Fundamentals of Aircraft Combat Survivability Analysis and Design

Dr. Ball received B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Northwestern University in civil engineering and structural mechanics. He specialized in structural dynamics, buckling, and survivability in the Department of Aeronautics at the Naval Postgraduate School for more than 30 years. He was the first to develop an educational program on aircraft combat survivability as a design discipline. He has taught thousands of military officers, DoD civilians, and other civilian personnel in the aircraft industry on the fundamentals of survivability. He also served as an expert witness on the National Transportation Safety Board's public hearing on the TWA 800 accidentBall, Robert E. is the author of 'Fundamentals of Aircraft Combat Survivability Analysis and Design', published 2003 under ISBN 9781563475825 and ISBN 1563475820.