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Department/Program(s):
    Position: Faculty
    Title: Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
    Area(s):
    • Mechanics, Materials & Structures
    Research Area(s):
    Computational solid mechanics; wave propagation and transient effects in porous media; nonlinear constitutive theories; dynamic instabilities and localization of deformations in solids; thermoelasticity; electro-magneto-solid interaction effects; finite element methods; geotechnical engineering; earthquake engineering; centrifuge soil testing; topology optimization; delayed fracture in MEMS; cracks propagation in microstructures

    Office: E232 Engineering Quad E-Wing
    Phone: 609-258-5424
    Jean-Herve Prevost


    Education

    Ph.D., Stanford University, 1974
    M.S., Stanford University, 1972
    B.S., ETP, Paris, France, 1971

    Research Interests

    Jean H. Prevost has over 30 years of experience in the areas of computational solid mechanics, wave propagation and transient effects in porous media, nonlinear constitutive theories, dynamic instabilities and localization of deformations in solids, thermo-elasticity, electro-magneto-solid interaction effects and finite element methods.  He is currently doing research on topology optimization, delayed fracture in MEMS, cracks propagation in microstructures, and reservoir models for CO2 sequestration in deep saline aquifers.

    Updated: May 12, 2009


    Recent Publications


    1. Optimizing Multifunctional Materials: Design of Microstructures for Maximized Stiffness and Fluid Permeabilitity, J.K. Guest and J.H. Prevost, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 43 (22-23), 2006, 7028-7047.
    2. Effect of Reservoir Geometry on the Seismic Response of Gravity Dams, M.A. Millan, Y.L. Young, and J.H. Prevost, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 36 (11), 2007, 1441-1459.
    3. Bending of Fluid-Saturated Linear Poroelastic Beams with Compressible Constituents, Z.H. Wang, J.H. Prevost and O. Coussy, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 33, 2009, 425-447.
    4. Discrete Modeling of Crack Bridging by Discontinuous Platelets with a Controlled Interface, S. Sanborn and J.H. Prevost, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 45 (18-19), 2008, 5059-5073.
    5. Seismic Response of Intake Towers Including Dam-Tower Interaction, M.A. Millan, Y.L. Young and J.H. Prevost, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, doi 10.1002/eqe.851, available online Sept. 1, 2008.