Dr. Elizabeth K. Ervin

Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Mississippi

Curriculum Vitae

Publications and Technical Presentations

1. E. K. Ervin, J. Wickert, Complex Impact Response of a Beam Structure Subjected to Harmonic Base Excitation, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Orlando, Florida, IMECE2005-80016, 2005. Paper and presentation.

2. E. K. Ervin, J. Wickert, Experiments on Complex Repetitive Impact Dynamics of a Built-Up Beam Structure, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, IMECE2006-14799, 2006. Paper and presentation.

3. E. K. Ervin, “Repetitive Impact Response of Beam Structures Through Constraint and Modal Mapping Methods,” Dissertation, Carnegie Mellon University, July 25, 2006.

4. E. K. Ervin, Analytical and Experimental Impact Response of Beam Structures. American Society of Civil Engineers Mississippi Section Fall Conference, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, November 1-3, 2006. Presentation.

5. E. K. Ervin, J. Wickert, Experiments on a Beam-Rigid Body Structure Repetitively Impacting a Rod, Nonlinear Dynamics, Special Issue, Discontinuous Dynamical Systems: Modeling, Analysis, and Control, Vol. 50, Issue 3, November 2007. Paper.

6. E. K. Ervin, Repetitive Impact in Continuous Structures. Mid-South Area Engineering & Sciences Conference, May 17-18, 2007, Oxford, MS, MAESC10050, 2007. Paper and presentation.

7. E. K. Ervin, Repetitive Impact Between Two Orthogonal Beams. 18^th Engineering Mechanics Division Conference of the American Society of Civil Engineers, June 3-6, 2007, Blacksburg, VA. Paper and presentation.

8. E. K. Ervin, J. Wickert, Repetitive Impact Response of a Beam Structure Subjected to Harmonic Base Excitation, Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 307(1-2), 23 October 2007, pages 2-19. Paper.

9. E. K. Ervin, Vibro-Impact of Two Orthogonal Beams, ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics (submitted).

10. E. K. Ervin, Simulated Repetitive Impact in Orthogonal Continuous Structures, 8^th World Congress on Computational Mechanics and 5^th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, June 30 – July 5, 2008, Venice, Italy. Paper.

11. E. K. Ervin, A Pragmatic Course in Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Reactors: Research, Technology and Safety, Nova Publishers. Invited Book Chapter (accepted).

12. Tom Fink, Lichuan Gui, Elizabeth K. Ervin, and Orwa Tahaineh, Details of acoustic substrate alarm communication through head-banging in the subterranean termites: Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki and Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar), International Conference on Acoustic Communication by Animals, August 12-15, 2008, Oregon State University. Paper.

STUDY ABROAD: CIEE IFDS JAPAN 2007

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Continuing Education: Florence Foods, Italy 2007

Conference photos

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Located in the Old Accelerator Building (a.k.a. “The Bunker”), this facility supports research through experimentation in the area of structural dynamics. The laboratory will eventually be capable of non-contact data acquisition for small- to medium- sized structures subject to shock loads or sinusoidal vibration. The lab and its research has been supported by

· The Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Mississippi

· The School of Engineering, The University of Mississippi

· The Associates Grant, The University of Mississippi

· The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, The University of Mississippi

o FRP Results: Poster

· Oak Ridge Associated Universities

· National Science Foundation BRIGE Program

Additional support from

· Nuclear Regulatory Commission (educational initiative)

Research Related Links

An outstanding seminar presentation by Professor Marian Wiercigroch, Centre for Applied Dynamics Research, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.

Harvesting Nonlinear Interactions for Energy Extraction

Video files are available upon request.

Laboratory Related Links

Data Physics Corporation

Shaker Types and Sizes

Seminar at Ole Miss, 1-22-07

Wireless Sensor Information

IEEE 1451.5

xbow.com

MTS

MTS Civil Engineering Testing Applications

PCB Piezotronics, Inc.

PCB Homepage

Polytec

Polytec Homepage

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