Education: BSME, MSME, Engineering Ph.D. With Concentrations in Rigid and deformable Bodies, Theory of Elasticity, Structural Dynamics and Solid Mechanics
Master Thesis Topic: An Analysis of Incremental Plastic Strain in a Pipe Elbow with Varying Bend Radii.
Ph.d. Dissertation Topic: An Investigation of Stress and Displacement Distribution in an Aluminum Alloy Automobile Rim. Also see ALGOR FEA Ad

Industry:Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Akron, Ohio, USA.
Staff Technology Engineer: The Eveready Battery Company, Westlake, Ohio, USA.
Vice Chairman: ASME Akron Section

Consulting:FEA and Mechanical Engineering Consulting

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Introduction to Finite Element Methods Summer 2002 4600:420
Finite Element References for 4600:420 (1)
Mechanical Engineering Graphics 4600:165
Fluid Mechanics 4600:231
FEM question and answer group 4600:420
ASME FEA Seminar 2002
Additional Courses And Seminars Offered.: Inquires for small group training available.

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Energy Inner Products : Development of The Stiffness Matrix.

Finite Element Refresher: Element Types and Properties (3).

Hexes and Tets: Hexahedrons & Tetrahedron Elements (2).

Library.els: To Download Algor Material Library for the Linear Stress Analysis processor.

Stiffness: Self extracting zip file. This MATHCAD file calculate a plane 2d element stiffness.

Beam Editor: Methodology of using the ALGOR Beam editor

Boundary Conditions : Explanations of Boundary condition symbols used in my lectures

Boundary Elements: How to use gap and boundary Elements in Algor (1)

Gap Elements: Further defined + example (1)

Centrifugal : ALGOR model for Centrifugal Circular disc conical section Centrifugal loading. (4)

Heat transfer : Functional approach for one dimensional heat transfer.

Heat transfer : Dave's Heat conduction, convection and radiation technical guide.

Superdraw III : Menu Tree Version 5.0 (2)

Thermoplastics :Applications using FEM, Kinematic design using FEM (2)

IGES: Solid modeling interface used with ALGOR (3)

Surf: How to use Supersurf  and COMBSET(3)

2d plane stress: An Introductory example on how to use ALGOR for simple 2d analysis (1)
Buckling Analysis: An Introductory example on how to use ALGOR Buckling analysis(1)

Matrix Analysis of Structures : Explanation of the one dimensional truss element using the direct approach.(5)

Elastic Solids : Plane stress / plane strain and constitutive theory in mechanics.

Polar Coordinates: Stress distribution about a symmetrical about an axis.

Mooney- Rivilin: Explanation of the Mooney Rivilin / Highly Non linear Rubber Models.(2)

Weighted Residuals: The Galerkin method is presented and the truss element derived.(4)
Access: Microsoft Access 97 Query Boolean Operators (1).

ACAD: Autocad Rel2000 Solid Model Boolean operations (1).

IGES: Solid modeling interface used with ALGOR (2)

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Links Page: Many Engineering,  Mathematics, Science, Computer Science and FEA links.
Academic Library links  Search the Ohio based University libraries and  U.S. Patent Office

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Last revision date: 10/19/03

Email me at John C. Stearns