Journal Publications

Dr. George G. Adams

K. Joudrey, G.G. Adams, and N.E. McGruer, “Design, Modeling, Fabrication and Testing of a High Aspect Ratio Electrostatic Torsional MEMS Micromirror,” Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 16, No. 10, 2006, pp. 2147-2156.

A.O. Sergici, G.G. Adams, and S. Muftu, “Adhesion in the Contact of a Spherical Indenter With a Layered Elastic Half-Space,” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Vol. 54, No. 9, 2006, pp. 1843-1861.

P.J. Ryan, G.G. Adams, N.E. McGruer, N.E., and S. Müftü, “Contact Scanning Mode AFM for Nanomechanical Testing of Free Standing Structures,” Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 16, No. 5, 2006, pp. 1040-1046.

H. Eid and G.G. Adams, "Critical Speeds and the Response of a Spinning Disk to a Stationary Load Using Mindlin Plate Theory," Journal of Sound and Vibration,Vol. 290, No. 1-2, 2006, pp. 209-222.

J. Johnson, G.G. Adams, and N.E. McGruer, "Determination of Intermodulation Distortion in a Contact-Type MEMS Microswitch," IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Technique, Vol. 53, No. 11, 2005, pp. 3615-3620.

O.T. Sari, G.G. Adams, and S. Muftu, "Nano-Scale Effects in the Sliding and Rolling of a Cylinder on a Substrate," ASME Joural of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 72, No. 5, 2005, pp.633-640.

G.G. Adams, J.R. Barber, M. Ciavarella, and J.R. Rice, "A Paradox in Sliding Contact With Friction," ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics,Vol. 72, No. 3, 2005, pp. 450-452.

G.G. Adams, and S. Müftü, "Improvements to a Scale-Dependent Model for Contact and Friction," Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Vol. 38, No.9, 2005, pp. 1402-1409.

G.G. Adams, "Adhesion at the Interface Between Two Elastic Bodies With a Wavy Contact Interface," ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 71, No. 5, 2004, pp. 851-856.

M. Nosonovsky and G.G. Adams, "Vibration and Stability of Frictional Sliding of Two Elastic Bodies With a Wavy Contact Interface," ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 71, 2004, pp. 154-161.

G.G. Adams, S. Müftü, S, and N. Mohd Azhar, " A Scale Dependent Model for Contact and Friction," ASME Journal of Tribology, Vol. 125, 2003, pp. 700-708.

K.K. Safak and G.G. Adams, "Dynamic Modeling and Hydrodynamic Performance of Biomimetic Underwater Robot Locomotion," Autonomous Robots, Vol. 13, No. 3, 2002, pp. 223-240.

K.K. Safak and G.G. Adams, "Modeling and Simulation of an Artificial Muscle and its Application to Biomimetic Robot Posture Control," Robots and Autonomous Systems, Vol. 41, 2002, pp. 225-243.

B. McCarthy, G.G. Adams, N.E. McGruer, and D. Potter," A Dynamic Model, Including Contact Bounce, of an Electrostatically Actuated Microswitch," Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, Vol. 11, No. 3, 2002, pp. 276-283.

M. Nosonovsky and G.G. Adams, " Interaction of Elastic Dilatational and Shear Waves With a Frictional Sliding Interface," ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, Vol. 124, No. 1, 2002, pp. 33-39.

T.G. Barnes, T.Q. Truong, G.G. Adams, and N.E. McGruer, " Large Deflection Analysis of a Biomimetic Lobster Robot Antenna Due to Contact and Flow," ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 68, No. 6, 2001, pp. 948-951.

S. Majumder, N.E. McGruer, G.G. Adams, P.M. Zavracky, R.H. Morrison, and J. Krim, " Study of Contacts in an Electrostatically Actuated Microswitch," Sensors and Actuators, Vol. A93, 2001, pp. 19-26.

M. Nosonovsky and G.G. Adams, " Dilatational and Shear Waves Induced by the Frictional Sliding of Two Elastic Half-Spaces," International Journal of Engineering Sciences, Vol. 39, No. 11, July 2001, pp. 1257-1269.

G.G. Adams, " An Intersonic Slip Pulse at a Frictional Interface Between Dissimilar Materials," ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 68, No. 1, 2001, pp. 81-86.

M. Nosonovsky and G.G. Adams, " Steady State Frictional Sliding of Two Elastic Bodies With a Wavy Contact Interface," ASME Journal of Tribology, Vol. 122, No. 3, 2000, pp. 490-495.

G.G. Adams and M. Nosonovsky, " Contact Modeling -- Forces," Tribology International, Vol. 33, No. 5-6, 2000, pp. 431-442.

G.G. Adams, " Friction Reduction in the Sliding of an Elastic Half-Space Against a Rigid Surface Due to Incident Rectangular Dilatational Waves," ASME Journal of Tribology, Vol. 122, No. 1, 2000, pp. 10-15.

G.G. Adams, " Radiation of Body Waves Induced by the Sliding of an Elastic Half-Space Against a Rigid Surface, " ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 67, No. 1, 2000, pp. 1-5.

A. Phylactopoulos and G.G. Adams, " Transverse Vibration of a Rectangularly Orthotropic Spinning Disk - Part I: Formulation and Free Vibration," ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, Vol. 121, No. 3, 1999, pp. 273-279.

A. Phylactopoulos and G.G. Adams, " Transverse Vibration of a Rectangularly Orthotropic Spinning Disk - Part II: Forced Vibration and Critical Speeds," ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, Vol. 121, No. 3, 1999, pp. 280-285.

G.G. Adams, " Dynamic Motion of Two Elastic Half-Spaces in Relative Sliding Without Slipping," ASME Journal of Tribology, Vol. 121, No. 3, pp. 455-461.

G.G. Adams, " Steady Sliding of Two Elastic Half­Spaces With Friction Reduction Due to Interface Stick­Slip, " ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics,Vol. 65, No. 2, 1998, pp. 470-475.

G.G. Adams, " Dynamic Instabilities in the Sliding of Two Layered Elastic Half-Spaces," ASME Journal of Tribology, Vol. 120, No. 2, 1998, pp. 289-295.

G.G. Adams, " Imperfectly Constrained Planar Impacts -- A Coefficient-of-Restitution Model," International Journal of Impact Engineering, Vol. 19, No. 8, 1997, pp. 693-701.

R.Y. Wu and G.G. Adams, " The Effect of Disk Warpage/Skew on the Deflection and Vibration of a Flexible Disk Spinning Above a Baseplate and in Contact With a Point-Head," ASME Journal of Tribology, Vol. 119, No. 1, 1997, pp. 64-70.

G.G. Adams, " Self-Excited Oscillations in Sliding With a Constant Friction Coefficient -- A Simple Model," ASME Journal of Tribology, Vol. 118, No. 4, 1996, pp. 819-823.

G.G. Adams, " Self-Excited Oscillations of Two Elastic Half-Spaces Sliding With a Constant Coefficient of Friction," ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 62, No. 4, 1995, pp. 867-872.

G.G. Adams, " Critical Speeds and the Response of a Tensioned Beam on an Elastic Foundation to Repetitive Moving Loads," International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Vol. 37, No. 7, 1995, pp. 773-781.

P.M. Zavracky, G.G. Adams, and P.D. Aquilino, " Strain Analysis of Silicon-on-Insulator Films Produced by Zone Melting Recrystallization," IEEE/ASME Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, Vol. 4, No. 1, 1995, pp. 42-48.

A. Phylactopoulos and G.G. Adams, "The Response of a Nonuniformly Tensioned Circular String to a Moving Load," Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 182, No. 3, 1995, pp. 415-426.

R.Y. Wu and G.G. Adams, "The Effects of Baseplate Warping and Skew on the Configuration of a Spinning Flexible Disk," ASME Journal of Tribology, Vol. 116, No. 3, 1994, pp. 514-520.

G.G. Adams, " Impact Dynamics and the Coefficient of Restitution for the Eccentric Collision of a Slider onto a Disk," Advances in Information Storage Systems (ASME Press), Vol. 5, 1993, pp. 297-310.

G.G. Adams and D.N. Tran, "The Coefficient of Restitution for a Planar Two-Body Eccentric Impact," ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 60, No. 4, 1993, pp. 1058-1060.

G.G. Adams, "Elastic Wrinkling of a Tensioned Circular Plate Using Von Karman Plate Theory," ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 60, No. 2, 1993, pp. 520-525.

G.G. Adams, "The Point-Load Solution and Simulation of a Flexible Spinning Disk Using Various Disk-to-Baseplate Air-Flow Models, " Tribology Transactions, Vol. 36, No. 3, 1993, pp. 470-476.

J.F. Maher and G.G. Adams, "The Point-Load Solution, Using Linearized von Karman Plate Theory, for a Spinning Flexible Disk Near a Baseplate," Tribology Transactions, Vol. 35, No. 3, 1992, pp. 473-481.

J.F. Maher and G.G. Adams, "Effect of Displacement-Dependent Membrane Stresses on the Axisymmetric Configuration of a Spinning Flexible Disk," Tribology Transactions, Vol. 34, No. 4, 1991, pp. 597-603.

G.G. Adams, "A Novel Approach to the Foil Bearing Problem Interface," Tribology and Mechanics of Magnetic Storage Systems, Vol. 6, STLE SP-26, 1989, pp. 1-7.

G.G. Adams and J.P. Averell, "Simulation of the Floppy-Disk/Head Interface," Tribology and Mechanics of Magnetic Storage Systems, Vol. 5, STLE SP-25, 1988, pp. 135-141.

G.G. Adams, "Critical Speeds for a Flexible Spinning Disk," International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Vol. 29, No. 8, 1987, pp. 525-531.

Li Lin and G.G. Adams, "Beam on a Tensionless Elastic Foundation," ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 113, No. 4, 1987, pp. 542-553.

G.G. Adams and R.C. Benson, "Postbuckling Analysis of an Elastic Plate in a Rigid Channel," International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Vol. 28, No. 3, 1986, pp. 622-629.

G.G. Adams and I. Zeid, "An Elastic Punch Moving Across the Surface of a Semi-Infinite Solid," ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 51, No. 3, 1984, pp. 622-629.

D.P. Vaillette and G.G. Adams, "An Elastic Beam Contained in a Frictionless Channel," ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 50, No. 3, 1983, pp. 693-694.

H. Manor and G.G. Adams, "An Elastic Beam Moving with Constant Speed Across a Drop-Out," International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Vol. 25, No. 2, 1983, pp. 137-148.

G.G. Adams, "An Elastic Strip Moving Across a Rigid Step," International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 18, No. 9, 1982, pp. 763-774.

G.G. Adams and H. Manor, "Steady Motion of an Elastic Beam Across a Rigid Step," ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 48, No. 3, 1981, pp. 606-612.

G.G. Adams, "A Semi-Infinite Elastic Strip Bonded to an Infinite Strip," ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 47, No. 4, 1980, pp. 789-794.

G.G. Adams, "Procedures for the Study of the Flexible-Disk to Head Interface," IBM Journal of Research and Development, Vol. 24, No. 4, 1980, pp. 512-517.

G.G. Adams, "Crack Interaction in an Infinite Elastic Strip," International Journal of Engineering Science, Vol. 18, No. 5, 1980, pp. 455-462.

G.G. Adams, "Analysis of the Flexible Disk Head/Interface," ASME Journal of Lubrication Technology, Vol. 102, No. 1, 1980, pp. 86-90.

G.G. Adams, "A Rigid Punch Bonded to a Half Plane," ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 46, No. 4, 1979, pp. 844-848.

G.G. Adams, "Steady Solutions for a Moving Load on an Elastic Strip Resting on an Elastic Half Plane," International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 15, No. 11, 1979, pp. 885-897.

J. Choros and G.G. Adams, "A Steadily Moving Load on an Elastic Beam Resting on a Tensionless Winkler Foundation," ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 46, No. 1, 1979, pp. 175-180.

G.G. Adams, "A Steadily Moving Load on an Elastic Strip Resting on a Rigid Foundation," International Journal of Engineering Science, Vol. 16, No. 9, 1978, pp. 659-667.

G.G. Adams, "An Elastic Strip Pressed Against an Elastic Half Plane by a Steadily Moving Force," ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 45, No. 1, 1978, pp. 89-94.

G.G. Adams and D.B. Bogy, "The Plane Symmetric Contact Problem for Dissimilar Elastic Semi-Infinite Strips of Different Widths," ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 44, No. 4, 1977, pp. 604-610.

G.G. Adams and D.B. Bogy, "The Plane Solution for the Elastic Contact Problem of a Semi-Infinite Strip and Half-Plane," ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 43, No. 4, 1976, pp. 603-607.

G.G. Adams, "Moving Loads on Elastic Strips with One-Sided Constraints," International Journal of Engineering Science, Vol. 14, No. 12, 1976, pp. 1071-1083.

G.G. Adams and D.B. Bogy, "The Plane Solution for Bending of Joined Dissimilar Semi-Infinite Elastic Strips," International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 12, No. 4, 1975, pp. 239-249.

G.G. Adams and D.B. Bogy, "Steady Solutions for Moving Loads on Elastic Beams with One-Sided Constraints," ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 42, No. 4, 1975, pp. 800-804.

G.G. Adams and D.B. Bogy, "A Note on a Paper by G.D. Gupta, " ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 42, No. 1, 1975, pp. 224-225.