Haim Waisman
Associate Professor
Civil Engineering &
Engineering Mechanics
624 S.W. Mudd
500 West 120th Street
New York, NY 10027-6699
Phone: (212) 851-0408
Fax: (212) 854 -6267
Email: waisman@civil. columbia.edu
Research interests
- Computational Mechanics
- Extended finite element methods
- damage/phase field methods
- cohesive zone methods
- Multicale/multigrid techniques
- Composite materials
- Shear band instabilities
- Large deformations and nonlinearities
- Contact mechanics
- Optimization and inverse problems
- Scientific and parallel computing
Current Funded Projects
- Simulating iceberg calving from ice shelves using a damage mechanics model, National Science Foundation, May 2014 - Jun 2017
- Regularized Finite Element Formulations for Shear Band Instabilities in Metals, Department of Energy, Jul 2012 - Jun 2017
- Understanding the load transfer mechanisms between parallel wires in suspension bridge cables using neutron diffraction measurements and numerical modeling, National Science Foundation, Sep 2012 - Aug 2015
- High strain rate failure modeling incorporating shear banding and fracture, Army Researce Office, Aug 2013 - July 2016
- Topology Optimization of Structures Accounting for Damage Uncertainties, National Science Foundation, Sep 2013 - Aug 2016
COMPLETED Projects
- Blast Resistance of Polyurea-Steel Composite Structures, National Science Foundation, Sep 2009 - Aug 2012
- Sustainability of Aging Infrastructure Coated with Elastomeric Coatings, Department of Homeland Security, Jun 2010-May 2013
- Modeling the Fracture of Ice Sheets on Parallel Computers, the Department of Energy, Sep. 2009 - Aug. 2012