Décès du professeur Jan D. Achenbach (1935-2020)

Expert en mécanique appliquée et en contrôle non-destructif

1935 : naissance le 20 août à Leeuwarden (Pays-Bas)

1959 : BSc université de Delft

1962 : PhD à l'université de Stanford "Wave Propagation in a Three-Parameter Viscoelastic Medium" sous la direction du professeur Chi-Chang Chao

1961 : mariage avec Marcia Fee (1940-2019)

1964 : professeur à  Northwestern University

2019 : décès de Marcia le 25 juillet

2020 : décès le 22 août 

Ouvrages

• 2003 : Reciprocity in elastodynamics
• 1993 : The Evaluation of Materials and Structures by Quantitative Ultrasonics (ed.)
• 1982 : Ray methods for waves in elastic solids (avec Arthur K. Gautesen, Harry McMaken)
• 1975 : A theory of elasticity with microstructure for directionally reinforced composites
• 1973 : Wave propagation in elastic solids.

Publications (voir cette liste)

• 2019 :
• 2017 : Ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation of alkali–silica reaction damage in concrete prism samples (avec Taeho Ju. Laurence J. Jacobs. Maria Guimaraes. Jianmin Qu)
• 2006 : Reciprocity and Related Topics in Elastodynamics
• 2004 : A model for the ultrasonic detection of surface-breaking cracks by the Scanning Laser Source technique (avec Irene Arias)
• 1980 : Elastic wave diffraction by elliptical cracks: Theory and experiment (avec Laszlo Adler)
• 1978 : Elastodynamic fields near running cracks by finite elements (avec Zdenek P. Bazant, John L.Glazik Jr)
• 1962 : A three-parameter viscoelastic model particularly suited for dynamic problems (avec Chi-Chang Chao)

Distinctions

• 2012 : ASME Medal by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  
• 2010 : Theodore von Karman Medal by the American Society of Civil Engineers
  
• 2005 : National Medal of Science
  
• 2003 : National Medal of Technology
  
• 2001 : William Prager Medal by the Society of Engineering Science
  
• 1997 : Outstanding Service Award by the American Academy of Mechanics
  
• 1996 : McDonnell-Douglas Aerospace Model of Excellence Award by McDonnell-Douglas Aerospace
  
• 1992 : Timoshenko Medal (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
  
• 1975 : Curtis W. McGraw Research Award (American Society of Engineering Education)
  
• Member of the National Academy of Sciences
• Member of the National Academy of Engineering
• Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• Honorary Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• 1994 : Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
  
• Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
• 1999 : Corresponding Member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
  
• Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America
• Fellow of the American Academy of Mechanics

Hommages

• 2002 : numéro spécial de International Journal of Solids and Structures
• Northwestern University

He is remembered for his extraordinary contributions to the field of applied mechanics, and the enduring relationships he built with students and colleagues at Northwestern Engineering.

• IUTAM

Among his most important achievements is the development of methods of quantitative nondestructive evaluation of materials.

Nos pensées vont à sa famille