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Dayakar Penumadu

Fred N. Peebles Professor in Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Dr. Penumadu is a professor and the IAMM Chair of Excellence at UT. He received his Ph.D. from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and his research interests include carbon fiber reinforced polymeric composites and sandwich structures, environmental degradation, and multi-scale mechanics; multi-axial stress-strain-time behavior of multi-phase and granular materials; and non-invasive characterization and residual stress using neutron and x-ray tomography and diffraction. He is currently a Principal Investigator for a NSF IUCRC on Hybrid Composite Material Joining.

Available Technologies

Coated Fiber Optic Chemical and Radiation Sensors
Researchers at the University of Tennessee in collaboration with the Y-12 Nuclear Security Complex have developed two patented technologies for the integrated s ... (read more)
Fiber Impregnated Composite Analysis by Thermal Digitial Image Correlation TDIC
Researchers at the University of Tennessee have developed a novel method of analysis for a variety of pre-impregnated composite parts and materials using Therma ... (read more)
SMART JOINT Integrated Monitoring of Adhesive Joints and Additive Materials
Researchers at the University of Tennessee have developed an innovative “Smart Joint” sensor that can provide real-time stress/strain values. The fiber optic se ... (read more)

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