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Dr. Uday K Vaidya  Professor Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Experience
Teaching
Statics, Dynamics, Strength of Materials, Mechanical Design, Computer-Aided Design & Analysis
Composite Materials, Engineered Plastics/Polymers, Advanced Composite Mechanics
Materials Processing, Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Process Modeling, Numerical Methods
Experimental Stress Analysis, Nondestructive Evaluation
Advanced Solid Modeling with Pro/Engineer
Design for Manufacturing and Assembly
Materials Science, Manufacturing Processes
Freshmen Design Engineering
Research Interests
Processing/Manufacturing, Performance Evaluation and Modeling of Advanced Materials
Thermoplastic Composite Materials, Long Fiber Thermoplastics (LFT)- Design, Analysis and Process Modeling
Low Cost/Affordable Manufacturing Methods such as Resin Transfer Molding, Vacuum Assisted Resin Infusion Molding
Low Velocity, Ballistic and High Strain Rate Impact
Multi-Functional and Nanostructured Materials
Carbon-Carbon and Ceramic Composites
Damage Tolerant Designs for Thick-Section, Laminated, Integrated and Sandwich Composites
Ultrasonic, Vibration, Acoustic Emission NDE
Intelligent materials and Sensors for Process & Service Monitoring
Current Research
Dr. Vaidya heads the Engineered Plastics and Composites Laboratory.
The research is focused on new and innovative thermoplastic composite materials and fabrication technologies for low-cost, lightweight, high-performance applications for mass transit, military, and civil infrastructure applications.
Low cost thermoset processing (VARTM, SMC/BMC), process modeling, damage tolerance of sandwich composites, multifunctional composites, nanostructured carbon/carbon composites & adhesively bonded joints are other areas of ongoing research.
Other Projects
Design, Analysis and Dynamic Response of Composite Joints (US Army)
Long Fiber Thermoplastics for Transportation Applications (Federal Transit Authority)
Lightweight Composites for Civil Infrastructure Applications (ALDOT)
Affordable Sandwich Composites for Rail & Ground Transportation (NSF)
Survivability of Affordable Composite Structures (US Air Force)
Thermoplastic composites for army applications (US Army Research Laboratory)
Student Researchers (Heart & Soul of all activity)
Contact:
UAB School of Engineering
BEC 358D
Phone: (205) 934-9199
Fax: (205) 934-8485
E-mail: Dr. Uday Vaidya
Related Links Composite Manufacturing and Engineering Plastics LaboratoryThe composite materials laboratory is pursuing research in innovative materials development and manufacturing of advanced materials for different applications in the military, transportation, civil, automotive and aerospace fields. These activities are supported by a number of projects and collaborations with the National composites Center in Dayton (Ohio), the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), the Federal Transit Authority (FTA), and private business partners in the composites area.
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