Wiesław Kazimierz Binienda is a Polish-American scientist, PhD, and professor at the University of Akron. Dr. Wieslaw Binienda, is a Professor and chairman of the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Akron. Dr. Binienda was the lead scientist who questioned and then investigated the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash. His findings were in direct contradiction to the official reports published by Russian government. Similarly the research of Professor Binienda also contradicted the official report of Polish government of then Prime Minister Donald Tusk who was criticized for handling of the investigation and who's government was openly hostile towards the methodical scientific findings of Professor Binienda. Subsequently, Polish government reversed its position and under the government of President Andrzej Duda a new investigation have been initiated and advise of Professor Binienda played the key role in the direction of the new investigation . Binienda and his wife Maria Szonert-Binienda are also involved in research and education about war crimes committed by Soviet Army against Polish soldiers in Katyn massacre. Professor Binienda research includes impact simulation, fracture and damage of advanced composite materials, explicit and implicit finite element mechanics, smart materials, structural design and optimization, characterization and constitutive equation development for ceramic matrix, metal matrix and polymer matrix composites. He received the 2002 College of Engineering Outstanding Researcher Award in recognition of his research accomplishments. He has authored or co-authored 2 books, 46 journal papers and 73 conference publications and 70 presentations.
Biography
Binienda received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University in 1987, his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University in 1985, and his M.S. in Motor Vehicles and Heavy Duty Machines from Warsaw Technical University in 1980. Binienda is also involved in research projects with NASA.
Academic work
Professor and Chair Civil Engineering Department University of Akron
Member of Resource Committee, Ohio Supercomputer Center
Member of Software Committee, Ohio Supercomputer Center
Current research
Analysis of the Polish Governmental Plane Crash in Smolensk, Russia, on 10 April 2010
Status Report on Smolensk Crash
High Velocity Impact on Composite Structures
Characterization of Aging Influence on Braided Composites
Fracture mechanics and damage growth in composite materials
Stress and deformation analysis in FRP, MMC, BMC and rubber composite materials
Filament winding process development and analysis
Explicit FEA of Composite Structures – Impact Perforation Analysis
Nano-coating processing and analysis
Application of Advanced Composites for Retrofitting of Concrete Structures
Functionally Graded Layers Analysis
Research Facilities and Research Group
High Velocity Impact Lab
Computing software
Publications
NASA Publications
W.K. Binienda, D.N. Robinson, S.M. Arnold and P.A. Bartolotta, "A Creep Model for Metallic Composites Based on Matrix Testing: Application to Kanthal Composites," NASA TM 103172, 1989.
D.N. Robinson, W.K. Binienda and M. Miti-Kavuma, "Creep and Creep Rupture of Strongly Reinforced Metallic Composites," NASA TR 185286, 1989.
W.K. Binienda, S.M. Arnold and H.Q Tan, "Calculation of Stress Intensity Factors in an Isotropic Multi-C racked Plate: Part I – Theoretical Development," NASA TM 1 05766, 1992.
S.M. Arnold, W.K. Binienda, H.Q. Tan and M.H. Xu, "Calculation of Stress Intensity Factors in an Isotropic Multi-Cracked Plate: Part II – Symbolic/Numeric Implementation," NASA TM 105823, 1992.
W.K. Binienda and S.M. Arnold, "Driving Force Analysis in an Infinite Anisotropic Plate with Multiple Crack Interactions," NASA TM 106838, January 1995.
A Comprehensive Study on Damage Tolerance Properties of Notched Composite Laminates, Defense Technical Information Center 1988
Frictionless Contact of Multilayered Composite Half Planes Containing Layers With Complex Eigenvalues, NASA Lewis Research Center 1997
Analysis of an Interface Crack for a Functionally Graded Strip Sandwiched Between Two Homogeneous Layers of Finite Thickness, NASA Lewis Research Center 1999
Analysis of Multiple Cracks in an Infinite Functionally Graded Plate, NASA Lewis Research Center 1999
Composite Materials and Analysis Techniques for Aerospace Application, ASCE, Aerospace Division 2002
