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 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
 School of Engineering and Applied Science
 UCLA

Books, Chapters in Books and Editorships

Mal, A., "Seismic Waves and Sources", Springer-Verlag, 1981, in Zentralblatt fur Mathematik, 1982.

Mal, A. "Continuum Theory of Fibre-Reinforced Composites", Springer-Verlag, 1984, in AIAA Journal, Vol. 25, p. 768, Spencer, A.J.M.(editor), 1987.

Mal, A.K., and Ting, T.C.T., (editors), Wave Propagation in Structural Composites, ASME Publications, AMD-Vol. 90, 1988, pp. 1-140.

Bar-Cohen, Y., Mal, A.K., and ASM Committee, "Ultrasonic Inspection", (revised) in Metals Handbook, Ninth Edition, Vol. 17, ASM, pp. 231-277, 1989.

Bar-Cohen, Y., and Mal, A.K., "End Product NDE of Adhesive Bonded Composite Joints", in ASM International Materials Handbook, Vol. 3, Adhesive and Sealant, pp. 727-798, 1990.

Mal, A.K., and Rajapakse, Y.D.S., (editors), Impact Response and Elastodynamics of Composite Materials, ASME Publications, AMD-Vol. 116, 1990.

Mal, A.K., and Singh, S.J., Deformation of Elastic Solids, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 1991, pp. 1-341.

Bar-Cohen, Y., Johnson, D.R., Mal, A.K., and McClung, R., "Ultrasonic Testing Applications in Advanced Materials and Processes", in Nondestructive Testing Handbook, Vol. 7, Section 15, Ultrasonic Testing, B. Green, Jr. (editor), pp. 506-549, 1991.

Schwer, L., Reddy, J.N., and Mal, A.K., (editors), Enhancing Analysis Techniques for Composite Materials, ASME Publications, NDE-Vol. 10, 1992.

Johnson, G.C., Mal, A.K., and Datta, S.K. guest editors, Special Issue of Wave Motion in Honor and Memory of J. Miklowitz, Vol. 21, 1995.

Batra, R.C., Mal, A.K., and Mac Sithigh, G.P. editors, Impact, Waves and Fracture, Proceedings of Symposium in Honor of W. Goldsmith, ASME-AMD-Vol. 205, 1995.

Mal, A.K., (editor), Nondestructive Evaluation of Aging Aircraft, Airports and Aerospace Hardware, Proceedings of SPIE, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004.

Papers Published in Professional and Scholarly Journals

Mal, A.K. "Attenuation of Love Wave in the Low Period Range NearVolcanic Island Margin," Geophys. P.E. Appl., 51-I:47-58, 1962.

Mal, A.K. "Dispersion of Love Waves in a Spherical Earth with Corrugated Surface," Geophys. P.E. Appl., 53-III:25-44, 1962.

Mal, A.K. "On the Field of an Electric Dipole in a Layered Medium," Zeit., F. Geophysik, 28-5:209-218, 1962.

Mal, A.K. "On the Frequency Equation for Love Waves Due to Abrupt Thickening of the Crustal Layer," Geophys. P.E. Appl., 52-II:59-68, 1962.

Mal, A.K. "On the Generation of G-Waves," Ger. Beitr. Geophys., 72-2:82-88, 1962.

Mal, A.K. "Rayleigh Waves in a Heterogeneous Medium," Ger. Beitr. Geophys., 72-5:301-311, 1963.

Mal, A.K., Herrera, I. "A Perturbation Method for Elastic Wave Propagation, Small Inhomogeneities," J. Geophys. Res., 70-4:871-883, 1965.

Mal, A.K., Herrera, I. "Scattering of Love Waves by a Constriction in the Crust," J. Geophys. Res., 70-20:5125-5133, 1965.

Mal, A.K., Knopoff, L. "Transmission of Rayleigh Waves Past a Step Change in Evaluation," Bull. Seism. Soc. America, 55-3:319-334, 1965.

Mal, A.K., Knopoff, L. "Transmission of Rayleigh Waves at a Corner," Bull. Seism. Soc. America, 56-2:455-466, 1966.

Mal, A.K., Knopoff, L. "Elastic Wave Velocities in Two-Component Systems," J. Inst. Math. Appl., 3:376-377, 1967.

Knopoff, L., Mal, A.K. "Phase Velocity of Surface Waves in the Transition Zone of Continental Margins," J. Geophys. Research, 72:1769-1776, 1967.

Mal, A.K. "Diffraction of Elastic Waves by a Penny-Shaped Crack," Q. Appl. Math., 26-2:231-238, 1968.

Mal, A.K. "Stress Intensity Factor for an Axisymmetric Loading of the Penny-Shaped Crack," Int. J. Eng. Sci., 6:623-629, 1968.

Mal, A.K. "Stress Intensity Factors for a Non-Axisymmetric Loading of the Penny-Shaped Crack," Int. J. Engr. Sci., 6:725-733, 1968.

Mal, A.K., Knopoff, L. "A Differential Equation for Surface Waves in Layers with Varying Thickness," J. Math. Anal. App., 21:431-441, 1968.

Mal, A.K., Ang, D.D., Knopoff, L. "Diffraction of Elastic Waves by a Rigid Circular Disc," Proc. Camb. Phil. Soc., 1968, 64:237-247.

Knopoff, L., Mal, A.K., Alsop. L.E., Phinney, R. "A Property of Long Period Love Waves," J. Geophys. Res., 75:4084-4086, 1970.

Mal, A.K. "Interaction of Elastic Waves with a Griffith Crack," Int. J. Eng. Sci., 8:763-776, 1970.

Mal, A.K. "Interaction of Elastic Waves with a Penny-Shaped Crack," Int. J. Eng. Sci., 8:381-388, 1970.

Mal, A.K. "Motion of a Rigid Disc in an Elastic Solid," Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 61:1717-1729, 1971.

Mal, A.K. "A Note on the Low Frequency Diffraction of Elastic Waves by a Griffith Crack," Int. J. Eng. Sci., 10:609-612, 1972.

Drake, L., Mal, A.K. "Love and Rayleigh Waves in the San Fernando Valley," Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 62:1673-1690, 1972.

Mal, A.K. "Rayleigh Waves from a Moving Thrust Fault," Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 62:751-762, 1972.

Bose, S.K., Mal, A.K. "Longitudinal Shear Waves in a Fiber-Reinforced Composite," Int. J. of Solids and Structures, 9:1075-1085, 1973.

Bose, S.K., Mal, A.K. "Axial Shear Waves in a Medium with Randomly Distributed Cylinders," J. of the Acoustical Soc. of America, 55:519-523, 1974.

Bose, S.K., Mal, A.K. "Elastic Waves in a Fiber Reinforced Composite," J. Mechanics Phys. Solids, 22:217-229, 1974.

Mal, A.K., Bose, S.K. "Dynamic Elastic Moduli of a Suspension of Imperfectly Bonded Spheres," Proc. Camb. Phil. Soc., 1974, 76:587-600.

Levy, N., Mal, A.K. "Calculation of Ground Motion in a Three-Dimensional Model of the 1966 Parkfield Earthquake", Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 66:405-423, 1976.

Mal, A.K., Chatterjee, A.K. "The Elastic Moduli of a Fiber-Reinforced Composite" J. Appl. Mech., 99:61-67, 1977.

Chatterjee, A.K., Mal, A.K., Knopoff, L. "Elastic Moduli of Two-Component Systems," J. Geophys. Res., 83:1785-1792, 1978.

Mal, A.K. "Theoretical Calculation of Strong Earthquake Ground Motion," J. of Technology, 23:15-24, 1978.

Chatterjee, A.K., Mal, A.K., Knopoff, L. "Reply to Comments by Budiansky and O'Conell," J. Geophys. Res., 84:5689-5690, 1979.

Stone, S.F., Ghosh, M.L., Mal, A.K. "Diffraction of Antiplane Shear Waves by an Edge Crack", J. of Appl. Mech., 47:359-362, 1980.

Chatterjee, A.K., Mal, A.K., Knopoff, L., Hudson, J.A. "Attenuation of Elastic Waves in a Cracked, Fluid Saturated Solid," Proc. of the Camb. Phil. Soc., 8:547-561, 1980.

Kundu, T., Mal, A.K. "Diffraction of Elastic Waves by a Surface Crack on a Plate," J. of Applied Mech., 48:570-576, September 1981.

Xu, P.-C., and Mal, A.K., "An Adaptive Integration Scheme for Irregularly Oscillatory Functions", Wave Motion, 7:235-243, 1985.

Kundu, T., Mal, A.K., and Weglein, R., "Calculation of the Acoustic Material Signature of a Layered Solid", J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 77:353-361, 1985.

Kundu, T., and Mal, A.K., "Elastic Waves in a Multilayered Solid Due to a Point Source", Wave Motion, 7:459-471, 1985.

Vasudevan, N., and Mal, A.K., "Response of an Elastic Plate to Localized Transient Sources", J. Appl. Mech., 107:356-362, 1985.

Kundu, T., and Mal, A.K., "Acoustic Material Signature of a Layered Plate", J. Engr. Sc., 24:1819-1829, 1986.

Kagami, H., Okada, S., Shiono, K., Oner, M., Dravinski, M., and Mal, A.K., "Observation of 1 to 5-Second Microtremors and Their Application to Earthquake Engineering. Part III. A Two-Dimensional Study of Site Effects in the San Fernando Valley", Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 76:1801-1812, 1986.

Tittmann, B.R., Ahlberg, L.A., and Mal, A.K., "Rayleigh Wave Diffraction from Surface Breaking Discontinuities", Appl. Phys. Lett, 49:1333-1335, 1986.

Xu, P.-C., and Mal, A.K., "Calculation of the Inplane Green's Functions for a Layered Viscoelastic Solid", Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 77:1823-1837, 1987.

Mal, A.K., "Guided Waves in Layered Solids with Interface Zones", Int. J. Eng. Sci., Vol. 26, No. 8, pp. 873-881, 1988.

Xu, P.-C., and Mal, A.K., "The Influence of Highly Stratified Dissipative Soil on Ground Motion", Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, Vol. 16, pp. 901-915, 1988.

Mal, A.K., "Wave Propagation in Layered Composite Laminates under Periodic Surface Loads", Wave Motion, Vol. 10, pp. 257-266, 1988.

Mal, A.K., Xu, P.-C., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Analysis of Leaky Lamb Waves in Bonded Plates", Int. J. Engr. Sc., Vol. 27, pp. 779-791, 1989.

Teller, C.M., Diercks, K.J., Bar-Cohen, Y., and Mal, A.K., "Recent Advances in the Application of Leaky Lamb Waves to the Nondestructive Evaluation of Adhesive Bonds", Journal of Adhesion, Vol. 30, pp. 243-261, 1989.

Bar-Cohen, Y., Mal, A.K., and Yin, C.-C., "Ultrasonic Evaluation of Adhesive Bonding", Journal of Adhesion, Vol. 29, pp. 257-274, 1989.

Lee, K.J., and Mal, A.K., "A Boundary Element Method for Plane Anisotropic Elastic Media", J. Appl. Mech., Vol. 57, pp. 600-606, September, 1990.

Mal, A.K., Karim, M.R., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Determination of the Properties of Composite Interfaces by an Ultrasonic Method", Mat. Sc. and Engr., Vol. A126, pp. 155-164, 1990.

Karim, M.R., Mal, A.K., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Inversion of Leaky Lamb Wave Data by Simplex Algorithm", J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 88, No. 1, pp. 482-491, July, 1990.

Xu, P.-C., Mal, A.K., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Inversion of Leaky Lamb Wave Data to Determine Cohesive Properties of Bonds", Int. J. Engr. Sc., Vol. 28, No. 4, pp. 331-345, 1990.

Mal, A.K., Xu, P.-C., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Leaky Lamb Waves for the Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation of Adhesive Bonds", ASME J. of Eng. Materials and Tech., Vol. 112, pp. 255-259, July, 1990.

Weglein, R.D., and Mal, A.K., "Elastic Characterization of Diamond Films by Acoustic Microscopy", Surface and Coatings Technology, Vol. 47, pp. 677-686, 1991.

Mal, A.K., Yin, C.-C., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Ultrasonic NDE of Cracked Composite Laminates", Composites Engineering, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 85-101, 1991.

Mal, A.K., Yin, C.-C., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Analysis of Acoustic Pulses Reflected from Fiber-Reinforced Composite Laminates", J. Appl. Mech., Vol. 59, pp. 136-144, 1992.

Mal, A.K., Bar-Cohen, Y., and Lih, S.-H., "Wave Attenuation in Fiber-Reinforced Composites", ASTM STP 1169, pp. 245-261, 1992.

Mal, A.K., and Lih, S.-S., "Elastodynamic Response of a Unidirectional Composite Laminate to Concentrated Surface Loads: Part I", J. Appl. Mech., Vol. 59, pp. 878-886, December 1992.

Lih, S.-S., and Mal, A.K., "Elastodynamic Response of a Unidirectional Composite Laminate to Concentrated Surface Loads: Part II", J. Appl. Mech., Vol. 59, pp. 887-892, December 1992.

Bar-Cohen, Y., Mal, A.K., and Lih, S.-S., "NDE of Composite Materials Using Oblique Insonification", Materials Eval., Vol., pp. 1285-1296, 1993.

Yang, R.-B., and Mal, A.K., "Multiple Scattering of Elastic Waves in a Fiber-Reinforced Composite", J. Mech. and Phys. Solids, Vol. 42, pp. 1945-1968, 1994.

Lee, J.-K., and Mal, A.K., "A Volume Integral Equation Technique for Multiple Scattering Problems in Elastodynamics", Applied Mathematics and Computation, Vol. 67, pp. 135-159, 1995.

Lih, S.-S., and Mal, A.K., "On the Accuracy of Approximate Plate Theories for Wave Field Calculations in Composite Laminates", Wave Motion, Vol. 21, pp. 17-34, 1995.

Yang, R.-B., and Mal, A.K., "The Effective Transversed Moduli of a Composite with Degraded Fiber-Matrix Interfaces," Int. J. Engng. Sci., Vol. 33, pp. 1623-1632, 1995.

Yang, R.-B., and Mal, A.K., "Elastic Waves in a Composite Containing Inhomogeneous Fibers", Int. J. Engng. Sci., Vol., 34, pp. 67-79, 1996.

Wang, P.C., Jeng, S.M., Yang, J.-M., and Mal, A.K., "Fatigue Life Prediction of Fiber-Reinforced Titanium Matrix Composites", Acta Mater., Vol. 44, pp. 1097-1108, 1996.

Green, W.A., Green, E.R., and Mal, A.K., "Elastic Waves in the Nondestructive Testing of Composites", Surveys on Mathematics for Industry, Vol. 6, pp. 55-73, 1996.

Lih, S.-S., and Mal, A.K., "Response of Multilayered Composite Laminates to Dynamic Surface Loads", Composites B, Vol. 29B, pp. 633-641, 1996.

Lee, J.-K., and Mal, A.K., "A Volume Integral Equation for Multiple Inclusion and Crack Interaction Problems", J. Appl. Mech., Vol. 64, pp. 23-31, 1997.

J.-H. Shih, A. K. Mal and M. Vemuri, "Plate Wave Characterization of Stiffness Degradation in Composites during Fatigue", Res. Nondestr. Eval., Vol. 10, pp. 147-162, 1998.

Chang, Z. and Mal, A.K., “Scattering of Lamb waves from a rivet hole with cracks,” Mechanics of Materials, Vol. 31, pp. 197-204, 1999.

Liu, C.Y., Chen, C., Mal, A.K. and Tu, K.N., “Direct Correlation between Mechanical Failure and Metallurgical Reaction in Flip Chip Solder Joints,” J. Appl. Phys, Vol. 85, No. 7, pp. 3882-3886, 1999.

Mal, A.K. and Chang, Z., "A Semi-numerical Method for Elastic Wave Scattering Calculations," Geophys. J. Int. Vol. 143, pp. 328-334, 2000.

Lee, J-K., Choi, S. and Mal, A.K., "Stress Analysis of an Unbounded Elastic Solid with Orthotropic Inclusions and Voids using a new Integral Equation Technique," Int. J. Solids and Structures, Vol. 38, pp. 2789-2802, 2000.

Jang, J.W, Liu, C.Y., Kim, P.G., Tu, K.N., Mal, A.K. and Frear, D.R., "Interfacial Morphology and Shear Deformation of Flip Chip Solder Joints," J. Materials Research, Vol. 15, pp. 1679-1687, 2000.

Bar-Cohen, Y., Lih, S.-S., and Mal, A.K., "NDE of Composites Using Leaky Lamb Waves,” Nondestructive Test. Eval., Vol. 17, pp. 91-119, 2001.

Nam, K. and Mal, A.K., "Characteristics of Elastic Waves Generated by Crack Initiation in Aluminum Alloys under Fatigue Loading," J. Materials Research, Chang, Vol. 16, pp. 1-7, 2001.

Chen, X., Dam, M., Ono, K., Mal, A., Shen, H., Nutt, S., Sheran, K. and Wudl, F., “A Thermally Re-mendable Cross-Linked Polymeric Materials,” Science, Vol. 295, pp. 1698-1702, 2002.

Zheng, D.W., Wang, X., Shyu, K., Chih, C., Chang, C.-T., Tu, K.N., Mal, A.K., and Guo, Y.F., "Stress Relaxation of a Patterned Microstructure on a Diaphragm," J. Maerials Res., Vol. 17, pp. 1795-1802, 2002.

Mal, A.K., “Elastic Waves from Localized Sources in Composite Laminates,” Int. J. Solids and Structures, Vol. 39, pp 5481-5494.

Chen, X., Wudl, F., Mal, A., Shen, H. and Nutt, S., “New Thermally Remendable Highly Cross-Linked Polymeric Materials,” Macromolecules, Vol. 36, pp. 1802-1807, 2003.

Mal, A., Shih, F. and Prosser, W., “Lamb waves from impact damage in composite plates,” Instrumentation - Measure –Metrologie, Special Issue on Ultrasonic Methods for Material Characterization, Vol. 3, pp 11-37, 2003.

Lee, J-K, Lee, H. and Mal, A., “A mixed volume and boundary integral equation technique for elastic wave field calculations in heterogeneous materials,” Wave Motion, Vol. 39, pp 1-19, 2004.

Banerjee, S., Mal, A. and Prosser, W., “Analysis of transient Lamb waves generated by dynamic surface sources in thin composite plates,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 115 (5), pp 1905-1911, 2004.

Papers Published in Proceedings or
Records of Conferences & Symposia

Mal, A.K. "Energy Flux in the 1971 San Fernando Earthquake," Proc. of the Int. Conf. on Microzonation, 1972, 1:335-345.

Mal, A.K., Carriveau, A. "Earthquake Ground Motion Near the Source," Proc. of the 5th World Conf. in Earthquake Engr., Rome, Italy, 1973, Vol. 1, Paper No. 80.

Mal, A.K. "Applications of Continuum Mechanics," Applied Mechanics in Earthquake Engr., Applied Mechanics Symposia Series, AMD, 8:1-23, 1974.

Duke, C.M., Mal, A.K. "A Model for Analysis of Body and Surface Waves in Strong Ground Motion," Proc. of the US Natl. Conf. on Earthquake Engr., Ann Arbor, MI, 1975, p. 17-24.

Nemani, D., Mal, A.K. "Short Period Surface Waves in a Layered Medium," Proc. of the 6th World Conf. in Earthquake Engr., New Dehli, India, 1977, 1:1-6.

Levy, N., Mal, A.K. "The Influence of Source Parameters on Strong Ground Motion," Proc. of the 6th World Conf. in Earthquake Engr., New Delhi, India, 1977, 1:1-6.

Mal, A.K., Duke, C.M. "Transfer Functions for Surface Waves," Proc. of the 6th World Conf. in Earthquake Engr., New Delhi, India, 1977.

Mal, A.K. "Diffraction of SH Waves by a Near Surface Crack," Proc. DARPA/AF Rev. Prog. in QNDE, Vol. 1, 1982, pp. 499-504.

Mal, A.K., Kundu, T., Xu, P.-C. "Ground Motion Calculations", Proc. ASME - Symposium on Earthquake Ground Motion and Its Effect on Structures, AMD - Vol. 53, 1982, pp. 1-20.

Mal, A.K., Kundu, T. "Calculation of the Acoustic Material Signature of a Layered Solid", Proc. DARPA/AF Rev. Prog. in ONDE, 1983, pp. 1-6.

Mal, A.K., Kundu, T., Xu, P.-C. "On the Surface Response of a Multilayered Solid to a Dislocation Source," Proc. of ASME Symposium on Earthquake Source Modeling, Ground Motion and Structural Response, AMD-60:1-20, 1984.

Vasudevan, N., and Mal, A.K., "Response of an Elastic Plate to Surface Loads and Buried Dislocation Sources", Rev. Progr. QNDE, 4A:1-8, 1984.

Xu, P.-C, Mal, A.K., and Kundu, T., "Theoretical Calculation of Strong Earthquake Ground Motion", Proc. International Workshop on Earthquake Engineering, Shanghai, China, March 1984, pp. 1-16.

Tittmann, B.R., Ahlberg, L.A., and Mal, A.K., "Elastic Wave Scattering from Cracks - A Review", Proc. Deuxiene Colloque sur la Diffusion des Ondes Ultrasonores, Paris, France, Vol. 2:1-8, December 1984.

Mal, A.K., "On the Theoretical Calculation of Ground Motion for Engineering Applications", Strong Ground Motion Simulation and Earthquake Engineering Applications - A Technological Assessment, EERI Publication #85-02, 17:1-7, 1985.

Weglein, R., and Mal, A.K., "Toward Quantitative Imaging with the Acoustic Microscope", Proc. Symp. on Acoustic Imaging, The Hague, Netherlands, pp. 1-5, Sept. 1985.

Mal, A.K., and Kundu, T., "Reflection of Bounded Acoustic Beams from a Layered Solid", Rev. of Progr. in QNDE, 6A:109-117, 1986.

Weglein, R.D., and Mal, A.K., "A Study of Layer Adhesion by Acoustic Microscopy", Proc. IEEE Ultrasonic Symposium, Cat. No. 87CH2492-7, IEEE, New York, p. 823, 1987.

Mal, A.K., and Yin, C.-C., "Elastic Waves in Locally Inhomogeneous Layered Media", Developments in Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 44, Ground Motion and Engineering Seismology, A.S. Cakmak (editor), pp. 107-122, 1987.

Mal, A.K., and Weglein, R., "Characterization of Film Adhesion by Acoustic Microscopy", Rev. Progr. in QNDE, Vol. 7A, pp. 1-8, 1988.

Mal, A.K., and Xu, P.-C., "Elastic Waves in Layered Media with Interface Features", Proc. of Second IUTAM IUPAP Symposium on Elastic Wave Propagation, Galway, Ireland, pp. 67-74, March 1988. Elastic Wave Propagation, edited by M.F. McCarthy and M.A. Hayes.

Mal, A.K., Yin, C.-C., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "The Influence of Material Dissipation and Imperfect Bonding on Acoustic Wave Reflection from Layered Solids", Rev. of Progr. in QNDE, Vol. 7A, pp. 927-934, 1988.

Mal, A.K., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Ultrasonic Characterization of Composite Laminates", Wave Propagation in Structural Composites, Proc. ASME Symposium, Berkeley, CA., A.K. Mal and T.C.T. Ting, eds., AMD-Vol. 90, pp. 1-16, 1988.

Mal, A.K., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Ultrasonic NDE of Bonded Solids", Proc. International Workshop on Nondestructive Evaluation of Performance of Civil Structures, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, M.S. Agbabian and S.F. Masri, eds., pp. 299-308, Feb. 1988.

Dravinski, M., and Mal, A.K., "Scattering of Elastic Waves by Local Inhomogeneities in Layered Media", 25th Annual Technical Meeting, Soc. Engr. Sc., Berkeley, Calif, June 20-22, 1988, pp. 1-10.

Mal, A.K., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Stress Waves in Layered Composite Laminates", Proc. 4th Japan-U.S. Conf. on Composite Materials, June 27-29, 1989, pp. 361-370.

Mal, A.K., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation of Adhesive Bonds", Symposium on New Directions in NDE of Advanced Materials, ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, Nov. 28-Dec. 2, 8, MD-Vol. 9, pp. 85-89.

Bar-Cohen, Y., and Mal, A.K., "Leaky Lamb Wave Phenomena in Composites Using Pulses", Rev. of Prog. in QNDE, Vol. 8B, pp. 1-7, 1989. Presented to Review of Progress in Quantitative NDE, Ames Lab, LaJolla, CA, July-August 1988.

Mal, A.K., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "NDE of Strength Related Properties of Adhesive Joints", Proc. of the Seventh Int. Conf. on Fracture (ICF 7), Houston, Texas, Vol. 5, pp. 3197-3204, March, 1989.

Mal, A.K., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Ultrasonic NDE of Thick Composite Laminates", Rev. of Prog. in QNDE, Vol. 8B, pp. 1551-1558, 1989.

Bar-Cohen, Y., and Mal, A.K., "NDE of Composite Laminates Using Leaky Lamb Wave Pulses", Proc. 12th World Conference on Non-Destructive Test, Amsterdam, Apr. 23-28, 1989, pp. 1200-1205. Non-Destructive Testing, edited by J. Boogaard and G.M. van Dijk.

Mal, A.K., Yin, C.-C., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "A Ray Analysis of Acoustic Pulses Reflected From a Thick Composite Plate Immersed in a Fluid", Proc. IUTAM Symposium on Elastic Wave Propagation and Ultrasonic Evaluation, Boulder, Colo. pp. 205-210, 1990, Elastic Waves and Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation, S.K. Datta, J.D. Achenbach, and Y.S. Rajapakse (editors).

Bar-Cohen, Y., and Mal, A.K., "Characterization of Adhesive Bonding Using Leaky Lamb Waves", Rev. Progr. of QNDE, Vol. 9B, pp. 1-7, 1990. Presented to Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Brunswich, MN, July 1989.

Mal, A.K., Karim, M.R., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Determination of the Dynamic Elastic Moduli of Composite Materials by Leaky Lamb Wave Experiment", in International Advances in Nondestructive Testing (IANDT), 1990, pp. 1-25.

Karim, M.R., Mal, A.K., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Determination of the Elastic Constants of Composites Through the Inversion of Leaky Lamb Wave Data", Rev. Progr. of QNDE, Vol. 9A, pp. 1-8, 199

Mal, A.K., Karim, M.R., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Determination of the Properties of Composite Interfaces by an Ultrasonic Method", in Science of Composite Interfaces, R.G. Brand, S.G. Fishman, J.S. Murday, Y. Rajapakse,

A.K. Vasudevan and K.J. Wynne, editors, pp. 155-164, 1990, Elsevier Science Publishers, London. Weglein, R.D., and Mal, A.K., "Elastic Characterization of Diamond Films by Acoustic Microscopy", in Diamond Films '90, pp. 1-21, Crans-Montana, Switzerland.

Bar-Cohen, Y., and Mal, A.K., "Leaky Lamb Waves (LLW) in Multiorientation Composite Laminates", Rev. Progr. of QNDE, Vol. 9B, pp. 1-5, 1990. Presented to Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Brunswich, MN, July 1989.

Teller, C.M., Diercks, K.J., Bar-Cohen, Y., and Mal, A.K., "Recent Advances in the Application of Leaky Lamb Waves to the Nondestructive Evaluation of Adhesive Bonds", in The Science and Technology of Adhesive Bonding, L.H. Sharpe and S.E. Wentworth, editors, pp. 345-363, 1990, Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, New York.

Mal, A.K., Lih, S.-S., and Karim, M.R., "Response of a Unidirectional Composite Laminate to Localized Dynamic Surface Loads," Proc. ASME Symposium on Impact Response and Elastodynamics of Composites, A.K. Mal and Y.D.S. Rajapakse, (editors), AMD-Vol. 116, pp. 173-188, 1990.

Mal, A.K., Yin, C.-C., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation of Cracked Composite Laminates," Rev. Progr. of QNDE, Vol. 10B, pp. 1531-1538, 1991.

Bar-Cohen, Y., and Mal, A.K., "Characterization of Composite Laminates Using Combined LLW and PBS Methods," Rev. Progr. of QNDE, Vol. 10B , pp. 1555-1560, 1991.

Mal, A.K., Karim, M.R., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Determination of the Dynamic Elastic Moduli of Composite Materials by Leaky Lamb Wave Experiment," in International Advances in Nondestructive Testing (IANDT), W.J. McGonnagle, (editor), Vol. 16, pp. 77-101, 1991.

Mal, A.K., and Lih, S.-S., "Wave Propagation in Graphite Epoxy Composites," in Enhancing Analysis Techniques for Composite Materials, ASME Publications, NDE-Vol. 10, pp. 89-102, 1991.

Mal, A.K., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Nondestructive Characterization of Composite Laminates," in Mechanics of Composites Review, Dayton, Ohio, pp. 151-159, November 1991.

Mal, A.K., and Lih, S.-S., "Wave Field Produced in a Composite Laminate by a Concentrated Surface Force," Rev. Progr. of QNDE, Vol. 11A, pp. 137-144, 1992.

Mal, A.K., Gorman, M.R., and Prosser, W.H., "Material Characterization of Composite Laminates Using Low-Frequency Plate Wave Dispersion Data," Rev. Progr. of QNDE, Vol. 11B, pp. 1451-1458, 1992.

Mal, A.K., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Wave Attenuation of Thick Graphite/Epoxy Composites," Rev. Progr. of QNDE, Vol. 11B, pp. 1631-1638, 1992.

Mal, A.K., Lih, S.-S., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Ultrasonic Characterization of Interlaminar Interfaces of Composite Laminates," Proceedings of the American Society for Composites, Penn State Univ., pp. 410-419, October 1992.

Lih, S.-S., and Mal, A.K., "Response of a Multilayered Composite Laminate to Dynamic Surface Loads," Proceedings of the American Society for Composites, Penn State Univ., pp. 982-990, October 1992.

Mal, A.K., and Lee, J.-K., "Deformation and Stress Fields in a Composite Beam with Embedded Multiple Actuators and Sensors", Adaptive Structures and Material Systems, ASME-AMD-Vol. 35, pp. 113-120, 1993.

Mal, A.K., Lih, S.-S., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Determination of the Interfacial Properties of Composite Lamiantes from Phase Velocity Data", Ultrasonic Characterization and Mechanics of Interfaces, ASME-AMD, Vol. 177, pp. 169-182, 1993.

Nguyen, B., Yang, J.-M., and Mal, A.K., "Effect of Interfacial Properties on Fatigue Crack Propagation of SiC/Ti Composite", Proc. of the American Society for Composites, 1993.

Mal, A.K., Lih, S.-S., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Nondestructive Characterization of the Elastic Constants of Fiber Reinforced Composites", Proc. of the Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, La Jolla, CA, pp. 472-484, April 1993.

Lih, S.-S., and Mal, A.K., "Response of Cross-Ply and Quasi-Isotropic Laminates to Distributed Dynamic Surface Loads", Rev. Progr. of QNDE, Vol. 12B, pp. 1169-1176, 1993.

Mal, A.K., Lih, S.-S., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Ultrasonic Determination of the elastic Properties of Unidirectional Composites", Rev. Progr. of QNDE, Vol. 12B, pp. 1233-1240, 1993.

Lee, J.-K., and Mal, A.K., "Wave Scattering Calculations from Multiple Inclusions Using a Volume Integral Equation", Rev. of Progr. in QNDE, Vol. 12, pp. 1751-1758, 1993.

Yang, R.B., and Mal, A.K., "Phase Velocity and Attenuation of SH Waves in a Fiber-Reinforced Composite," Rev. Progr. of QNDE, Vol. 12A, pp. 155-162, 1993.

Lih, S.-S., and Mal, A.K., "Response of Cross-Ply and Quasi-Isotropic Laminates to Distributed Dynamic Surface Loads," Rev. Progr. of QNDE, Vol. 12B, pp. 1169-1176, 1993.

Mal, A.K., Lih, S.-S., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Ultrasonic Determination of the Elastic Properties of Unidirectional Composites", Rev. Progr. of QNDE, Vol. 12B, pp. 1233-1240, 1993.

Lee, J.-K., and Mal, A.K., "Wave Scattering Calculations from Multiple Inclusions Using a Volume Integral Equation," Rev. Progr. of QNDE, Vol. 12B, pp. 1751-1758, 1993.

Yang, R.-B., Lih, S.-S., and Mal, A.K., "Attenuation of Elastic Waves in Fiber-Reinforced Composites", Proc. of the ICCE Conference, Vol. 1, pp. 581-582, 1994.

Mal, A.K., Lih, S.-S., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Characterization of the Elastic Properties of Laminates Using Oblique-Incidence Pulse Data", Rev. Prog. in QNDE, Vol. 13, pp. 1149-1156, 1994.

Bar-Cohen, Y., Mal, A.K., and Lih, S.-S., "Composite Material Property Nondestructive Characterization Using Obliquely Insonified Ultrasonic Waves", Proc. of SAMPE Conference, Vol. 39B1, pp. 1316-1329, 1994.

Mal, A.K., Lee, J.-K., and Yang, J.-M., "Fiber-Matrix Interface Debonding in a Metal Matrix Composite", Proc. of the ICCE Conference, Vol. 1, pp. 323-324, 1994.

Mal, A.K., Lih, S.-S., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Nondestructive Characterization of Adhesive Bonds from Guided Wave Data", Proc. 17th Annual Adhesion Society Meeting, Orlando, Florida, pp. 262-265, 1994.

Mal, A.K., and Yang, R.-B., "The Influence of the Fiber-Matrix Interfacial Properties on Wave Characteristics in Medal-Matrix Composites", Rev. Progr. in QNDE, Vol. 13, pp. 1453-1460, 1994.

Mal, A.K., and Yang, J.-M., "Wave Propagation in a Metal-Matrix Composite Subject to Interface Degradation", Wave Propagation and Emerging Technologies, ASME-AMD, Vol. 188, pp. 143-160, 1994.

Chang, Z., and Mal, A.K., "A Global-Local Method for Wave Propagation Across a Lap Joint", in Numerical Methods in Structural Mechanics, ASME-AMD-Vol. 204, pp. 1-11, 1995.

Mal, A.K., Yang, R.-B., and Yang, J.-M., "Characterization of Fiber-Matrix Interface Degradation in a Metal Matrix Composite", Rev. of Progr. in QNDE, Vol. 14, pp. 1465-1472, 1995.

Mal, A.K., and Lee, J.-J., "Crack Initiation in Aluminum Plates with Multiple Defects", in Structural Integrity of Aging Aircraft, ASME-AD-Vol. 47, pp. 111-117, 1995.

Lih, S.-S., and Mal, A.K., "Elastic Waves From a Distributed Surface Source in a Unidirectional Composite Laminate", in Impact, Fracture and Waves, ASME-AMD-Vol. 205, pp. 209-219, 1995.

Mal, A.K., and Lee, J.-K., "Scattering of Elastic Waves by Multiple Inclusions and Cracks", Rev. of Progr. in QNDE, Vol. 14, pp. 1303-1310, 1995.

Mal, A.K., Lih, S.-S., and Guo, D., "Ultrasonic Characterization of Defects in Lap Foints", Rev. of Progr. in QNDE, Vol. 14, pp. 2059-2064, 1995.

Lih, S.-S., Mal, A.K., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Ultrasonic Evaluation of Thermal Degradation in Adhesive Bonds", Rev. of Progr. in QNDE, Vol. 14, pp. 1489-1496, 1995.

Guo, D., Mal, A.K, and Ono, K., "Wave Theory of Acoustic Emission in Composite Laminates," J. Acoust. Emission, Vol. 14, pp. S19-S46, 1996.

Mal, A.K., and Lee, J.-K., "Analysis of Multiple Inclusion-Crack Problems Using a Volume Integral Equation Method", Proc. Symp. on Mechanics in Design, University of Toronto, pp. 883-992, 1996.

Mal, A.K., "Elastic Wavefield Calculations in Strongly Heterogeneous Media", Proc. Second National Congress in Computational Mechanics, Greece, pp. 338-347, 1996.

Chang, Z., Guo, D., and Mal, A.K., "Lamb Wave Propagation Across a Lap Joint", Rev. of Progr. in QNDE, Vol. 15, 1996.

Bar-Cohen, Y., Lih, S.-S., and Mal, A.K., "NDE of Elastic Properties of Fiber-Reinforced Composite Materials Using Oblique Insonification", Proc. First US-Japan Symposium on Advances in NDE, Hawaii, (in press).

Lih, S.-S., Bar-Cohen, Y., and Mal, A.K., "Low Frequency Guided Wave Propagation in Fiber Reinforced Composites", Rev. of Progr. in QNDE, Vol. 15, pp. 1175-1182, 1996.

Bar-Cohen, Y., Lih, S.S, Mal, A.K. and Chang, Z., "Rapid Characterization of the Degradation of Composites Using Plate Waves Dispersion Data", Review of Progress in QNDE, Vol. 17, pp 1171-1176, 1998.

El-Azab, A. and Mal, A.K., "A Perturbation Solution for the Interaction of Lamb Waves with Localized Surface Defects", Non-Destructive Evaluation of Aging Aircraft, Airports and Aerospace Hardware, SPIE Conference, 31 March - 2 April 1998, San Antonio, Texas, Vol. 3397, pp 76-86, 1998.

Chang, Z. and Mal, A.K., "Wave Propagation in a Plate with Defects", Review of Progress in QNDE, Vol. 17, pp 121-128, 1998.

Guo, D. and Mal, A.K., "Rapid Calculation of Lamb Waves in Plates due to Localized Sources", Review of Progress in QNDE, Vol. 17, pp 485-492, 1998.

Mal, A.K. and Salmassy, O., "Probabilistic Issues in the Prediction of the Survivability of Aging Aircraft Structures", International Conference on Mechanics in Design, Nottingham, UK, 6-9 July, pp. 543-552, 1998.

Guo, D., Mal, A.K. and Hamstad, M.A., "AE Wavefield Calculations in a Plate", Progress in Acoustic Emission, Proceedings of International AE Conference, Big Island, Hawaii, 9-14 August, pp. 19-29, 1998.

Bar-Cohen, Y., Mal, A.K. and Chang, Z., “Characterization of Defects in Composite Materials Using Rapidly Acquired Leaky Lamb Wave Dispersion Data”, 7th European Conference on Non-destructive Testing, Copenhagen, 26-29 May, pp. 102-109, 1998.

Mal, A.K. and Salmassy, O., "Probabilistic Issues in the Prediction of the Survivability of Aging Aircraft Structures", International Conference on Mechanics in Design, Nottingham, UK, 6-9 July, pp. 543-552, 1998.

Guo, D., Mal, A.K. and Hamstad, M.A., "AE Wavefield Calculations in a Plate", Progress in Acoustic Emission, Proceedings of International AE Conference, Hawaii, pp. 19-29, 1998.

Mal, A.K. and Chang, Z., “NDE of Rivet Holes in Aging Aircraft using Lamb Waves," SPIE Conf. on NDE of Aging Aircraft, Airports &Aerospace Hardware, Newport Beach, California, Vol. 3397, pp 68-75, 1998.

Mal, A.K., Lee, J. and Salmassy, O., "Multiple Corrosion Defect Considerations in the Life Prediction of Aging Aircraft Structures," Proc. First DoD/FAA/NASA Conference on Aging Aircraft, Vol. 2, pp. 1163-1174, 1998.

El-Azab, A. and Mal, A.K., "A Perturbation Solution for the Interaction of Lamb Waves with Localized Surface Defects," NDE of Aging Aircraft, Airport and Aerospace Hardware, Proc. SPIE Conf., Vol. 3397, pp. 76-86, 1998.

Shih, J.-H. and Mal, A.K., “Acoustic Emission from Impact Damage in a Cross-Ply Composite”, Proc. of the Second Workshop in Structural Health Monitoring, Stanford University, pp. 209-218, Sept. 1999.

Bar-Cohen, Y., Mal, A.K., Lih, S.-S. and Chang, Z., "Composite Materials Stiffness Determination and Defects Characterization using Enhanced Leaky Lamb Wave Dispersion Data Acquisition Method," SPIE Conf. on NDE of Aging Aircraft, Airports &Aerospace Hardware, Newport Beach, California, Vol. 3586, pp 250-255, 1999.

Bar-Cohen, Y., Mal A.K. and Lasser, M. "NDE of Hidden Flaws in Aging Aircraft Structures using Backscattered Ultrasonic Signals (OBUS)," SPIE Conf. on NDE of Aging Aircraft, Airports &Aerospace Hardware, Newport Beach, California, Vol. 3586, pp 347-353, 1999.

Nam, K. and Mal, A.K, and Wei, R.P. " Characteristics of Acoustic Emission Waveforms Generated by Fatigue Crack Extension from Corrosion Sites in Aluminum Alloys," Proc. Third FAA/DoD/NASA Conf. on Aging Aircraft , Albuqurque, New Mexico, pp 20-26, 1999.

Mal, A.K. "The Role of NDE in Structural Health Monitoring of Aircraft and Aerospace Structures," Proc. SPIE Conf. on NDE of Aging Aircraft, Airports &Aerospace Hardware, Newport Beach, California, Vol. 3994, ix-xiii, 2000.

Mal, A.K., Zheng, D.W., Tu, K.N., Wang, X. and Korkmaz, Y. “Nondestructive Characterization of the properties of thin diaphragms,” Proc. SPIE Conference on NDE of Aging Aircraft, Airports &Aerospace Hardware, Newport Beach, California, Vol. 3995, pp 10-29, 2001.

Mal, A.K. “Elastic Waves from Localized Sources in Composite Laminates,” Proc. IUTAM Symposium on Mechanical Waves for Composite Structures Characterization, Chania, Greece, pp 1-23, 2001.

Mal, A.K., “NDE for Health Monitoring of Aircraft and Aerospace Structures,” ASME 7th Nondestructive Evaluation Topical Conference, San Antonio, Texas, pp 1-7, 2001.

Mal, A., Banerjee, S. and Rogers, D. “Ultrasonic Waves in an Open-Cell Carbon Foam,” Proc. SPIE Conf. on Smart NDE for Health Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems, Vol. 4702, pp 404-410, 2002.

Mal, A.K. Feng, F., Kabo, M., Wang, J. and Bar-Cohen, Y. “Interaction of Focused Ultrasound with Biological Materials,” Proc. SPIE Conf. on Smart NDE for Health Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems, Vol. 4702, pp 339-348, 2002.

Mal, Ajit, Shih, Frank and Banerjee, Sauvik, “Acoustic emission waveforms in composite laminates under low velocity impact,” Proc. SPIE Conference on NDE for Health Monitoring and Diagnostics, T. Kundu, editor, Vol 5047, p. 1-12, 2003.

Mal, A., Banerjee, S., Ricci, F. and Shih, F., “Damage Detection in Structural Components from vibration and Wave propagation Data,” Structural Health Monitoring, Fu-Kuo Chang ed., pp. 675-685, 2003.

Mal, A., Banerjee, S.and Prosser, W., “Ultrasonic Lamb waves in a thin plate,” Proc. SPIE Conference on NDE for Health Monitoringand Diagnostics, T. Kundu, editor, Vol 5047, p. 43-54, 2003.

Mal, A. and Banerjee, S “Guided acoustic emission waves in structural plates,” Proc. SPIE Conference on NDE for Health Monitoring and Diagnostics, San Diego, California, T. Kundu, editor, 2004 (in press).

Mal, A., Banerjee, S. and Ricci, F “An autonomous structural health monitoring system based on acoustic emission and modal data,” Proc. SPIE Conference on NDE for Health Monitoring and Diagnostics, San Diego, California, T. Kundu, editor, 14-18 March 2004 (in press).

Reports

Duke, C.M., Mal, A.K. "Site and Source Effects on Earthquake Ground Motion," UCLA-ENG-7890, 1978.

Jackson, D.D., Mal, A.K. "Seismic Hazard Potential of Proposed Waterflooding Operations in the Torrance Oil Field Area," Assoc. of Scientific Advisors, May 1979.

Mal, A.K. "Scattering of Elastic Waves by Cracks," Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 1982, # UCRL 15501.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO SEMINARS, SYMPOSIA AND CONFERENCES

Mal, A.K. "Transmission of Rayleigh Waves at a Corner," Annual Meeting of the Seismological Society of America, April 1965, St. Louis, MO.

Mal, A.K. "Elastic Waves in a Composite," Dept. of Mechanical Engr., Univ. of Colorado, January 27, 1967, Boulder, CO. (Invited)

Mal, A.K. "Phase Velocity of Surface Waves in the Transition Zone of Continental Margins," Dept. of Geology and Geophysics Seminar, Univ. of Minnesota, February 27, 1967, Minneapolis, MN. (Invited)

Mal, A.K. "Elastic Waves in a Random Medium," Esso Production Research Company, March 28, 1967, Houston, TX. (Invited)

Mal, A.K. "Some Problems on Elastic Wave Transmission and their Applications to Geophysics," Natl. Univ. of Mexico, August 29, 1967. (Invited)

Mal, A.K. "Some Problems on Elastic Wave Transmission and their Applications to Geophysics," August 31, 1967, Natl. Univ. of Mexico. (Invited)

Mal, A.K. "Elasto-Dynamics of the Penny-Shaped Crack," Div. of Engr. Sci., California Inst. of Technology, March 1968, Pasadena, CA. (Invited)

Mal, A.K. "Interaction of Elastic Waves with a Penny-Shaped Crack," 6th U.S. Natl. Conf. of Applied Mechanics at Harvard Univ., June 15, 1970, Cambridge, MA.

Mal, A.K. "Interaction of Elastic Waves with a Finite Crack," Univ. of Hamburg, July 22, 1970, West Germany. (Invited)

Mal, A.K. "Elastic Waves in a Composite," Univ. of Calcutta, Dept. of Applied Mathematics, August-September 1970, Calcutta, India. (Invited)

Mal, A.K. "Interaction of Elastic Waves with a Finite Crack," Univ. of Calcutta, Dept. of Applied Mathematics, August-September 1970, Calcutta, India. (Invited)

Mal, A.K. "Some Mathematical Problems in Earthquake Engineering," Univ. of Calcutta, Dept. of Applied Mathematics, August-September 1970, Calcutta, India. (Invited)

Mal, A.K. "Some Problems in Fracture Mechanics," Univ. of Calcutta, Dept. of Applied Mathematics, August-September 1970, Calcutta, India. (Invited)

Mal, A.K. "The Effects of Changing Layer Thickness on Surface Waves," Univ. of Calcutta, Dept. of Applied Mathematics, August-September 1970, Calcutta, India. (Invited)

Mal, A.K. "Site and Source Effect in Earthquake Ground Motion," UCLA Dept. of Mechanics and Structures, October 6, 1971. (Invited)

Mal, A.K. "Surface Waves in the February 9, 1971, San Fernando Earthquake," Jointly sponsored by Dept. of Mechanical Engr., Univ. of Colorado, CIRES and NOAA, November 19, 1971, Boulder, CO. (Invited)

Mal, A.K. "Rayleigh Waves from a Moving Thrust Fault," Natl. Conf. on Earthquake Engr., February 7, 1972, Los Angeles.

Mal, A.K. "Motion of a Rigid Disc in an Elastic Solid," Annual Meeting of the Seismological Society of America, April 1, 1972, Honolulu, HI.

Mal, A.K. "Energy Flux in the 1971 San Fernando Earthquake," Int. Conf. on Microzonation, November 1, 1972, Seattle, WA.

Mal, A.K., Carriveau, A. "Earthquake Ground Motion near the Source," 5th World Conf. in Earthquake Engineering, June 26, 1973, Rome, Italy.

Mal, A.K., Bose, S.K. "Elastic Waves in a Fiber-Reinforced Composite," 7th U.S. Natl. Congress of Applied Mechanics, June 3-7, 1974, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO.

Mak, A.K. "Elastic Waves in Composites Containing Randomly Distributed Inclusions," 11th Annual Meeting, Society of Engr. Sci., November 13-17, 1974, Duke Univ., NC. (Invited)

Mak, A.K. "Application of Continuum Mechanics," 95th Winter Annual Meeting, ASME, November 17-22, 1974, New York. (Invited)

Mal, A.K. "Research Report," 4th Natl. Meeting, Universities Council for Earthquake Engr. Research, Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, June 28-29, 1976.

Nemani, D., Mal, A.K. "Short Period Surface Waves in a Layered Medium," 6th World Conf. in Earthquake Engr., New Delhi, India, January 12, 1977.

Levy, N., Mal, A.K. "The Influence of Source Parameters on Strong Ground Motion," 6th World Conf. in Earthquake Engr., New Delhi, India, January 13, 1977.

Mal, A.K., Duke, C.M. "Transfer Functions for Surface Waves," 6th World Conf. in Earthquake Engr., New Delhi, India, January 14, 1977.

Mal, A.K. "Some Seismological Problems in Earthquake Engr., Dept. of Mathematics, Bengal Engr. College, Howrah, India, March 21, 1977. (Invited)

Mal, A.K. "The Overall Elastic Constants of a Fiber Reinforced Composite," Dept. of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Univ. of Cambridge, England, May 17, 1977. (Invited)

Mal, A.K. "Theoretical Calculation of Strong Ground Motion," Inst. of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh, Scotland, August 9, 1977. (Invited)

Mal, A.K. "Short Period Surface Waves in Layers of Varying Thickness," Geodetisk Inst., Copenhagen, Denmark, September 15, 1977. (Invited)

Mal, A.K. "Dynamics of the Earthquake Source," Lund Inst. of Technology, Lund, Sweden, September 21, 1977. (Invited)

Mal, A.K. "The Elastic Field of Multiple Inclusions," Symposium on Advances in Applied Mathematics, Jadavpur Univ., Calcutta, India, December 13, 1977. (Invited)

Mal, A.K. "The Physics of Earthquakes," Dept. of Physics, Visva Varati Univ., India, December 16, 1977. (Invited)

Mal, A.K. "Mathematical Models of Earthquakes," Dept. of Pure and Applied Mathematics, Burdwan Univ., West Bengal, India, December 19, 1977. (Invited)

Mal, A.K. "Earthquake Prediction and Engineering Perspective," Center for Advanced Studies in Applied Mathematics, Univ. of Calcutta, India, December 21, 1977. (Invited)

Mal, A.K. "Research Report," 5th Natl. Meeting of the Univ. Council for Earthquake Engr. Research, June 23-24, 1978, MIT.

Mal, A.K. "On Some Elastic Wave Diffraction Problems for Applications in NDE," Mechanics and Structures Dept., UCLA, November 29, 1979. (Invited) 1980. (Invited)

Mal, A.K. "Diffraction of SH Waves by a Crack Near a Free Surface," AF/DARPA Rev. of Prog. in QNDE, Boulder, CO, August 2-7, 1981.

Mal, A.K. "Scattering of Elastic Waves," Acoustical Society of America, 102nd Meeting, Miami Beach, Florida, November 30-December 4, 1981. (Invited)

Mal, A.K. "Mechanics of Wave Propagation in Layered Solids and Plates," Mechanics and Structures Department, UCLA, Nov. 11, 1982. (Invited)

Mal, A.K. "Strong Motion Calculations," ASME Symposium on Earthquake Ground Motion and its Effect on Structures, Phoenix, AZ, Nov. 14-18, 1982. (Invited)

Mal, A.K. "Theoretical Calculation of Strong Earthquake Ground Motion," Los Alamos National Laboratory, May 27, 1983. (Invited)

Mal, A.K. "Analysis of the Acoustic Material Signature of Layered Solids," Rev. Progress in QNDE, Univ. of Calif., Santa Cruz, Aug. 7-12, 1983.

Mal, A.K. "Response of Layered Solids to Dynamic Loads," Seminars given at U.S.C., Jan. 15, 1984, U.C. Berkeley, Feb. 1, 1984, and Rockwell Int'l Science Center, Feb. 8, 1984 (Invited).

Mal, A.K. "Theoretical Calculation of Strong Earthquake Ground Motion," Int'l Workshop on Earthquake Engineering, Shanghai, China, March 27-31, 1984. (Invited)

Mal, A.K. "On the Theortical Calculation of Strong Ground Motion for Engineering Application," April 30-May 3, 1984, Los Altos, CA. (Invited)

Mal, A.K. "On the Surface Response of a Multilayered Solid to a Dislocation Source," ASME Symposium on Earthquake Source Modeling, Ground Motion and Structural Response, San Antonio, TX, June 17-21, 1984. (Invited)

Vasudevan, N., and Mal, A.K., "Response of an Elastic Plate to Surface Loads and Buried Dislocations," Rev. of Progress in Quantitative NDE, UC San Diego, July 9-13, 1984.

Mal, A.K., "The Influence of Source and Propagation Path on Strong Ground Acceleration", Regional Assembly of the International Assoc. of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior, Hyderabad, India, October 31 - November 7, 1984 (invited).

Mal, A.K., "Interaction of Elastic Waves with Near Surface Cracks", Institute fur Werkstoffmechanik, Freiburg, West Germany, March 20, 1985 (invited).

Mal, A.K., "QNDE of Layered Solids", Institut fur Zerstorungsfreie Prufverfahren, Saarbrucken, West Germany, March 11, 1985 (invited).

Mal, A.K., "La Seismologie Appliquee Aux Problemes du Department Genie Civil", Ecole Mohamedia I'Ingenieurs Department Genie Civil, Rabat, Morocco, Four Lectures, April 22-25, 1985 (invited).

Mal, A.K., "Calculation of Strong Earthquake Ground Motion", Techniscen Univ., Wien, Austria, May 22, 1985 (invited).

Mal, A.K., "Die Mechanik der Ausbreitung Von Erdbebenwellen in Inhomogenen Halbraum", Inst. fur Meteorologie Und Geophysik, Univ. Wien, May 23, 1985 (invited).

Mal, A.K., "Calculation of the Green's Functions for Layered Solids", University of Colorado, Boulder, April 24, 1986 (invited).

Mal, A.K., "An Overview of Wave Propagation Research at UCLA", University of Arizona, Tuscon, May 26, 1986 (invited).

Mal, A.K., and Kundu, T., "Reflection of Bounded Acoustic Beams from a Layered Solid", Rev. of Progr. in QNDE, UC San Diego, August 3-8, 1986.

Mal, A.K., "Wave Propagation in Bonded Solids", Composite Materials, Interface Science Workshop, ONR, Leesburg, VA, March 10-12, 1987.

Mal, A.K., "Earthquakes and Microtremors", UCLA Earthquake Preparedness Forum, April 9, 1987 (Invited public lecture).

Mal, A.K., Yin, C.-C., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "The Influence of Material Dissipation and Bonding Layers on Leaky Waves", Rev. Progr. in QNDE, Williamsburg, VA, June 21-26, 1987.

Mal, A.K., "Calculation of Wavefields in Layered Solids", 24th Annual Mtg. of the Soc. Engr. Sc., Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. 21-23, 1987 (invited).

Mal, A.K., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Ultrasonic NDE of Bonded Structures", Intern. Workshop on NDE of Civil Structures, USC, Feb. 2-3, 1988 (invited).

Mal, A.K., and Xu, P.-C., "Elastic Waves in Layered Media with Interface Features", IUTAM Symposium on Elastic Wave Propagation, Galway, Ireland, March 21,25, 1988 (Invited).

Dravinski, M., and Mal, A.K., "Scattering of Elastic Waves by Local Inhomogeneities in Layered Media", 25th Annual Technical Meeting, Soc. Engr. Sc., Berkeley, Calif., June 20-22, 1988.

Mal, A.K., and Bar-Cohen, Y. "Stress Waves in Layered Composite Laminates", 4th Japan-U.S. Conf. on Composite Materials, Washington, D.C., June 27-29, 1988, (invited).

Mal, A.K., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Ultrasonic Characterization of Composite Laminates", Wave Propagation in Structural Composites, Proc. ASME Sumposium, Berkeley, Ca., June 20-22, 1988.

Bar-Cohen, Y., and Mal, A.K., "Leaky Lamb Wave Phenomena in Composites Using Pulses", Rev. of Prog. in QNDE, La Jolla, CA, July 31-Aug. 5, 1988.

Mal, A.K., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Ultrasonic NDE of Thick Composite Laminates", Rev. of Prog. in QNDE, La Jolla, CA, July 31-Aug. 5, 1988, (invited).

Mal, A.K., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Ultrasonic Evaluation of Adhesive Bonding", Symposium on New Directions in Ultrasonic NDE of Advanced Materials", ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Chicato, IL., Nov. 28-Dec. 2, 1988 (invited).

Mal, A.K., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "NDE of Strength Related Properties of Adhesive Joints", Proc. of the Seventh Int. Conf. on Fracture (ICF7), Houston, Texas, March 20-24, 1989 (invited).

Mal, A.K., Karim, M.R., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Determination of the Properties of Composite Interfaces by an Ultrasonic Method", in Science of Composite Interfaces, Leesburg, VA, April 18-21, 1989 (invited).

Bar-Cohen, Y., and Mal, A.K., "Leaky Lamb Waves Using Pulses for NDE of Composites", Proc. 12th World Conference on Non-Destructive Testing, Amsterdam, Apr. 23-28, 1989.

Mal, A.K., "Calculation of Wavefields in Composite Laminates", and "Nondestructive Evaluation of Composites and Bonded Solids", University of Nottingham, Department of Theoretical Mechanics, July 5, 1989 (invited).

Bar-Cohen, Y., and Mal, A.K., "Characterization of Adhesive Bonding Using Leaky Lamb Waves", Rev. Progr. of QNDE, Brunswick, Maine, July 23-28, 1989.

Karim, M.R., Mal, A.K., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Determination of the Elastic Constrants of Composites Through the Inversion of Leaky Lamb Wave Data", Rev. Progr. of QNDE, Brunswick, Maine, July 23-28, 1989.

Mal, A.K., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Guided Waves in Multilayered Composite Laminates", Proc. IUTAM Symposium on Elastic Wave Propagation in Ultrasonic Evaluation, Boulder, CO, July 30-Aug. 3, 1989.

Bar-Cohen, Y., and Mal, A.K., "Leaky Lamb Waves in Multiorientation Composite Laminates", Rev. Progr. of QNDE, Brunswick, Maine, July 23-28, 1989.

Mal, A.K., "Nondestructive Evaluation of Layered Composites: Seismic Tomography in Minature", University of Southern California, March 9, 1990, (invited).

Mal, A.K., Yin, C.-C., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation of Cracked Composite Laminates", 22nd National Symposium on Fracture Mechanics, June 26-28, 1990, (invited).

Bar-Cohen, Y., and Mal, A.K., "Characterization of Composite Laminates Using Combined LLW and PBS Methods", Rev. Progr. in QNDE, La Jolla, CA, July 23-28, 1990.

Mal, A.K., Yin, C.-C., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Ultrasonic NDE of Cracked Composite Laminates", Rev. Progr. in QNDE, La Jolla, Ca., July 23-28-1990.

Mal, A.K., and Karim, M.R., "Wave Scattering by Multiple Cracks in a Plate", Rev. Progr. in QNDE, La Jolla, CA, July 23-28, 1990.

Mal, A.K., "Wave Attenuation in Fiber-Reinforced Composites," International Symposium on M3D: Mechanics and Mechanisms of Material Damping, Baltimore, Maryland, 12-14 March, 1991 (invited).

Mal, A.K., "Material characterization of Interfaces Using Ultrasonic Nondestructive Techniques," ONR/NRL Program Review, Science of Composite Interfaces, Wilminton, N. Carolina, April 9-12, 1991 (invited).

Mal, A.K., "Ultrasonic NDE of Composite Laminates," Center for Mechanics of Composites, Teas A&M University, April 4, 1991 (invited).

Mal, A.K., "Ultrasonic NDE of Composite Laminates," Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, The University of Austin, Texas, April 5, 1991 (invited).

Mal, A.K., "Calculation of Elastic Wavefields in Three-Dimensional Models of Layered Solids," U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Chicago, 21-24 July, 1991.

Mal, A.K., "Material Characterization of Composite Laminates Using Low-Frequency Plate Wave Dispersion Data," Rev. Progr. of QNDE, Brunswick, Maine, July 20 - Aug 2, 1991.

Mal, A.K., "Wave Attenuation in Thick Graphite/Epoxy Composites," Rev. Progr. of QNDE, Brunswick, Maine, July 20 - Aug 2, 1991.

Mal, A.K., "Wave Field Produced in a Composite Laminate by a Concentrated Surface Force," Rev. Progr. of QNDE, Brunswick, Maine, July 20-Aug 2, 1991.

Mal, A.K., "Nondestructive Characterization of Composite Laminates," Mechanics of Composites Review, Dayton, Ohio, 12-13 November, 1991.

Mal, A.K., "Wave Attenuation in Fiber-Reinforced Composites," Department of Welding Engineering, Ohio State University, Nov. 12, 1991 (invited).

Mal, A.K. "Wave Propagation in Graphite Epoxy Composites," Symposium on Enhancing Analysis Techniques for Composite Materials, ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, 3-6 December, 1991.

Mal, A.K., "Elastic Waves in Structural Composites," Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, June 7, 1992 (invited).

Bar-Cohen, Y., and Mal, A.K., "Characterization of the Elastic Properties of Composite Interfaces by Ultrasonic NDE," Revc. Progr. of QNDE, La Jolla, CA, July 19-24, 1992 (invited).

Yang, R.B., and Mal, A.K., "Phase Velocity and Attenuation of SH Waves in a Fiber-Reinforced Composites," Rev. Progr. of QNDE, La Jolla, CA, July 19-24, 1992.

Lih, S.-S, and Mal, A.K., "Response of Cross-Ply and Quasi-Isotropic Laminates to Distributed Dynamic Surface Loads," Rev. Progr. of QNDE, La Jolla, CA, July 19-24, 1992.

Mal, A.K., Lih, S.-S., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Ultrasonic Determination of the Elastic Properties of Unidirectional Composites," Rev. Progr. of QNDE, La Jolla, CA, July 19-24, 1992.

Lee, J.-K., and Mal, A.K., "Wave Scattering Calculations from Multiple Inclusions Using a Volume Integral Equation," Rev. Progr. of QNDE, La Jolla, CA, July 19-24, 1992.

Mal, A.K., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "A Theoretical and Experimental Study of Wave Propagation in Composite Laminates," XVIIIth International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Technion, Haifa, Israel, 22-28 August, 1992.

Lih, S.-S., and Mal, A.K., "Elastodynamic Response of a Unidirectional Composite Laminate to Concentrated Surface Loads, Parts I and II," ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, November 8-13, 1992 (invited)

Mal, A.K., "Workshop on Integrated Analytical and Experimental Studies for the Evaluation of R/C Structures," University of Southern California, January 22, 1993 (invited).

Mal, A.K., "Mechanics of Wave Propagation in Structural Composites," University of California, San Diego, Jan. 11, 1993 (invited).

Mal, A.K., "Characterization of Materials Degradation Due to Corrosion and Fatigue in Aerospace Structures", Workshop on Aging Aircraft Research, Atlanta, April 27-28, 1993 (invited).

Mal, A.K., "Measurement of the Mechanical Properties of Thin Films by Nondestructive Methods", Workshop on Mechanical Behavior of Thin Films for Optics and Microelectric Reliability, The Aerospace Corporation, Los Angeles, October 14-15, 1993 (invited).

Mal, A.K., "Mechanics of Wave Propagation in Structural Composites", California Institute of Technology, October 26, 1993 (invited).

Mal, A.K., Lih, S.-S., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Determination of the Interfacial Properties of Composite Laminates from Phase Velocity Data," ASME Winter Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Nov. 28-Dec. 3, 1993 (invited)

Lee, J., Mal, A.K., and Nobe, K., "Growth and Breakdown of Surface Films and Localized Corrosion of Aluminum in Concentrated Chloride Media," Tri-Service Conference, pp. 487-498, February 21-21, 1994, Orlando, Florida.

Mal, A.K., "Characterization of Materials Degradation Due to Corrosion and Fatigue in Aerospace Structures", Second Air Force Aging Aircraft Conference, Midwest City, Oklahoma, May 17-19, 1994 (invited).

Mal, A.K., "Mechanics of Wave Propagation in Structural Composites", 12th U.S. National Congress of Applied Mechanics, Seattle, June 27-July 1, 1994.

Mal, A.K., Yang, R.-B., and Yang, J.-M., "Characterization of Fiber-Matrix Interface Degradation in a Metal Matrix Composite", Rev. Progr. in QNDE, Snowmass Village, Colorado, Aug. 1-5, 1994 (invited).

Mal, A.K., Lih, S.-S., and Guo, D., "Ultrasonic Characterization of Defects in Lap Joints", Ref. Progr. in QNDE, Snowmass Village, Colorado, Aug. 1-5, 1994.

Lih, S.-S., Mal, A.K., and Bar-Cohen, Y., "Ultrasonic Evaluation of Thermal Degradation in Adhesive Bonds", Rev. Progr. in QNDE, Snowmass Village, Colorado, Aug. 1-5, 1994.

Mal, A.K., and Lee, J.-K., "Scattering of Elastic Waves by Multiple Inclusions and Cracks", Rev. Progr. in QNDE, Snowmass Village, Colorado, Aug. 1-5, 1994.

Yang, R.-B., Lih, S.-S., and Mal, A.K., "Attenuation of Elastic Waves in Fiber-Reinforced Composites", Int. Conf. on Composites Engineering, New Orleans, Aug. 28-31, 1994 (invited).

Mal, A.K., Lee, J.-K., and Yang, J.-M., "Fiber-Matrix Interface Debonding in a Metal Matrix Composite", Int. Conf. on Composites Engineering, New Orleans, Aug. 28-31, 1994 (invited).

Mal, A.K., and Yang, J.-M., "Wave Propagation in a Metal-Matrix Composite Subject to Interface Degradation", International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, ASME, Chicago, Nov. 6-11, 1994 (invited).

Mal, A.K., "A Volume Integral Equation Method for Multiple Scattering and Crack Problems in Elasticity", Northwestern University, November 14, 1994 (invited).

Mal, A.K., "Wave Propagation in Nondestructive Testing," University of Southern California, Dec. 1, 1994 (invited).

Mal, A.K., and Lee, J.-J., "Crack Initiation in Aluminum Plates with Multiple Defects", in International Mechanical Engneering Congress & Exposition, ASME, San Francisco, Nov. 12-17, 1995 (invited).

Mal, A.K., "Characterization of Materials Degradation due to Corrosion and Fatigue in Aerospace Structures", AFOSR NDE Program Review, Warner Robins Air Force Base, GA, April 2, 1996 (invited)

Mal, A.K., and Chang, Z., Guo, D. and Gorman, M., "Lap Joint Inspection using Plate Waves", Proc. NDE of Aging Aircraft, SPIE -Vol. 2945, pp. 128-137, 1996.

Mal, A.K., Guo, D., Bar-Cohen, Y. and Lih, S.-S., "Wave Propagation in Anisotropic Composite Plates," Progress in Acoustic Emission, VIII, The Japanese Society for NDI, pp. 1-10, 1996.

Mal, A.K., Guo, D., and Ono, K., "Analysis of Plate Waves from Microfracture Events in Composite Plates", Rev. Progr. in QNDE, Vol. 16, pp. 153-160, 1996.

Mal, A.K., Chang, Z., and Gorman, M., "Interaction of Lamb Waves with Defects in a Semi-infinite Plate," Rev. Progr. in QNDE, Vol. 16, pp. 397-404, 1996.

Mal, A.K., and Lee, J.-K., "Analysis of Multiple Inclusion-Crack Problems Using a Volume Integral Equation Method", Symposium on Mechanics and Design, University of Toronto, May 6-9, 1996 (invited).

Mal, A.K., and Lee, J.-K., "Micromechanical Damage Evolution in Composites", ASME Mechanics and Materials Conference, The Johns Hopkins University, June 12-14, 1996 (invited keynote lecture).

Mal, A.K., "Elastic Wavefield Calculations in Strongly Heterogeneous Media", Second National Congress in Computational Mechanics, Technical University of Crete, Greece, June 26-28, 1996 (invited keynote lecture).

Mal, A.K., and Shih, J.-H., "Plate Wave Characterization of Stiffness Degradation of Composite Laminates Under Fatigue Loading", Rev. Prog. in QNDE, Brunswick, Maine, July 29, 1996 (invited)

Mal, A.K., "Characterization of Degradation of Composites", Workshop on Composites, UCLA, Sept. 12, 1996.

Mal, A.K., "Lamb Waves from Microfracture Events in Composites Plates", International Workshop on Materials Research With Advanced Acoustic Monitoring Techniques", Max-Planck-Institut fur Metallforschung, Tegerness, Germany, Oct. 6-9, 1996 (invited speaker and panelist).

Mal, A.K., Wave Propagation and Acoustic Emission in Anisotropic Plates", International Acoustic Emission Symposium, Nara City, Japan, Nov. 27-30, 1996 (invited guest speaker)

Mal, A.K., Lee, J., and Salmassy O., "Multiple Corrosion Defect Considerations in the Life Prediction of Aging Aircraft Structures", Proceedings of the First DoD/FAA/NASA Conference on Aging Aircraft, July 8-10, 1997, Ogden, Utah (in press).

Mal, A.K., "Intelligent Ultrasonic NDE of Materials Degradation", Workshop on Intelligent NDE Sciences for Aging and Futuristic Aircraft, UTEP, September 30 - October 2, 1997 (invited talk).

Mal, A.K., Bar-Cohen, Y. and Lih, S.S., "Real time Characterization of Materials Degradation Using Leaky Lamb Wave Data", Symposium on Quantitative Non Destructive Evaluation in Integrated Diagnostics ME'97, Dallas, Texas, 16-21 November 1997.(invited talk).

Mal, A.K., "Elastodynamics of Layered Media", State of the Art Lectures in Deformation and Characterization of Engineering Solids, ME'97, Dallas, Texas, 16-21 November, 1997. (invited talk)

Mal, A.K., "Analysis of Acoustic Emission from Corrosion Pits", NDE of Aging Aircraft Track, ASNT Spring Conference, Anaheim, CA, 23-27 March, 1998. (invited guest lecture)

Bar-Cohen, Y. and Mal, A.K., "Defects Detection and Characterization Using Leaky Lamb Wave (LLW) Dispersion Data", NDE of Aging Aircraft, ASNT Spring Conference, Anaheim, CA, 23-27 March, 1998. (invited talk)

El-Azab, A. and Mal, A.K., "A Perturbation Solution for the Interaction of Lamb Waves with Localized Surface Defects", Non-Destructive Evaluation of Aging Aircraft, Airports and Aerospace Hardware, SPIE Conference, 31 March - 2 April 1998, San Antonio, Texas. (invited talk)

Bar-Cohen, Y, Mal, A.K. and Chang, Z., "Composite Material Defects Charaterization Using Leaky Lamb Wave Dispersion Data", Non-Destructive Evaluation of Aging Aircraft, Airports and Aerospace Hardware, SPIE Conference, 31 March - 2 April 1998, San Antonio, Texas. (invited talk)

Mal, A.K. and Chang, Z.,"NDE of Rivet Holes in Aging Aircraft Components Using Leaky Lamb Waves", Non-Destructive Evaluation of Aging Aircraft, Airports and Aerospace Hardware, SPIE Conference, 31 March - 2 April 1998, San Antonio, Texas. (invited talk)

Chang, Z. and Mal, A.K., "Wave Propagation in a Plate with Defects", Review of Progress in QNDE, Vol. 17, pp 121-128, 1998.

Guo, D. and Mal, A.K., "Rapid Calculation of Lamb Waves in Plates due to Localized Sources", Review of Progress in QNDE, 1998. (invited talk)

Mal, A.K. and Salmassy, O., "Probabilistic Issues in the Prediction of the Survivability of Aging Aircraft Structures", International Conference on Mechanics in Design, Nottingham, UK, 6-9 July, 1998. (invited talk)

Guo, D., Mal, A.K. and Hamstad, M.A., "AE Wavefield Calculations in a Plate", Progress in Acoustic Emission, Proceedings of International AE Conference, Big Island, Hawaii, 9-14 August, 1998. (invited guest lecture)

Mal, A.K., "Impact Damage Characterization in Composite Plates using Waveform-Based Acoustic Emission," Second International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, Stanford, 8-10 Sept, 1999.

Mal, A.K.,"Characteristics of Acoustic Emission Waveforms Generated by Fatigue Crack Extension from Corrosion Sites in Aluminum Alloys," Third FAA/DoD/NASA Conference on Aging Aircraft, Albuquerque, NM, 20-23 Sept 1999.

Mal, A.K.,"NDE of Aging Aircraft," Golden Gate Section of ASNT, 10 Feb 2000 (invited).

Mal, A.K.,"The Role of NDE in Structural Health Monitoring," SPIE Symposium on Smart Structures, Smart Materials and Non-Destructive Evaluation, Newport Beach, California, 8 March, 2000 (Award Lecture).

Mal, A.K.,"Structural Health Monitoring of Aging Aircraft," Seminar, University of California, Berkeley, 12 April, 2000 (invited).

Mal, A.K.,"Wave Propagation in a Locally Heterogeneous Unbounded Solid," 20th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ICTAM-2000), Chicago, 30 August 2000 (invited).

Mal, A.K.,"A Semi-numerical Method for Elastic Wave Scattering Calculations, " Leon Knopoff Aniversary Symposium, UCLA, 14 Sept, 2000 (invited).

Mal, A.K.,“Structural Health Monitoring,” 7th NDE Topical Conference, San Antonio, 27 April, 2001 (Award Lecture).

Mal, A.K.,“Elastic Waves from Localized Sources in Composite Laminates,” IUTAM Symposium on Mechanical Waves for Composite Structures Characterization, Chania, Greece, 15 June 2000. “Elastic Waves from Localized Sources in Composite Laminates,” ASME Mechanics and Materials Summer Conference, San Diego, California, 27 June, 2001 (invited).

Mal, A.K.,“A new Integral Equation Formulation for Inclusion Problems in Unbounded Solids,” ASME Mechanics and Materials Summer Conference, San Diego, California, 27 June, 2001 (invited).

Mal, A.K.,“NDE for Health Monitoring of Aircraft and Aerospace Structures,” ASME 7th Nondestructive Evaluation Topical Conference, San Antonio, Texas, pp 1-7, 2001 (Keynote Lecture).

Mal, A.K.,“Characterization of Microfracture in Composite Laminates,” International Conference on Theoretical, Applied and Computational Mechanics, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, Dec 27, 2001 (Keynote Lecture).

Mal, A.K. and Feng, F., “Interaction of Focused Ultrasound with Biological Materials,” SPIE Symposium on Smart Structures, Smart Materials and Non-Destructive Evaluation, San Diego, California, 25 March, 2002.

Mal, A.K. and Banerjee, S.,“Ultrasonic Waves in an Open-Cell Carbon Foam,” SPIE Conf. on Smart NDE for Health Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems, San Diego, California, 25 March, 2002.

Mal, A.K., Banerjee, S., Ricci, F., Shih, F. and Gibson, S., “Damage Detection in Structural Components from vibration and Wave propagation Data,” 4th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring, Stanford University, Sept 15-17, 2003.

Mal, A.K., Shih, F. and Banerjee, S., “Acoustic emission waveforms in composite laminates under low velocity impact,” SPIE Conf. on Smart Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems, San Diego, 4 March, 2003.

Mal, A.K.,“An autonomous structural health monitoring system,” Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar, UCLA, 15, January, 2004 (invited).

Mal, A.K, “An autonomous structural health monitoring system based on wave propagation and modal data,” Structural Engineering Distinguished Seminar, University of California, San Diego, 1 March, 2004 (invited).

Mal, A.K and Banerjee, S., “Guided acoustic emission waves in structural plates,” SPIE Conference on NDE for Health Monitoring and Diagnostics, San Diego, California, 16 March 2004 (invited).

Mal, A. K, Banerjee, S. and Ricci, F., “An autonomous structural health monitoring system based on acoustic emission and modal data,” SPIE Conference on NDE for Health Monitoring and Diagnostics, San Diego, California, 16 March 2004.

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