James Casey

Professor, Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering Core Member, UCB/UCSF Graduate Group in Bioengineering 6125 Etcheverry mailcode: 1740 (510) 642-2863 fax: (510) 643-5599 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Membership effective July 2006

Research Interests

Theory and applications of solid mechanics to traditional materials and biomaterials.

Research Summary

Foundations of continuum mechanics. Theories of finite elements and plasticity. Volumetric growth and Volterra dislocations. Thermodelasticity and thermoplasticity. Biomechanics. Psuedo-rigid continum. Lagrangian dynamics

Selected Publications

J. Casey, Exploring Curvature, Vieweg & Sohn, Braunschweig, Wiesbaden, 1996.

J. Casey and A. Kaplan, Adhemar-Jean Clande Barre de Saint Venant: 23 August 1797-6 January 1886, Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, 2, 371-378, 1997.

J. Casey, On Elastic-Thermo-Plastic Materials at Finite Deformations, International Journal of Plasticity, 14, 173-191, 1998.

J. Casey and S. Krishnaswamy, On Characterization of Internally Constrained Thermoelastic Materials, Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, 3, 71-89, 1998.

J. Casey, "Making Measurements on Curved Surfaces," in Geometry at Work, MAA Volume, edited by C. A. Gorini, Mathematical Association of America and Cambridge University Press, 2000.

E. Baesu and J. Casey, "A Treatment of Internally Constrained Elastic-Plastic Materials," International Journal of Engineering Science, 38, 1677-1698, 2000.

J. Casey and P. Papadopoulos, "Material Transport of Sets and Fields," Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, 7, 647-676, 2002.

J. Casey, "On Loading Criteria in Plasticity," C. R. Mecanique, 330, 285-290, 2002.

A. Brown, J. Casey and D. J. Nikkel, "Experiments Conducted in the Context of the Strain-Space Formulation of Plasticity," International Journal of Plasticity, in press, 2003.

J. Casey, "On Volterra Dislocations of Finitely Deforming Continua," Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, in press, 2003.