MEMSDUKEPRATT School of engineering

Education

  • D.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Washington University - St. Louis, 2003
  • MS Mechanical Engineering, Washington University - St. Louis, 1999
  • BS Mechanical Engineering, University of Missouri - Columbia, 1996
Brian P Mann
  • Office Location: 238 Hudson Hall
  • Email Address: brian.mann@duke.edu

    • Specialties
    Structural Engineering
    Chaos, Dynamics
    Nonlinear Dynamics
    Adaptive Structures
    Vibration
    Alternative Energy
    Nonlinear Systems
    Manufacturing

    TEACHING (Fall 2009)

    ME 335.01, NONLINEAR MECH VIBRATION, MW 10:05 AM-10:55 AM

    TEACHING (Spring 2010)

    EGR 123L.002, DYNAMICS,
    EGR 123L.01L, DYNAMICS,
    EGR 123L.02L, DYNAMICS,
    EGR 123L.03L, DYNAMICS,
    EGR 123L.04L, DYNAMICS,
    EGR 123L.05L, DYNAMICS,
    EGR 123L.06L, DYNAMICS,
    EGR 123L.07L, DYNAMICS,
    EGR 123L.08L, DYNAMICS,

    Recent Publications More Publications

    1. B. P. Mann, Energy criterion for potential well escapes in a bistable magnetic pendulum, Journal Of Sound And Vibration, vol. 323 no. 3-5 (2009), ppt. 864 -- 876 [abs]
    2. B. P. Mann and F. A. Khasawneh, An energy-balance approach for oscillator parameter identification, Journal Of Sound And Vibration, vol. 321 no. 1-2 (2009), ppt. 65 -- 78 [abs]
    3. B. P. Mann and N. D. Sims, Energy harvesting from the nonlinear oscillations of magnetic levitation, Journal Of Sound And Vibration, vol. 319 no. 1-2 (2009), ppt. 515 -- 530 [abs]
    4. M. H. Kurdi and R. T. Haftka and T. L. Schmitz and B. P. Mann, A Robust Semi-Analytical Method for Calculating the Response Sensitivity of a Time Delay System, Journal Of Vibration And Acoustics-transactions Of The Asme, vol. 130 no. 6 (2008) [abs]
    5. T. Insperger and B. P. Mann and T. Surmann and G. Stepan, On the chatter frequencies of milling processes with runout, International Journal Of Machine Tools \& Manufacture, vol. 48 no. 10 (2008), ppt. 1081 -- 1089 [abs]

    Research Interests

      Nonlinear dynamics and vibration utilizing analytical, numerical, and experimental techniques. Fundamental investigations of phenomenon and application areas where dynamical systems theory plays an important role.

    The mission of Duke's Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science educational programs is to provide the knowledge, skills, and credentials needed to be successful in the practice of engineering; the preparation necessary to undertake professional registration; an educational preparation for graduate or professional study; and an education background that is the basis for professional growth and leadership throughout a career that may encompass a broad range of endeavors, both technical and non-technical.