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Alexander Bogdanovich (June 28, 1950–March 10, 2025), age 74, of Apex, North Carolina passed away on Monday, March 10, 2025.
It is with deep sadness that we remember Dr. Alexander Evgenevich Bogdanovich, a brilliant scholar, a dedicated researcher, and a cherished colleague. He was a towering figure in the field of mechanics of composite materials, making groundbreaking contributions that will continue to shape the discipline for years to come. His pioneering work on spline functions for discrete analysis of plates stands as a lasting testament to his intellect and dedication. Through his books, research papers, and technical contributions, Dr. Bogdanovich’s influence extended far beyond his immediate circle, touching the lives of countless students, collaborators, and professionals.
Dr Bogdanovich was a pioneer in 3D textiles. He developed, together with colleagues from North Carolina State University and 3Tex, Inc., technology for non-crimp 3D orthogonally woven fabrics production and 3D braiding for composite reinforcements. He was a man who understood textile mechanics deeply and precisely, and who shaped our field in last four decades, being instrumental in advancement of 3D textiles in USA and around the world.
Alex was more than just a scholar—he was a teacher, a guide, and a source of inspiration. He had a kind and generous spirit, always willing to share his knowledge and encourage young scholars, yet unyielding in defense of science.
[Chris Pastore] I first met Sasha in 1988 (before Perestroika) and had the good fortune to invite him to join me at NCSU in the United States in 1990, where he remained for the rest of his life. I remember how he tried to improve my chess game, but despite his help, I could never defeat him. Over the decades, our collaboration transformed not only my understanding of the field but also my perspective on research itself. Co-authoring a book with him was one of the great honors of my professional life, but beyond that, I was privileged to know him as mentor, colleague, and friend. His wisdom, patience, and passion for discovery will be deeply missed, but his legacy will live on in the work he left behind and in the many lives he touched. Rest in peace, Sasha—you will never be forgotten.
[Stepan Lomov] Alex was a dear friend and a tough sparring partner in science. I knew his work on 3D textiles back in 1990s and met him personally in the 2000s—a strong man with a strong personality and strong ideas. Since then, over 22 years, we published 24 papers together. Working with Alex was not easy. He could say tough things bluntly,—and was almost always right. He was a proud man. Despite this bluntness a deep warmth and compassion. I valued chances to meet him in person, and very much valued the personal mails we exchanged in the last years of Alex’ life.
Works of Alexander Bogdanovich
Bogdanovich, A. E. and C. M. Pastore (1996). Mechanics of Textile and Laminated Composites. London, Chapman and Hall.
Bogdanovich, A. E. (2010). 3D Translaminar and Textile Reinforcements for Composites. Encyclopedia of Aerospace Engineering https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470686652.eae205.
Bogdanovich, A. (2015). 2 - Solid three-dimensional woven textiles. Advances in 3D Textiles. X. Chen, Woodhead Publishing: 21-52 https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-78242-214-3.00002-4.
Bogdanovich, A. E. (2016). An overview of three-dimensional braiding technologies. Advances in Braiding Technology. Y. Kyosev, Woodhead Publishing: 3-78 https://doi.org/10.1016/C2014-0-03190-5.
Bogdanovich, A. E. (2017). Multi-scale progressive failure modeling: From nano-structured carbon fibers to textile composites. The Structural Integrity of Carbon Fiber Composites: Fifty Years of Progress and Achievement of the Science, Development, and Applications. P. W. R. Beaumont, C. Soutis and A. Hodzic. Cham, Springer International Publishing: 767-793 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46120-5_26.
Carvelli, V., A. E. Bogdanovich and S. V. Lomov (2024). Formability of 3D orthogonal interlock woven composite reinforcement. Advanced Structural Textile Composites Forming. P. Wang and N. Hamila, Woodhead Publishing - Elsevier: 223 - 253 https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-21578-0.00008-1.
Dzenis, Y. A., A. E. Bogdanovich and C. M. Pastore (1993). “Stochastic damage evolution in textile laminates.” Composites Manufacturing 4(4): 187-193.
Dzenis, Y. A., S. P. Joshi and A. E. Bogdanovich (1993). “Behavior of laminated composites under monotonically increasing random load.” AIAA Journal 31(12): 2329-2334.
Pastore, C. M., A. E. Bogdanovich and Y. A. Gowayed (1993). “Applications of a meso-volume-based analysis for textile composite structures.” Composites Engineering 3(2): 181-194.
Bogdanovich, A. E. and C. M. Pastore (1996). “Material-smart analysis of textile-reinforced structures.” Composites Science and Technology 56: 291-309 https://doi.org/10.1016/0266-3538(95)00109-3.
Dzenis, Y. A., S. P. Joshi and A. E. Bogdanovich (1994). “Damage evolution modeling in orthotropic laminated composites.” AIAA Journal 32(4): 357-364.
Bogdanovich, A. E. and R. L. Sierakowski (1999). “Composite Materials and Structures: Science, Technology and Applications - A Compendium of Books, Review Papers, and Other Sources of Information.” Applied Mechanics Reviews 52(12): 351-366 10.1115/1.3098921.
Yushanov, S. P. and A. E. Bogdanovich (1998). “Analytical probabilistic modelling of initial failure and reliability of laminated composite structures.” International Journal of Solids and Structures 33(7-8): 665-685 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0020-7683(97)00081-4.
Yushanov, S. P. and A. E. Bogdanovich (1998). “Stochastic theory of composite materials with random waviness of the reinforcements.” International Journal of Solids and Structures 35(22): 2901-2930 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0020-7683(97)00351-X.
Bogdanovich, A. E. (2000). “Three-dimensional variational theory of laminated composite plates and its implementation with Bernstein basis functions.” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 185(2-4): 279-304.
Bogdanovich, A. E. (2001). “Three-dimensional variational analysis of composite structures using Bernstein polynomial approximations - Report 1.” Mechanics of Composite Materials 37(5-6): 525-538.
Bogdanovich, A. E. (2001). “Three-dimensional variational analysis of composite structures using Bernstein polynomial approximations - Report 2.” Mechanics of Composite Materials 37(5-6): 539-552.
Singletary, J. and A. Bogdanovich (2000). “3D orthogonal woven soft body armor.” Journal of Industrial Textiles 29(4): 287-305.
Yushanov, S. P. and A. E. Bogdanovich (2000). “Fibre waviness in textile composites and its stochastic modelling.” Mechanics of Composite Materials (Riga) 36(4): 501-532 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02262808.
Mohamed, M. H., A. E. Bogdanovich, L. C. Dickinson, J. N. Singletary and R. B. Lienhart (2001). “A new generation of 3D woven fabric preforms and composites.” SAMPE Journal 37(3): 8-28.
Bogdanovich, A. E., D. E. Wigent III and T. J. Whitney (2003). “Fabrication of 3D woven preforms and composites with integrated fiber optic sensors.” SAMPE Journal 39: 6-15.
Mungalov, D. and A. Bogdanovich (2004). “Complex shape 3D braided composite preforms: Structural shapes for marine and aerospace.” SAMPE Journal 7(3): 7-21.
Desplentere, F., S. V. Lomov, D. L. Woerdeman, I. Verpoest, M. Wevers and A. Bogdanovich (2005). “Micro-CT Characterization of variability in 3D textile architecture.” Composites Science and Technology 65: 1920-1930 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2005.04.008.
Bogdanovich, A. E. (2006). “Multi-scale modeling, stress and failure analyses of 3-D woven composites.” Journal of Materials Science 41(20): 6547-6590.
LeBlanc, J., A. Shukla, C. Rousseau and A. E. Bogdanovich (2006). “Shock Loading of Three-dimensional Woven Composite Materials.” Composite Structures 79: 344-355.
Bogdanovich, A., P. Bradford, D. Mungalov, S. L. Fang, M. Zhang, R. H. Baughman and S. Hudson (2007). “Fabrication and mechanical characterization of carbon nanotube yarns, 3-D braids, and their composites.” Sampe Journal 43(1): 6-19.
Bogdanovich, A. E. and M. Mohamed (2009). “Three-dimensional reinforcements for composites.” SAMPE Journal 45(6): 8-28.
Lomov, S. V., A. E. Bogdanovich, D. S. Ivanov, D. Mungalov, M. Karahan and I. Verpoest (2009). “A comparative study of tensile properties of non-crimp 3D orthogonal weave and multi-layer plain weave E-glass composites. Part 1: Materials, methods and principal results.” Composites Part A 40: 1134–1143 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2009.03.012.
Ivanov, D. S., S. V. Lomov, A. E. Bogdanovich, M. Karahan and I. Verpoest (2009). “A comparative study of tensile properties of non-crimp 3D orthogonal weave and multi-layer plain weave E-glass composites. Part 2: Comprehensive experimental results.” Composites Part A 40: 1144–1157 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2009.04.032.
Bradford, P. D. and A. E. Bogdanovich (2010). “Carbon nanotube yarn and 3-D braid composites. Part I: Tensile testing and mechanical properties analysis.” Composites Part A 41: 230–237 doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2009.10.002.
Bradford, P. D. and A. E. Bogdanovich (2010). “Carbon nanotube yarn and 3-D braid composites. Part II: Dynamic mechanical analysis.” Composites Part A 41: 238–246 doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2009.10.003.
Carvelli, V., G. Gramellini, S. V. Lomov, A. E. Bogdanovich, D. Mungalov and I. Verpoest (2010). “Fatigue behaviour of non-crimp 3D orthogonal weave and multi-layer plain weave E-glass reinforced composites.” Composites Science and Technology 70(14): 2068-2076 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2010.08.002.
Karahan, M., S. V. Lomov, A. E. Bogdanovich, D. Mungalov and I. Verpoest (2010). “Internal geometry evaluation of non-crimp 3D orthogonal woven carbon fabric composite.” Composites Part A 41: 1301-1311 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2010.05.014.
Karahan, M., S. V. Lomov, A. E. Bogdanovich and I. Verpoest (2011). “Fatigue tensile behavior of carbon/epoxy composite reinforced with non-crimp 3D orthogonal woven fabric.” Composites Science and Technology 71: 1961-1972 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.09.015.
Bogdanovich, A. E., M. Karahan, S. V. Lomov and I. Verpoest (2013). “Quasi-static tensile behavior and progressive damage in carbon/epoxy composite reinforced with 3D non-crimp orthogonal woven fabric.” Mechanics of Materials 62: 14-31 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmat.2013.03.005.
Carvelli, V., J. Pazmino, S. V. Lomov, A. E. Bogdanovich, D. Mungalov and I. Verpoest (2013). “Quasi-static and fatigue tensile behavior of a 3D rotary braided carbon/epoxy composite.” Journal of Composite Materials 47: 3188-3202.
Li, A., A. E. Bogdanovich and P. D. Bradford (2015). “Aligned carbon nanotube sheet piezoresistive strain sensors.” Smart Materials and Structures 24: 095004 10.1088/0964-1726/24/9/095004.
Topal, S., L. Baiocchi, A. D. Crocombe, S. L. Ogin, P. Potluri, P. J. Withers, M. Quaresimin, P. A. Smith, M. C. Poole and A. E. Bogdanovich (2015). “Late-stage fatigue damage in a 3D orthogonal non-crimp woven composite: An experimental and numerical study.” Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 79: 155-163 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2015.08.020.
Stahl, J. J., A. E. Bogdanovich and P. D. Bradford (2016). “Carbon nanotube shear-pressed sheet interleaves for Mode I interlaminar fracture toughness enhancement.” Composites Part A 80: 127-137 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2015.10.014.
