Zvi Hashin Explained

Zvi Hashin (1929–29 October 2017^[1]) was an Israeli mechanical engineer.^[2] He was a professor for engineering sciences at Tel Aviv University. In 2012, he won the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Mechanical Engineering, for his research on micro-mechanics of failure of fibre-reinforced plastic.^[3]

Publications

• Z. Hashin, Failure criteria for unidirectional fiber composites, J. Appl. Mech.,47, 329–334 (1980).

External links

• http://www.eng.tau.ac.il/~hashin/

Notes and References

1. Web site: Recently Deceased Members . . 2018-01-30.
2. Web site: The Israeli Who Revolutionized Aircraft, Vehicles and ... Tennis Rackets . Aderet . Ofer . 2017-11-17 . . 2018-01-30.
3. Web site: Benjamin Franklin Medal in Mechanical Engineering . 2012 . Franklin Institute . .