Civil
Engineering

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Dr. Stan Pietruszczak
 B.Eng., M.Sc. (Warsaw),
Ph.D. (Polish Academy of Science)

Office JHE 228
Extension 24007
Email address pietrusz@mcmaster.ca

 Professor, Civil Engineering
Graduate Student Advisor

Geotechnical Engineering

Research Interests

  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Structural Mechanics
  • Biomechanics

Specific Research Interests and Activities:

Geomechanics
Modelling of mechanical response of geomaterials (soils, rocks, etc.) to both monotonic and fluctuating loads. Description of inherent and induced anisotropy through incorporation of some tensorial functions reflecting the evolution of material microstructure. Modelling of the chemo-mechanical interaction in rocks / soils. Description of strain localization phenomenon, in dry and saturated soils, through a homogenization technique.

Structural Mechanics
Modelling of mechanical properties of masonry and reinforced concrete. Numerical analysis of concrete structures, including nuclear containment structures. Assessment of seismic stability of masonry structures. Modelling of the mechanical effects of alkali-aggregate reaction in hydraulic structures. Description of the response of saturated cemented aggregate mixtures, including localized deformation.

Biomechanics
Description of aging and functional adaptation of bone. Evaluation of risk of fracture of bones; modelling of bone-implant interaction.

Publications

  • North American Editor of Intern. Journ. 'Computers and Geotechnics', Elsevier Science Ltd. (1989-2010)

    • Books authored

  • Pietruszczak S., Fundamental of Plasticity in Geomechanics, Taylor & Francis Group, Leiden/London/New York, Sept. 2010, 206 pages.

    • Samples of Journal papers

  • Azami A., Pietruszczak S., Guo P., Bearing capacity of shallow foundations in transversely isotropic granular media, Intern. Journ. Num. Anal. Meth. Geomech. Vol. 34, No. 8, 2010, pp.771-793.
  • Pietruszczak S., Gdela K., Inelastic analysis of fracture propagation in distal radius, Journ. Applied Mechanics, Vol. 77, No.1., 2010, pp. 011009-1-10.
  • Shieh-Beygi B., Pietruszczak S., Numerical analysis of masonry structures: mesoscale approach, Computers and Structures, Vol. 86, 2008, pp.1958-1973.
  • Winnicki A., Pietruszczak S., On mechanical degradation of reinforced concrete affected by alkali-aggregate reaction, Journ. Eng. Mech., ASCE., Vol. 134, No. 8, 2008, pp. 611-628.
  • Pietruszczak S., Gdela K., Webber C and Inglis D., On the assessment of brittle- elastic cortical bone fracture in distal radius, Journ. Engineering Fracture Mech., Vol. 74, 2007, pp. 1917-1927.
  • Pietruszczak S., Lydzba D. and Shao J.F., Modelling of deformation response and chemo-mechanical coupling in chalk, Int. Journ. Num. Anal. Meth. Geomech. Vol. 30, 2006, No.10, pp. 997-1018.
    • Total of over 140 refereed papers.