Computational Solid and Soil Mechanics
Finite Element Methods
Fluid-Structure-Soil Interaction
Fracture and Damage Mechanics
Numerical Optimization
Offshore Engineering
Biomechanics

Volokh, K.Y. and Trapper, P.A. 2007. A Simple Theory of Strain Gradient Plasticity Based on Stress-Induced Anisotropy of Defect Diffusion. International Journal of Plasticity 23: 2085-2114.
Val, D.V. and Trapper, P.A. 2008. Probabilistic Evaluation of Initiation Time of Chloride-Induced Corrosion. Reliability Engineering & System Safety 93: 364-372.
Volokh, K.Y. and Trapper, P.A. 2008. Fracture Toughness from the Standpoint of Softening Hyperelasticity. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 56: 2459-2472.
Trapper, P.A. and Volokh, K.Y. 2008. Cracks in Rubber. International Journal of Solids and Structures 45: 6034-6044.
Volokh, K.Y. and Trapper, P.A. 2008. Softening Hyperviscoelasticity for Modeling Rate-dependent Material Failure. Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures 3(9): 1695-1707.
Trapper, P.A. and Volokh, K.Y. 2009. On Fracture Toughness and Crack Sharpness for Mode II Cracks. Engineering Fracture Mechanics 76(9): 1255-1267.
Trapper, P.A. and Volokh, K.Y. 2010. Modeling Dynamic Failure in Rubber. International Journal of Fracture 162: 245-253.
Trapper, P.A. and Volokh, K.Y. 2010. Elasticity with Energy Limiters for Modeling Dynamic Failure Propagation. International Journal of Solids and Structures 47: 3389-3396.
Trapper, P.A. and Bar-Yoseph, P.Z. 2014. Space-time discontinuous Galerkin method based on a new generalized flux vector splitting method for multi-dimensional nonlinear hyperbolic systems. CMES: Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences 103(1): 19-47.
Trapper, P.A., Puzrin, A.M. and Germanovich, L.N. 2014. A coupled numerical study of landslide generated tsunami waves. (submitted to Marine Geology)