William C. Kinsel - Professor

The School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

William C. Kinsel - Professor

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Contact Information:

office 207 A Tri-Cities
telephone 509 372 9206
e-mail kinsel@tricity.wsu.edu
Postal mail William C. Kinsel
Washington State University - Tri-Cities
2710 University Drive
Richland, WA 99354-1671
William C. Kinsel

Joined MME in 1989
Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from University of Nebraska in 1966.

Research Interests:

  • Engineering Mechanics
    • Metal Forming
    • Dynamics
    • Piezoelectric Medical Implants

Recent Publications:

  • R.A. Polehn and W.C. Kinsel, Transient Temperature Solution for Stream Flow from a Controlled Temperature Source, Water Resources Research, Vol. 33, No.1, pp 261-265
  • Davies, R.W., Khaleel, M.A., Kinsel, W.C., and Zbib, H.M., Experimental Determination of Anisotropic Yield Locus Evolution During Cold Pilgering of Titanium Alloy Tubing, ASME Journal of Engineering Materials, 2002
  • W.C.Kinsel, V.F. Medina, S.Vedula and A.Evans, Assessment of Irrigation Return Flows for Salmon Spawning Habitat, proceedings of the Water Resource Research Conference on Water Quality, Vancouver, WA, February 2002
  • D.L. Smith, W.C. Kinsel and V.F. Medina, Water Quality of Irrigation Return Flows Along the Hanford Reach, Proceedings of the ASCE Conference on Water Resources, Seattle, WA November, 1999
  • J.P. Strehlow and W.C. Kinsel, Time History Seismic Analysis Method for Submerged Structures in Tanks with a Free Surface, Proceedings of the ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, LaJolla, CA May 1998
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