Yuri TARNOPOLSKII*

(16.12.1929-29.12.2003)

Born: December 16, 1929, Russia

Departed: December 29, 2003, Riga, Latvia

Interests:

• Theoretical Mechanics
• Mechanics of Composite Materials
• Technology of Composite Structures
• Application of Composite Structures in Oil Production Industry

Brief Description of Main Research:

The basic scientific results are connected with the development of structural design methods for spatially reinforced composites and winding mechanics, study of different test methods and technology of composite structures in oil production industry.

Languages: Russian. Latvian, German, English

Education

• University of Latvia (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering) cum laude, 1952
• Dr.sc.ing. (Candidate of Science in former USSR, Ph.D. in Western countries), University of Latvia, 1957
• Dr.habi.sc.ing.(Doctor of Science in former USSR), Moscow Institute for Problems of Mechanics, USSR Academy of Sciences, Russia, 1967
• Professor, Supreme Attestation Commission of the USSR, 1969 

Experience

• Researcher, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1954-1963
• Head of Laboratory of Composite Structures, Institute of Polymer Mechanics, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1963-2000; Consultant, 2000 -
• Professor, Faculty of Chemistry, Riga Technical University, 1969-2003

Honours and Awards

• Corresponding Member, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1987-1990
• Full Member, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1990
• Latvian SSR State Prize, 1965
• USSR State Prize, 1985
• Merited Scientist of Latvian SSR, 1990
• The Latvian Academy of Sciences Fridrich Canders Prize in Mechanics, 1998
• State Emeritus Scientist, 2000

Professional Activities and Memberships

• Member, National Committee for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Russia, 1985
• Member, International Committee for Composite Materials (ICCM), 1973
• Editorial Advisory Board for Mechanics of Composite Materials and Structures (USA) and Mechanics of Composite Materials (Latvia, USA)
• Member, Expert Commission for Machine Engineering, Latvian Council of Science

Lectures

• Invited lectures on composites at universities and scientific centres of the United Kingdom (1993), Norway (1995) and USA (1989, 1995)

Courses

• Mechanics and Technology of Composite Materials, Riga Technical University, 1964 - 1998

Recent/Representative Publications

• Tarnopolskii Yu. M., Kincis T. Ya. Static Test Methods for Composites. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1985, 301 pp.
• Handbook of Composites, Vol. 2, Structures and Design. Eds. C.T. Herakovich (USA) and Yu. M. Tarnopolskii (Latvia), Amsterdam: North Holland, Netherlands, 1989, 684 pp.
• Structural Composites. Eds. V. V. Vasiliev and Yu. M. Tarnopolskii. Moscow: Mashinostroyenie, 1990, 502 pp. (in Russian)
• Tarnopolskii Yu. M., Zhigun I. G., Polyakov V. A. Spatially Reinforced Composites. Technomic Publishing Co., Inc., 1993, 341 pp.
• Composites Engineering Handbook. Ed. P. K. Mallick (Chapter 10), New York: Marcel Dekker, 1997, pp.515-548.
• Yu.M.Tarnopolskii, S.T.Peters, A.I.Beil. Tilament Winding. - In:  Handbook of Composites (ed. S.Peters), Chapter 21, 1998, London: Chartman&Hall, pp. 456-475.
• Yu.M.Tarnopolskii, V.L.Kulakov. Mechanical Tests. - In: Handbook of Composites (ed. S.Peters), Chapter 34, 1998, London: Chartman&Hall, pp. 778-793.
• Tarnopol’skii Yu. M., A. K. Arnautov, Kulakov V. L. Methods of Determination of Shear Properties of Textile Composites. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 1999, Vol. 30, pp. 879-885.

• Tarnopol’skii Yu. M., Kulakov V. L., and Arnautov A. K. Measurements of shear characteristics of textile composites. – Computes & Structures, 2000, Vol. 76, pp. 115-123. 

Research Projects

• Yu.Tarnopolskii (Head of Latvian Part of Project). JOULE-2 (Test Methods for Composite Materials). European Commission (1993-1995)
• Yu. Tarnopolskii ( Head of Project). Applied Problems in the Mechanics of Composites Rods and Pipelines with Complex Reinforcement Schemes. Latvian Council of Science (1997-1999)
• Yu.Tarnopolskii (Executive of Program). Research of Composite Materials, Technology and Rational Application in Industrial Development. C. Structural Elements Made of Composite Materials. Latvian Council of Science (1997-2001).
• Yu. Tarnopolskii ( Head of Project). Methods of Evaluation of Load-Carrying Capacity of Structural Members of Textile Composites. Latvian Council of Science (2001- )

Last update: 30-10-2007 12:46:22