Elasticity: Theory, Applications, and Numerics

About Martin H. Sadd

Martin H. Sadd is Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics at the University of Rhode Island. He received his Ph.D. in mechanics from the Illinois Institute of Technology and began his academic career at Mississippi State University. In 1979 he joined the faculty at Rhode Island and served as department chair from 1991 to 2000. Professor Sadds teaching background is in the area of solid mechanics with emphasis in elasticity continuum mechanics wave propagation and computational methods. He has taught elasticity at two academic institutions in several industries and at a government laboratory. Professor Sadds research has been in computational modeling of materials under static and dynamic loading conditions using finite boundary and discrete element methods. Much of his work has involved micromechanical modeling of geomaterials including granular soil rock and concretes. He has authored more than 75 publications and has given numerous presentations at national and international meetings.