mayes and A. C. Hansen, "Composite Laminate Failure Analysis using
Multicontinuum Theory," Part A of the Worldwide Failure Exercise sponsored by
DERA, Great Britain, Composites Science and Technology , In Press.
J.S. Mayes and A. C. Hansen, "Multicontinuum Failure Analysis of Composite
Structural Laminates," Mechanics of Composites Materials and Structures ,
Vol. 8, No.4, 2001.
M.R. Garnich and A.C. Hansen, "A Multicontinuum Approach to Structural Analysis
of Linear Viscoelastic Composite Materials," Journal of Applied Mechanics ,
Vol. 64, No. 4, 1997.
A.C. Hansen, R.L. Crane, M.H. Damson, R.P. Donovan, D.T. Horning, and
J.L.Walker, "Some Notes on a Volume Fraction Mixture Theory and a Comparison
with the Kinetic Theory of Gases," International Journal of Engineering Science ,
Vol. 29, No. 5, 1991.
A.C. Hansen, D.M. Blackketter, and D.E. Walrath, "An Invariant Based Flow Rule
for Anisotropic Plasticity Applied to Composite Materials," Journal of Applied
Mechanics , Vol. 58, No.4, 1991.
