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Dr. Sanjay Raja Arwade

Assistant Professor

College of Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Massachusetts Amherst
223 Marston Hall
130 Natural Resources Road
Amherst, MA 01003
E-Mail: arwade@ecs.umass.edu
Phone: 413-577-0926
Fax: (413) 577-4940


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Education

Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Cornell University, 2002.
M.S. Civil Engineering, Cornell University,1999.
B.S.E. Civil Engineering, Princeton University, 1996.

Experience

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2006 – present
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, Johns Hopkins, 2006 – present
  • Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, January 2002 – August 2006
  • Visiting Faculty, Computer Science Research Institute, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, 2003
  • Intern Engineer, Robert Silman Associates, 1996 

Classes Taught

Perspectives on the Evolution of Structures

Recent Papers Published

Dorgan*, K. M., Arwade, S. R., & Jumars, P. A. “Worms as wedges: Effects of sediment mechanics on burrowing behavior.” Journal of Marine Research. (accepted)

Arwade, S. R. & Popat*, M. “Statistics of simulated intergranular cracks.” Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics. (accepted)

Louhghalam*, A, & Arwade, S. R. “Prediction of incipient damage sites in composites using
classifiers.” International Journal of Damage Mechanics (accepted)

L  louhghalam*, A, & Arwade, S. R. “Prediction Of Incipient Damage Sites In Composites Using Classifiers.” International Journal Of Damage Mechanics (accepted)

Tan*, L. & Arwade, S. R. “Response classification of simple polycrystalline microstructures.” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 197:1397-1409 (2008)

Dorgan*, K. M., Arwade, S. R., & Jumars, P. A. “Burrowing in marine muds by crack propagation: kinematics and forces.” Journal of Experimental Biology. 210(23):4198-4212 (2007)

Liu*, H., Arwade, S. R., And Igusa, T. “Random Composites Classification And Damage Estimation Using Bayesian Classifiers.” Asce Journal Of Engineering Mechanics 133(2):129-140 (2007)

Arwade, S. R., Ariston*, L., And Lydigsen*, T. “Structural Behavior Of The Bollman Truss Bridge At Savage, Maryland.” Association For Preservation Technology Bulletin.37(1):27-36 (2006)

Ferrante*, F., Arwade, S. R., And Graham-Brady, L. “A Non-Stationary Translation Field Model For Composite Microstructure.” Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics 20(3):215-228 (2005).

Arwade, S. R. “Translation Vectors With Non-Identically Distributed Components.” Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics 20(2):158-167 (2005).

Arwade, S. R., And Grigoriu, M “Characterization And Modelling Of Random Polycrystalline Microstructrues With Application To Intergranular Fracture.”  ASCE Journal Of Engineering Mechanics 130(9):997-1006 (2004)

Arwade, S. R. And Grigoriu, M. “The Odf Of Kinematically Determined Planar Polycrystals Subject To Random Deformation.”  Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics. 18(4):289-299 (2003)

Grigoriu, M, Ditlevsen, O. And Arwade, S. R.  “A Monte Carlo Simulation Model For Stationary Non-Gaussian Processes.” Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics. 18(1): 87-95 (2003).

Recent Conference Proceedings

Ferrante, F.J., Brady, L.L.G., Acton*, K., Arwade, S.R. “An overview of micromechanics-based techniques for the analysis of microstructural randomness in functionally graded materials” In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Multiscale and Functionally Graded Materials. Paulino, G.H., et al. eds., AIP Proceedings Series, Pp. 190-195, Oahu, HI, October, 2008.

Arwade, S. R. “The Sobol’ Decomposition As A Tool For Dimension Reduction As Applied To Micromechanics Problems.” In Proceedings Of The 18th Engineering Mechanics Conference, Asce, Blacksburg, Va, June 2007.

Louhghalam*, A. & Arwade, S. R. “Prediction Of Damage Initiation In Random Composite Materials Using Classification.” In Proceedings Of The 18th Engineering Mechanics Conference, Asce, Blacksburg, Va, June 2007.

Arwade, S. R., Igusa, T., Louhghalam*, A., And Tan*, L. “Reduced Order Representation, Analysis, And Design Of Random Material Microstructures.” In Proceedings Of The 20006 Nsf-Dmi Grantees Conference, St. Louis, July 2006.

Arwade, S. R. “Reduced Order Descriptors For Random Composite Microstructures.” In Csm ’06, The Proceedings Of The 2006 Computational Stochastic Mechanics Conference, Rhodes, Greece, June 2006.

Arwade, S. R. And Popat*, M. “Statistics Of Intergranular Cracks In Polycrystals.” In Icossar ’05, The Proceedings Of The 9th International Conference On Structural Safety And Reliability, Rome, Italy, June 2005.

Ferrante*, F. Arwade, S. R. And Graham-Brady, L. L. “Non-Gaussian, Non-Stationary Simulation With Spatially Varying Marginal Probability Distribution.” In Icossar ’05, The Proceedings Of The 9th International Conference On Structural Safety And Reliability, Rome, Italy, June 2005.

Arwade, S. R., Popat*, M., And Igusa, T. “Microstructural Design Using Bayesian Classifiers: Preliminary Results On The Problem Of Intergranular Fracture.” In Proceedings Of The Nsf-Dmi Grantees Conference. Scottsdale, Az, January 3-6 2005.

Arwade, S. R., And Schafer, B. W.  “’Perspectives On The Evolution Of Structures’: Teaching Civil Engineering History At Johns Hopkins” In  Proceedings Of The ASCE History And Heritage Committee At The Asce National Conference And Exposition Pp. 332-342 . Baltimore, Md, October 20-23, 2004.

Ariston*, L., Lydigsen*, T, And Arwade, S. R. “Structural Behavior Of The Bollman Truss Bridge At Savage, Maryland.” In  Proceedings Of The ASCE History And Heritage Committee At The Asce National Conference And Exposition. Pp. 312-331. Baltimore, Md, October 20-23, 2004.

Arwade, S. R. “Turning ‘Structures And The Urban Environment’ Into ‘Perspectives On The Evolution Of Structures.” In Proceedings Of Teaching And Scholarship In The Grand Tradition Of Modern Engineering. A Symposium Held At Princeton University, August 9-23. Published By The Department Of Civil And Environmental Engineering, Princeton University, 2004.

Arwade, S. R. “Translation Vectors With Non-Identically Distributed Components.” In Proceedings Of The 9th ASCE Conference On Probabilistic Methods. Albuquerque, Nm, July 26-28, 2004.

Schafer, B. W. And Arwade, S. R. “Mechanical Properties Of Random Networks.” In Proceedings Of The 17th ASCE Conference On Engineering Mechanics. Newark, De, June 13-16, 2004.

Arwade, S. R., And Grigoriu, M. “A Model For Non-Stationary And Anisotropic Polycrystalline Microstructures.” In Proceedings Of The 9th International Conference On Applications Of Statistics And Probability In Civil Engineering. Millpress. San Francisco, Ca July 2003.

Liu*, H., Arwade, S. R. And Igusa, T. “Random Composites Classification And Damage Estimation Using A Classifier Model.” In Proceedings Of The Nsf-Dmi Grantees Conference, October, 2003.

Liu*, H., Arwade, S. R. And Igusa, T. “Random Composites Classification And Damage Estimation Using A Classifier Model.” In Proceedings Of The 16th Asce Engineering Mechanics Conference. Seattle, July 2003.

Recent Research Contracts Funded

Modeling the design limit states of structural composite lumber. ($300,000, co-PI with P.L. Clouston) National Science Foundation, 2009-2011. Preliminary experiments on the structural application of metal foams. ($30,000, PI) University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Faculty Research Grant, 2008-2009.

Adaptive use of historic truss bridges for civil engineering instruction. ($149,779, PI with A.J. Lutenegger) National Science Foundation, 2008-2010.

A framework for microstructural design using Bayesian classifiers. ($287,000 PI, with T. Igusa Co-PI) National Science Foundation. Completed, 2004-2007.

An engineer’s guide to Baltimore. ($6,000, co-PI with R. Sangree, graduate student) Johns Hopkins Center for Educational Resources, 2004-2005.

Network modelling of polycrystals. ($3,000, co-PI with undergraduate researcher) Johns Hopkins University Office of the Provost, Provost’s Undergraduate Research Awards, March, 2003.  Supported 2003-2004.

Interactive case studies: Evolution of structures. ($6,000, co-PI with R. Sangree, graduate student) Johns Hopkins Center for Educational Resources, 2003-2004.

Recent Awards and Honors

  • Lilly Teaching Fellow, University of Massachusetts, 2008-2009.

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