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Andy Hansen, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Room 2080, Engineering Building
University of Wyoming
College of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Dept. 3295
1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307.766.3209
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.
Research Interests
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.