Cac Dao

Professor of Practice for Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics
Adjunct Lecturer for Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics
Member of the Graduate Faculty

Degrees

  • Ph.D. Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
    • University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
  • M.S. Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
    • University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
  • B.S. Civil Engineering
    • University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
  • B.S. Structural Engineering
    • HCM City University of Technology, HCM City, HCM City, Viet Nam

Work Experience

  • University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2017 - Ongoing)
  • University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2007 - 2017)
  • Raytheon Missile Systems (2000 - 2006)

Interests

Teaching

Core courses in civil engineering and engineering mechanics. Introduction in engineering design. Developing civil engineering program at American University in Phnom Penh, Cambodia under the University of Arizona Micro-Campus Network.

Research

Ultrasonic wave propagation

Courses

View the full course list in UA Profiles.

Licensure & Certification

  • Engineer In Training, Arizona State Board of Technical Registration (1999)

Selected Publications

Journals/Publications

  • Amjad, U., Dao, C. M., Yadav, S. K., Kundu, T., Dao, K., & Amjad, U. (2016). Advanced signal processing technique for damage detection in steel tubes. Proceedings of SPIE, 9805. doi:10.1117/12.2219417
  • Dao, C. M., Kundu, T., Das, S., & Banerjee, S. (2009). Wave Propagation In A Fluid Wedge Over A Solid Half-Space Mesh-Free Analysis with Experimental Verification. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 46, 2486-2492.
  • Dao, C. M., Kundu, T., Placko, D., Ehsan, K. R., & Yanagita, T. (2010). Ultrasonic Field Modeling: A Comparison between Analytical, Semi-Analytical and Numerical Techniques. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectric and Frequency Control, 57, 2795-2807.
  • Dao, C. M., Das, S., Das, S., Banerjee, S., Banerjee, S., Kundu, T., Dao, C. M., & Dao, C. M. (2007). Effect of a fluid wedge on the wave propagation along a fluid-solid interface: A modeling approach. The 6th Int. Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring.
  • Dao, C. M., Kundu, T., Das, S., & Banerjee, S. (2007). DPSM Modeling for Studying Interaction between Bounded Ultrasonic Beams and Corrugated Plates. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectric and Frequency Control, 54(9), 1860-1872.

Proceedings Publications

  • Dao, C. M., Kundu, T., Amjad, U., Blase, C., Alnuami, A., & Bereiter-Hahn, J. (2018, March 4-8). Effects of transducers on guided wave based structural health monitoring. In Health Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems XII, Ed. T. Kundu, 10600.
  • Dao, C. M., Kundu, T., Amjad, U., Yadav, S. K., & Dao, K. T. (2016, March 20-24). Advanced signal processing techniques for damage detection in steel tubes. In Health Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems X, Ed. T. Kundu, 9805.
  • Dao, C. M., Thompson, D. O., Kundu, T., Das, S., Chimenti, D. E., & Banerjee, S. (2008). BOUNDED ACOUSTIC BEAM IN A FLUID WEDGE OVER A SOLID HALF SPACE: A COMBINED THEORETICAL/EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION. In AIP Conference Proceedings, 975, 115-122.
  • Dao, C. M., Das, S., Banerjee, S., & Kundu, T. (2007, Sept. 11-13). Effect of a Fluid Wedge on the Wave Propagation along a Fluid-Solid Interface: A Modeling Approach. In Proceedings of the 6th Int. Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, 1, 919-926.
  • Dao, C. M., Kundu, T., Banerjee, S., & Das, S. (2007, May 22-27). Recent Developments in Theoretical and Experimental Investigations with Ultrasonic Sensors. In Proceedings of the World Forum on Smart Materials and Smart Structures Technology SMSST’07.