Allen, David
individual record
Senior Lecturer
Positions:
- TTI Senior Research Engineer, Center for Railway Research, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI)
- Director, Center for Railway Research, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI)
- Adjunct Professor, Civil Engineering, College of Engineering
- Senior Lecturer, Ocean Engineering, College of Engineering
overview
Dr. Allen's research is focused on the mechanics of inelastic solids, with emphasis on viscoelasticity, plasticity, viscoplasticity, computational mechanics, damage and fracture mechanics, and coupled thermal/structural field problems.
education and training
- Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 1980
- M.Eng. in Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 1977
- B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 1972
selected publications
Academic Articles93
- Cammarata, J. E., Hariharan, N., Allen, D. H., & Little, D. N. (2020). A study of moisture-induced cracking during a short-term rain event in a pre-cracked asphalt concrete pavement with an expansive base layer. International Journal of Pavement Engineering. 21(10), 1180-1190.
- Allen, D. H., Little, D. N., Soares, R. F., & Berthelot, C. (2017). Multi-scale computational model for design of flexible pavement part I: expanding multi-scaling. International Journal of Pavement Engineering. 18(4), 309-320.
- Allen, D. H., Little, D. N., Soares, R. F., & Berthelot, C. (2017). Multi-scale computational model for design of flexible pavement part II: contracting multi-scaling. International Journal of Pavement Engineering. 18(4), 321-334.
- Allen, D. H., Little, D. N., Soares, R. F., & Berthelot, C. (2017). Multi-scale computational model for design of flexible pavement part III: two-way coupled multi-scaling. International Journal of Pavement Engineering. 18(4), 335-348.
- Garcia Cucalon, L., Rahmani, E., Little, D. N., & Allen, D. H. (2016). A multiscale model for predicting the viscoelastic properties of asphalt concrete. Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials. 20(3), 325-342.
Books6
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- Kwon, Y. W., Allen, D. H., & Talreja, R. (2008). Multiscale Modeling and Simulation of Composite Materials and Structures. Springer US.
Chapters2
- Teixeira, J., Kim, Y., Souza, F. V., Allen, D. H., & Little, D. N. (2014). Multiscale Model for Asphalt Mixtures Subjected to Cracking and Viscoelastic Deformation. Transp Res Rec. 136-145. SAGE Publications.
- Allen, D. H., & Soares, R. F. (2008). Multiscale Modeling of the Evolution of Damage in Heterogeneous Viscoelastic Solids. Multiscale Modeling and Simulation of Composite Materials and Structures. 495-527. Springer US.
Conference Papers53
- Lutif, J., Kim, Y., Souza, F. V., & Allen, D. H. (2014). Multiscale modeling of asphaltic media considering heterogeneity, viscoelasticity, and nonlinear fracture damage. Asphalt Pavements - Proceedings of the International Conference on Asphalt Pavements, ISAP 2014. 1, 943-952.
- Thionnet, A., Bunsell, A. R., Camara, S., & Allen, D. H. (2009). A simplified Fe2 model of fibre failure and its consequences applied to the design of composite pressure vessels. ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials.
- Teixeira, V. F., Souza, F. V., & Allen, D. H. (2009). Multiscale modeling of glass fiber reinforced viscoelastic polymers subjected to impact loads. 24th Annual Technical Conference of the American Society for Composites 2009 and 1st Joint Canadian-American Technical Conference on Composites. 4, 2835-2848.
- Soares, R. F., Kim, Y. R., & Allen, D. H. (2009). FEM multiscale analysis of asphaltic pavements including damage. Poromechanics IV - 4th Biot Conference on Poromechanics. 517-522.
- Kim, Y. R., Felipe, .., De Freitas, A. C., & Allen, D. H. (2008). A micromechanics-based computational model and testing protocols to characterize damage-dependent mechanical responses of asphalt mixtures in flexible pavements. Pavement Cracking: Mechanisms, Modeling, Detection, Testing and Case Histories. 295-304.
patents
Patents1
- Spadaro, M., Moreira, R., Keeton, J., & Allen, D. (1999). Method and system for estimating the tenderness of a meat product.
awards and honors
recent teaching activities
- OCEN213 Prin Of Materials Engr Instructor
- OCEN214 Mechanics Of Deformable Instructor
- OCEN214 Mechanics Of Deformable-gv Instructor
- OCEN221 Eng Mech: Statics Instructor
- OCEN221 Eng Mech: Statics-gv Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations
- Toerner, Hannah Elizabeth (2020-05). Experimental Analysis of the Fatigue Behavior of Recycled Highdensity Polyethylene Glass Fiber Composites. (Master's Thesis)
- Toerner, Hannah Elizabeth (2020-04). Experimental Analysis of the Fatigue Behavior of Recycled Highdensity Polyethylene Glass Fiber Composites. (Master's Thesis)
- Rodrigues, Parker Travis (2020-02). Modeling and Optimization of Polymer Composite-Steel Construction Mats and Their Potential Application to Ocean Engineering Structures. (Master's Thesis)
- Rodrigues, Parker Travis (2020-05). Modeling and Optimization of Polymer Composite-Steel Construction Mats and Their Potential Application to Ocean Engineering Structures. (Master's Thesis)
- Searcy, Chad Randall (2004-08). A multiscale model for predicting damage evolution in heterogeneous viscoelastic media. (Doctoral Dissertation)
Email
dhallen@tamu.edu
First Name
David
Last Name
Allen
mailing address
Ocean Engineering Department; 205 HEB;
College Station, TX 77843-3135
USA