- Professor, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
My research focuses on the general areas of structural dynamics, vibration, testing, adaptive structures and smart materials.
Structural Dynamics
Our work focuses on several aspects of structural dynamics such as modeling, vibration suppression, vibro-acoustics, nonlinear systems, testing (environmental) and validation. Our work strongly focuses on bridging the theoretical and experimental field in order to provide well-validated and trustworthy systems. Our testing labs feature several distinct capabilities such as non-contact measurements, SIMO and MIMO capabilities, large shakers, non-contact excitation, and ground isolation platforms.
Adaptive Structures
By adaptive structures we refer to structures that have the ability to adapt, evolve or change their properties or behavior in response to the environment around them. Much of this work is accomplished with domain-coupled material such as piezoceramics and shape memory alloys and use much of the techniques we use in structural dynamics to achieve, for example, high precision control and structure integration in a native way.
Smart Infrastructure
As founder and co-Director of the Virginia Tech Smart Infrastructure Laboratory, I have led a team focused on research in topics that utilize sensor information to improve the design, monitoring and daily operation of civil and mechanical infrastructure as well as to investigate how humans interact with the built environment. This work features the fully instrumented Goodwin Hall with over 240 accelerometers through the building.
- Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech - (Blacksburg, Virginia, United States) 2009
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech - (Blacksburg, Virginia, United States) 2004
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez - (Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, United States) 2002
Academic Articles47
- Krishnan, M., Malladi, V., & Tarazaga, P. A. (2022). Leveraging a data-driven approach to simulate and experimentally validate a MIMO multiphysics vibroacoustic system. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 166, 108414-108414.
- Malladi, V., Albakri, M. I., Krishnan, M., Gugercin, S., & Tarazaga, P. A. (2022). Estimating experimental dispersion curves from steady-state frequency response measurements. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 164, 108218-108218.
- Anakok, I., Davaria, S., Tarazaga, P. A., & Malladi, V. (2022). A study on steady-state traveling waves in one-dimensional non-dispersive finite media. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 528, 116907-116907.
- Alajlouni, S., Baker, J., & Tarazaga, P. (2022). Maximum likelihood estimation for passive energy-based footstep localization. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 163, 108158-108158.
- Sandborn, M., Olea, C., White, J., Williams, C., Tarazaga, P. A., Sturm, L., Albakri, M., & Tenney, C. (2021). Towards secure cyber-physical information association for parts. Journal of Manufacturing Systems. 59, 27-41.
Books1
Conference Papers97
- Davaria, S., & Tarazaga, P. A. (2022). Toward Developing Arrays of Active Artificial Hair Cells. Special Topics in Structural Dynamics & Experimental Techniques, Volume 5. 75-80.
- Moreno, K. J., Sriram Malladi, V., & Tarazaga, P. A. (2021). A Data-Driven Approach to the Impedance Matched Multi-Axis Test Method. Special Topics in Structural Dynamics & Experimental Techniques, Volume 5. 335-339.
- Kessler, E., Malladi, V., Sarlo, R., Martin, L. A., & Tarazaga, P. A. (2021). Comparison of Modal Parameters of a Concrete Slab Floor from EMA and OMA. Dynamics of Civil Structures, Volume 2. 237-240.
- Alajlouni, S., Ambarkutuk, M., & Tarazaga, P. (2021). Towards the Detection and Localization of Multiple Occupant Footsteps from Vibroacoustic Measurements. Dynamics of Civil Structures, Volume 2. 193-200.
- Krishnan, M., Gugercin, S., & Tarazaga, P. (2021). Wavelet-based dynamic mode decomposition. Proc. Appl. Math. Mech., PAMM. 20(S1), e202000355.
Repository Documents / Preprints4
- Krishnan, M., Gugercin, S., & Tarazaga, P. A. (2021). A wavelet-based dynamic mode decomposition for modeling mechanical systems from partial observations.
- Malladi, V., Albakri, M. I., Krishnan, M., Gugercin, S., & Tarazaga, P. A. (2020). Estimating Experimental Dispersion Curves from Steady-State Frequency Response Measurements.
- Paruchuri, S. T., Malladi, V., Tarazaga, P. A., & Kurdila, A. J. (2020). Expanding the Teaching of Single Frequency Vibration Absorption to Broadband Attenuation using Subordinate Oscillator Arrays via Fettuccine Pasta.
- Albakri, M. I., Malladi, V., Gugercin, S., & Tarazaga, P. A. (2019). Estimating Dispersion Curves from Frequency Response Functions via Vector-Fitting.
Reports5
- Inman, D. J., Salhian, A., & Tarazaga, P. (2013). Structural Dynamics of Cable Harnessed Spacecraft Structures.
- Kolansky, J., & Tarazaga, P. A. (2012). Final Report for Shape Memory Alloy Characterization and Actuator Design.
- Inman, D. J., Johnson, M. E., Tarazaga, P. A., Wilson, S., Irvine, A., Johnson, M., & Gelhausen, P. (2008). Reduced-Order High-Fidelity Models for Signature Propagation.
- Engineering professor shares experience of living on campus with family of 6 Virginia Tech Media July 11, 2019
Principal Investigator3
- MEEN489 Sptp:engr Vibrations Instructor
- MEEN685 Directed Studies Instructor
- MEEN691 Research Instructor