William T. Springer
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Associate Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering
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Biography and Research Information
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William T. Springer's research has focused on structural analysis and materials science. His work includes the development of general beam elements for damage assessment in complex structures, investigating the effects of discontinuities on vibrating beams, and analyzing the frequency-response function for damage detection. Springer has also contributed to the field of high-energy physics instrumentation, with publications on silicon-tungsten calorimeters and scintillating tiles for the OPAL experiment. His research portfolio also encompasses the corrosion performance of aluminum automotive body panels and the development of steerable laser systems for atmospheric monitoring. Springer's academic contributions include work on teaching fundamental concepts in mechanics, such as Von Mises stress, utilizing principal and nonprincipal axes.
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- h-index: 4
- Publications: 16
- Citations: 147
Positions
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Associate Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering publications 1984–2025University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Institution web page
Selected Publications
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Teaching Deflections of Beams: Advantages of Method of Model Formulas versus Method of Integration (2025)
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Teaching Deflections of Beams: Comparison of Advantages of Method of Model Formulas versus Method of Superposition (2020)
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Teaching Von Mises Stress: From Principal Axes To Nonprincipal Axes (2020)
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ASME NDE Engineering Division: 25 Years of Excellence (2008)
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High-resolution self-diffractive adaptive element for remote displacement sensing (1997)
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A General Beam Element for Use in Damage Assessment of Complex Structures (1988)
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Damage assessment based on the structural frequency-response function (1988)
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EVALUATE THE APPLICATION OF MODAL TEST AND ANALYSIS PROCESSES TO STRUCTURAL FAULT DETECTION IN MSFC - STS PROJECT ELEMENTS (1988)NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) OpenAlex
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The effect of a symmetric discontinuity on adjacent material in a longitudinally vibrating uniform beam (1987)
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A SIMPLIFIED MODEL FOR THE DAMAGED SEGMENT OF A LONGITUDINALLY VIBRATING UNIFORM BEAM (1984)
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A MODEL OF A FRACTURED CANINE RADIUS BASED ON THE STRUCTURAL FREQUENCY RESPONSE FUNCTION (1984)
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- Damage assessment based on the structural frequency-response function
- The effect of a symmetric discontinuity on adjacent material in a longitudinally vibrating uniform beam
- A MODEL OF A FRACTURED CANINE RADIUS BASED ON THE STRUCTURAL FREQUENCY RESPONSE FUNCTION
- A SIMPLIFIED MODEL FOR THE DAMAGED SEGMENT OF A LONGITUDINALLY VIBRATING UNIFORM BEAM
- Damage assessment based on the structural frequency-response function
- The effect of a symmetric discontinuity on adjacent material in a longitudinally vibrating uniform beam
- A SIMPLIFIED MODEL FOR THE DAMAGED SEGMENT OF A LONGITUDINALLY VIBRATING UNIFORM BEAM
- Teaching Von Mises Stress: From Principal Axes To Nonprincipal Axes
- Teaching Deflections of Beams: Comparison of Advantages of Method of Model Formulas versus Method of Superposition
- Teaching Deflections of Beams: Advantages of Method of Model Formulas versus Method of Integration
- A General Beam Element for Use in Damage Assessment of Complex Structures
- ASME NDE Engineering Division: 25 Years of Excellence
- High-resolution self-diffractive adaptive element for remote displacement sensing
- Teaching Deflections of Beams: Advantages of Method of Model Formulas versus Method of Integration
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