Andrew Makeev

Senior Research Scientist

School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA 30332-0150

Phone: (404) 894-8166

E-mail: andrew.makeev@aerospace.gatech.edu

 

 

 

Education

 

Ph. D., Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (December 1997).

 

M. S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Cincinnati (September 1993).

 

Engineer Researcher, Moscow State Technical University named after Bauman (June 1991).

 

Areas of Expertise

 

Computational solid mechanics, fatigue and fracture of metals and composites, nondeterministic modeling approaches, and reliability analysis

 

Experience

 

Senior Research Scientist, School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (May 2004 - Present).  Principal Investigator in research projects involving damage tolerance analysis of rotorcraft composites, reliability analysis, and nondeterministic prognostic modeling.  Advising graduate students on M. S. and Ph. D. theses, and special topics projects in aerospace engineering. 

 

Principal Engineer, Enabling Technologies, Delta Air Lines (March 2001-May 2004).  Leading the development of structural risk assessment methodologies and the development of data analysis tools for aircraft structural health monitoring.  Also, leading R&D and operational support projects that involve finite element modeling and reliability analysis for aircraft applications. 

 

Research Engineer, School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, (January 2001-March 2001).

 

Post Doctoral Fellow, School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia (December 1997-December 2000).

 

Awards and Special Recognitions

 

Sigma Xi Ph.D. Thesis Research Award, Georgia Tech (1998).

 

Outstanding Ph. D. Student, Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Tech (1997).

 

Best Presentation in Session, AIAA Atlanta Section Aerospace Technology Symposium (1997).

 

Jefferson Goblet Student Paper Award, the AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 37th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference (1996).

 

International Engineering Fellowship, University of Cincinnati (1993).

 

International Engineering Fellowship, University of Cincinnati (1992).

 

Publications

 

Refereed Journal Articles

 

Makeev A. V. and Semenenko A. N., “Analysis of Fiber Composite Pressure Vessels with Non Polar Holes” (in Russian), Izvestia Vuzov, Ser. Mashinostroenie, No. 4-6, 1994.

 

Armanios, E. A., Makeev, A., and Hooke, D. A., “Finite Displacement Analysis of Laminated Composite Strips with Extension-Twist Coupling,” Journal of Aerospace Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 9, No. 3, July 1996, pp. 80-91.

 

Makeev, A. and Armanios, E. A., “A Finite Displacement Model for Laminated Composite Strips with Extension-Twist Coupling in the Presence of Delamination,” ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 65, September 1998, pp. 685-693.

 

Makeev, A., Armanios, E. A., and Hooke, D. A., “The Influence of Curing Stresses on the Extension-Twist Coupling in Pretwisted Composite Laminates,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 36, No. 9, September 1998, pp. 1714-1720.

 

Makeev, A. and  Armanios, E. A., “On a Higher Order Analysis of Laminated Strips with Extension-Twist Coupling,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 36, No. 7, November 1998, pp.1081-1098.

 

Makeev, A. and Armanios, E. A., “A Simple Elasticity Solution for Predicting Interlaminar Stresses in Laminated Composites,” Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 44, No. 2, April 1999, pp. 94-100.

 

Makeev, A. and Armanios, E. A., “Elasticity Solution for Torsional Rigidity of Pretwisted Laminated Composite Strips,” Journal of Engineering Mechanics, October 1999, Vol. 125, No. 10, pp. 1147-1153.

 

Makeev, A. and Armanios, E. A., “An Iterative Method for Solving Elasticity Problems for Composite Laminates,” ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 67, No. 1, March 2000, pp. 96-104.

 

Published Proceedings

 

Makeev, A., “Geometrically Nonlinear Analysis of Pretwisted Laminated Composite Beams with Extension-Twist Coupling,” Proceedings of the 37^th Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 15-17, 1996, pp. 1440-1447.

 

Makeev, A., “A Finite Displacement Model for Laminated Composite Strips with Extension-Twist Coupling in the Presence of Delamination,” Proceedings of the 38^th Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Kissimmee, Florida, April 7-10, 1997, pp. 2858-2867.

 

Makeev, A., Armanios, E. A., and Hooke, D. A., “The Influence of Curing Stresses on the Extension-Twist Coupling in Pretwisted Composite Laminates,” Proceedings of the 39^th Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Long Beach, CA April 20-23, 1998, pp. 972-982.

 

Makeev, A. and Armanios, E. A., “A Simple Elasticity Solution for Predicting Interlaminar Stresses in Composite Flexbeams,” Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 54^th Annual Forum, Washington, DC, May 20-22, 1998, pp. 977-985.

 

Makeev, A. and Armanios, E. A., “Influence of Damage on the Elastic Behavior of Composite Flexbeams,” Proceedings of American Helicopter Society 55^th Annual Forum, Montreal, Canada, May 25-27, 1999.

 

Makeev, A. and Armanios, E. A., “Simple Modeling of Tapered Laminates for Rotorcraft Applications,” Proceedings of American Helicopter Society 56^th Annual Forum, Virginia Beach, VA, May 3-5, 2000.

 

Makeev, A. and Armanios, E. A., “Simple Boundary Element Analysis of Laminated Composite Structures,” Proceedings of the 42^nd Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Seattle, Washington, April 16-19, 2001.

 

Makeev, A. and Carter A., “Bending Stress Concentration at Stiffness Discontinuities in Typical Commercial Fuselage Skins,” Proceedings of the 6^th Joint DOD/FAA/NASA Conference on Aging Aircraft, San Francisco, CA, September 16-19, 2002.

 

He, Y., Makeev, A., and Armanios, E. A., “3D Boundary Element Modeling of Laminated Composite Structures,” Proceedings of American Helicopter Society 59^th Annual Forum, Phoenix, Arizona, May 6-8, 2003.

 

Makeev, A., Carter, A., and Steadman, D., “Statistical Tools for the Analysis of Aircraft Widespread Fatigue Damage Based on Field Inspection Data,” Proceedings of the 7^th Joint DOD/FAA/NASA Conference on Aging Aircraft, New Orleans, LA, September 8-11, 2003.

 

Steadman, D., Carter, A., and Makeev, A., “Initial Findings in the Destructive Inspection and Evaluation of Retired Aircraft Fuselage Structure,” Proceedings of the 7^th Joint DOD/FAA/NASA Conference on Aging Aircraft, New Orleans, LA, September 8-11, 2003.

 

Makeev, A., Nikishkov, Y., Cross, R., and Armanios, E., “Empirical Modeling Based on Neural Networks and Bayesian Learning,” Proceedings of the 45^th  AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics & Materials Conference,  
12^th  AIAA/ASME/AHS Adaptive Structures Conference, 6^th  AIAA Non-Deterministic Approaches Forum, and 5^th  AIAA Gossamer Spacecraft Forum, Palm Springs, CA, April 19-22, 2004.