Publications in VIVO

Co-author Network

Sture, Stein

Professor Emerita/Emeritus

Positions

Professor Emerita/Emeritus, Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering

Research Areas

Publications

selected publications

conference proceeding
- ONR MURI Project on Soil Blast Modeling and Simulation. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series. 341-353. 2014
- ON INTEGRATION STRATEGIES FOR PERZYNA-TYPE VISCOPLASTICITY, AND APPLICATION TO ZERO-THICKNESS INTERFACE ELEMENTS. 1331-1340. 2013
- Properties of sand under low effective stresses. 78-84. 2004
- Cyclic constitutive model based on fuzzy set concepts. 108-112. 2002
- Computed tomography investigation of microgravity-tested sand samples. AIP Conference Proceedings. 1091-1094. 2000
- Constitutive issues in soil liquefaction. 133-143. 1998
- Large deformation elastoplastic analysis of geomaterials: From experiments to numerical predictions. 2519-2522. 1997
- Flexible boundary for discrete element simulation of granular assemblies. 723-726. 1996
- Refined finite element analysis of geomaterials. 555-558. 1996
- ASSESSMENT OF EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS ON SOIL EMBANKMENTS. 221-226. 1994
- MODELING FRACTURING OF ROCK MASSES WITH THE DDA METHOD. 583-590. 1994
- USING AN AUGMENTED LAGRANGIAN METHOD AND BLOCK FRACTURING IN THE DDA METHOD. 837-842. 1994
- DESCRIPTIONS OF CONSTITUTIVE PARAMETERS, ELEMENT PERFORMANCE, AND INITIAL EFFECTIVE STRESS STATES IN VELACS PREDICTIONS. 1703-1715. 1993
- EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS OF MODEL-1. 25-44. 1993
- EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS OF MODEL-4B. 701-710. 1993
- EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS OF MODEL-7. 783-798. 1993
- NUMERICAL PREDICTION FOR MODEL-11. 959-975. 1993
- NUMERICAL PREDICTION FOR MODEL-12. 1041-1066. 1993
- NUMERICAL PREDICTION FOR MODEL-3. 541-560. 1993
- NUMERICAL PREDICTION FOR MODEL-6. 745-765. 1993
- VELACS - OVERVIEW OF NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS FOR MODEL NO-12. 1635-1644. 1993
journal article
- Transient response of a thermoelastic half-space to mechanical and thermal buried sources. Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (ZAMM). 354-376. 2015
- Cross-Property Relations between Mechanical and Transport Properties of Composite Materials. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 2014
- Thermoelastodynamics in Transversely Isotropic Media With Scalar Potential Functions. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 2014
- Thermoelastodynamics with Scalar Potential Functions. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 74-81. 2014
- Modeling of Moisture Diffusivity of Concrete at Low Temperatures. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 903-915. 2013
- Three-dimensional modeling of problems in poro-elasticity via a mixed least-squares method using linear tetrahedral elements. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 1656-1681. 2011
- Numerical modeling of cyclic mobility based on fuzzy-set concepts in plasticity theory. Computers and Geotechnics. 375-382. 2011
- Evaluation of the Stiffness and Volumetric Behaviors of Medium Dense Sand under Principal Stress Rotations. Journal of Testing and Evaluation. 319-323. 2010
- Engineering Properties of Lunar Soil Simulant JSC-1A. Journal of Aerospace Engineering. 70-83. 2010
- Three-dimensional ellipsoidal discrete element modeling of granular materials and its coupling with finite element facets. Engineering Computations: international journal for computer-aided engineering and software. 519-550. 2010
- Tensile Strength of Unsaturated Sand. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 1410-1419. 2009
- A tri-material elastodynamic solution for a transversely isotropic full-space. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 1121-1133. 2009
- Analysis of the influence of crushing on the behavior of granular materials under shear. Granular Matter. 87-97. 2009
- Finite element simulation of localization in granular materials by micropolar continuum approach. Computers and Geotechnics. 548-562. 2008
- Ejecta from impacts at 0.2-2.3 m/s in low gravity. Icarus. 908-917. 2008
- Capillary-induced tensile strength in unsaturated sands. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 726-737. 2008
- Evaluation of a physical length scale for granular materials. Computational Materials Science. 525-530. 2008
- Finite element analysis of localization and micro-macro structure relation in granular materials. Part I: Formulation. Acta Mechanica. 135-152. 2008
- Finite element analysis of localization and micro-macro structure relation in granular materials. Part II: Implementation and simulations. Acta Mechanica. 153-171. 2008
- A new mixed finite element method for poro-elasticity. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 579-606. 2008
- Experimental simulation of tensile behavior of lunar soil simulant JSC-1. Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing. 201-207. 2008
- Analytical and geometrical representation of localization in granular materials. Acta Mechanica. 159-173. 2007
- Lunar surface:: Dust dynamics and regolith mechanics. Reviews of Geophysics. 2007
- Damage theory based on composite mechanics. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 1195-1204. 2006
- Microplane modeling of sand behavior under non-proportional loading. Computers and Geotechnics. 177-187. 2006
- Shear band characterization of triaxial sand specimens using computed tomography. Geotechnical Testing Journal. 568-579. 2004
- Numerical assessment of the influence of end conditions on constitutive behavior of geomaterials. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 741-745. 2004
- Effect of moisture on attraction force in beach sand. Marine Georesources and Geotechnology. 33-47. 2004
- Strain localization in sand: Plane strain versus triaxial compression. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 483-494. 2003
- A mixed least squares method for solving problems in linear elasticity: theoretical study. Computational Mechanics. 332-339. 2002
- Advances in the mechanics of granular materials. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 970-970. 2001
- Finite deformation analysis of geomaterials. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 809-840. 2001
- Classical and recent formulations for linear elasticity. Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering. 41-74. 2001
- Geotechnical behavior of JSC-1 lunar soil simulant. Journal of Aerospace Engineering. 133-138. 2000
- Assessment of localized deformations in sand using X-ray computed tomography. Geotechnical Testing Journal. 274-299. 2000
- Shear band formation in plane strain experiments of sand. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 495-503. 2000
- Untitled. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 225-225. 2000
- A model for elastic-plastic pressure sensitive materials subjected to large deformations. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 4901-4918. 1999
- Special issue: Recent developments in modeling of linear and nonlinear water waves, and turbulent flows. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 727-727. 1999
- Sand shear band thickness measurements by digital imaging techniques. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering. 103-109. 1999
- Fracture and size effect characters of cemented sand. International Journal of Fracture. 405-433. 1999
- Object-oriented approach to hyperelasticity. Engineering with Computers: an international journal for simulation-based engineering. 2-11. 1999
- Localization in hyperelasto-plastic porous solids subjected to undrained conditions. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 4239-4255. 1998
- Mechanics of granular materials at low effective stresses. Journal of Aerospace Engineering. 67-72. 1998
- Effectiveness of vibrating bulldozer and plow blades on draft force reduction. Transactions of the ASABE. 283-290. 1998
- Tensor objects in finite element programming. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 113-126. 1998
- Implicit integrations in elastoplastic geotechnics. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 165-183. 1997
- A mixed least squares method for solving problems in linear elasticity: Formulation and initial results. Computational Mechanics. 317-326. 1997
- Embedded localization band in undrained soil based on regularized strong discontinuity - Theory and FE-analysis. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 3079-3101. 1996
- Effect of pore fluid compressibility on localization in elastic-plastic porous solids under undrained conditions. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 1501-1518. 1996
- DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF SHIELDED LUNAR OUTPOST. Journal of Aerospace Engineering. 417-434. 1994
- RESPONSE PREDICTION OF GRANULAR-MATERIALS AT LOW EFFECTIVE STRESSES. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 1252-1269. 1994
- PREDICTION OF PLASTIC LOCALIZATION USING MRS-LADE MODEL. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 639-661. 1993
- FRACTURE AND SLIP OF INTERFACES IN CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITES .1. CHARACTERISTICS. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 292-314. 1993
- FRACTURE AND SLIP OF INTERFACES IN CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITES .2. IMPLEMENTATION. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 315-327. 1993
- IMPLICIT INTEGRATION IN SOIL PLASTICITY UNDER MIXED CONTROL FOR DRAINED AND UNDRAINED RESPONSE. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 737-756. 1992
- CONSTITUTIVE BEHAVIOR OF STRESS-INDUCED ANISOTROPIC COHESIVE SOIL. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 1348-1359. 1992
- EVALUATION OF PLASTIC BIFURCATION FOR PLANE-STRAIN VERSUS AXISYMMETRY. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 512-524. 1992
- PROBABILISTIC FEM FOR NONLINEAR CONCRETE STRUCTURES .1. THEORY. Journal of Structural Engineering. 2674-2689. 1991
- PROBABILISTIC FEM FOR NONLINEAR CONCRETE STRUCTURES .2. APPLICATIONS. Journal of Structural Engineering. 2690-2707. 1991
- INTEGRATION OF CONSTITUTIVE-EQUATIONS IN SOIL PLASTICITY. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 1771-1790. 1991
- FINITE-ELEMENT WITH INNER SOFTENING BAND. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 575-587. 1991
- RESPONSE OF MASONRY BED JOINTS IN DIRECT SHEAR. Journal of Structural Engineering. 2276-2296. 1989
- CHARACTERISTICS AND COMPUTATIONAL-PROCEDURE IN SOFTENING PLASTICITY. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 1628-1646. 1989
- NONASSOCIATED FLOW AND STABILITY OF GRANULAR MATERIAL - DISCUSSION. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 1845-1846. 1989
- STABILITY OF FRICTIONAL MATERIALS. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 1828-1833. 1989
- ANALYSIS AND CALIBRATION OF A 3-INVARIANT PLASTICITY MODEL FOR GRANULAR-MATERIALS. Ingenieur-Archiv. 253-266. 1989
- CONCRETE OVER THE TOP, OR IS THERE LIFE AFTER PEAK. ACI Materials Journal. 491-497. 1989
- BENCHMARKS FOR GEOTECHNICAL MODELING. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 2559-2568. 1988
- INTEGRATION IN COMPUTATIONAL PLASTICITY. Computers and Structures. 119-130. 1988
- PROCEDURE, SELECTION AND APPLICATION OF PLASTICITY MODELS FOR A SOIL. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 295-311. 1981
- STRAIN-SOFTENING OF BRITTLE GEOLOGIC MATERIALS. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 237-253. 1978

Background

education and training

Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder 1976
M.S., University of Colorado Boulder 1973
B.S., University of Colorado Boulder 1971
B.S., Schous Institute of Tech (Norway) 1970

awards and honors

Global Citizen Award, conferred by International Education, 2013
Engineering Mechanics Division/EMI Fellow, conferred by American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013
Distinguished Members, conferred by American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010
Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award, conferred by College of Engineering and Applied Science, 2004
USACM Fellows Award, conferred by United States Association for Computational Mechanics, 2001
Richard R. Torrens Award, conferred by American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000
Clarence L. Eckel Faculty Prize for Excellence, conferred by Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, 1995
Engr Faculty Research Award, conferred by College of Engineering and Applied Science, 1992
Service Award, conferred by Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, 1992
Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize, conferred by American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990
Distinguished Achievement Award, conferred by Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, 1987
Research Development Award, conferred by Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, 1985