Publications

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

1. Y. H. Chai and L. L. Yaw (1999), "Reversed Cyclic Response of Monolithic and Slitted Reinforced Concrete Masonry Wall-Piers", Engineering Structures, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 99--111.
2. L. L. Yaw, S. K. Kunnath and N. Sukumar, "Meshfree Method for Inelastic Frame Analysis", ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 135, No. 6, June 1, 2009, pp 676--684.
3. L. L. Yaw, N. Sukumar and S. K. Kunnath, "Meshfree co-rotational formulation for two-dimensional continua", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Volume 79, Issue 8,  August 20, 2009, pages 979--1003.
   
4. L. L. Yaw, "A Co-rotational Virtual Element Method for 2D Elasticity and Plasticity", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 2023;e7404. doi: 10.1002/nme.7404, arXiv: 2309.10097.
5. L. L. Yaw, "Axisymmetric Virtual Elements for Problems of Elasticity and Plasticity", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. arXiv: 2312.01559, 2023 (in press).

Conferences/Presentations

1. L. L. Yaw, S. K. Kunnath and N. Sukumar, "Meshfree Inelastic Frame Analysis", Ninth U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, San Francisco, CA (July 23-26, 2007).

2. L. L. Yaw, "Undamped Vibration of a Beam", Presented to Math Department PDE Class as Example of PDE in Engineering, Walla Walla University, June 5, 2009.

3.   L. L. Yaw, S. K. Kunnath and N. Sukumar, "Novel Computational Simulation Methodology for Complex Structural System Analysis", NSF CMMI Research and Innovation Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 22-25, 2009.

4.   L. L. Yaw, "Reinforced Concrete Nominal Moment Calculator --A Computer tool for Civil Engineering Students", Proceedings - Pacific North West-American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Section Meeting, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington, March 31 - April 2, 2011.

5.  L. L. Yaw, "Applications of Eigenvalues & Eigenvectors", Presented to Math Department Linear Algebra Class as Example of Applications in Engineering, Walla Walla University, November 17, 2014.

6.  Q. Ma and L. L. Yaw, "Incorporating the Finite Element Method with Photoelasticity as a Useful Modern Engineering Tool to Enhance Learning of Deformation Concepts", Proceedings - American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) 122nd Annual Conference, Seattle, Washington, June 14-17, 2015.

7.  L. L. Yaw, "Finite Strain Meshfree Co-rotational Formulation for Hyperelastic Materials", 13th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, New York, NY, July 22-27, 2018.

8.  L. L. Yaw, "Aspects of Static Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis for Solids and Structures", Presented for Engineering Department Colloquium, Walla Walla University, February 19, 2020.

9.  L. L. Yaw, "LaTeX Typesetting - Getting Started",  Presented for Engineering Department Colloquium, Walla Walla University, April 1, 2020.  (color ), (bw )

10.  L. L. Yaw, "Synchronous, Technology, & Online",  Presented for Engineering Department, Walla Walla University, September 2, 2020.  (color ), (bw )

11.  L. L. Yaw, "Elastic, Elasto-Plastic, Co-rotational, and Finite Strain Formulations for Stress Analysis Using the Virtual Element Method",  Presented for Engineering Department Colloquium, Walla Walla University, April 7, 2021.

12.  L. L. Yaw, "A Co-rotational Virtual Element Method for 2D Elasticity and Plasticity", 17th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Albuquerque, NM (July 23-27, 2023).

Dissertation(PhD) &  Thesis(MS)

1. L. L. Yaw,"Co-rotational Meshfree Formulation For Large Deformation Inelastic Analysis Of Two-Dimensional Structural Systems", Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California Davis, 2008.
2. L. L. Yaw, "Strength and Ductility of Slitted Reinforced Concrete Masonry Shear Wall", Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California Davis, 1996.

Unpublished/Web Documents

1. L. L. Yaw, "Moment Distribution The Real Explanation, And Why It Works", E. F. Cross School of Engineering, Walla Walla University, 2003.
2. L. L. Yaw, "Stiffness matrix for 2D tapered beams", E. F. Cross School of Engineering, Walla Walla University, 2009.
3. L. L. Yaw, "Introduction to Moving Least Squares(MLS) Shape Functions", E. F. Cross School of Engineering, Walla Walla University, 2009.
4. L. L. Yaw, "2D Co-rotational Truss Formulation", E. F. Cross School of Engineering, Walla Walla University, 2009.
5. L. L. Yaw, "2D Corotational Beam Formulation", E. F. Cross School of Engineering, Walla Walla University, 2009.
6. L. L. Yaw, "Nonlinear Static - Explicit and Implicit Analysis Example", E. F. Cross School of Engineering, Walla Walla University, 2009.
7. L. L. Yaw, "3D Co-rotational Truss Formulation", E. F. Cross School of Engineering, Walla Walla University, 2011.
8. L. L. Yaw, "Nonlinear Static - 1D Plasticity - Various Forms of Isotropic Hardening", E. F. Cross School of Engineering, Walla Walla University, 2012.
9. L. L. Yaw, "Rigid Diaphragm Analysis", E. F. Cross School of Engineering, Walla Walla University, 2015.
10. L. L. Yaw, "J2 Plasticity", E. F. Cross School of Engineering, Walla Walla University, 2017.
11. L. L. Yaw, "Nonlinear Static - 1D Plasticity - Isotropic and Kinematic Hardening", E. F. Cross School of Engineering, Walla Walla University, 2017.
12. L. L. Yaw, "Arc Length Control", E. F. Cross School of Engineering, Walla Walla University, 2017.
13. L. L. Yaw, "A Method to Enforce Displacement Boundary Conditions in Finite Element Analysis", E. F. Cross School of Engineering, Walla Walla University, 2018.
14. L. L. Yaw, "Theoretical Effective Length Factor for Pinned-Fixed Column", E. F. Cross School of Engineering, Walla Walla University, 2019.
15. L. L. Yaw, "Surveying - Traverse Closure", E. F. Cross School of Engineering, Walla Walla University, 2019.
16. L. L. Yaw, "Introduction to the Virtual Element Method for 2D Elasticity", E. F. Cross School of Engineering, Walla Walla University. arXiv: 2301.11928, 2022.
17. L. L. Yaw, "3D Computational J2 Plasticity Algorithm With Hardening", E. F. Cross School of Engineering, Walla Walla University, 2023.