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Mechanics of Composite and Multi-functional Materials, Volume 7

Proceedings of the 2015 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics

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Table of contents (56 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Mechanics of Multifunctional Wings with Solar Cells for Robotic Birds

    • Ariel Perez-Rosado, Satyandra K. Gupta, Hugh A. Bruck
    Pages 1-10
  3. Manufacturing and Characterization of Anisotropic Membranes for Micro Air Vehicles

    • Josh Wilcox, N. Brent Osterberg, Roberto Albertani, Mattia Alioli, Marco Morandini, Pierangelo Masarati
    Pages 19-29
  4. Compliant Artificial Skins to Enable Robotic Sensing and Training by Touch

    • Hugh A. Bruck, Elisabeth Smela, Miao Yu, James Tigue, Oleg Popkov, Gokhan Ocel et al.
    Pages 31-40
  5. Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy for Structural Health Monitoring

    • Geoffrey A. Slipher, Robert A. Haynes, Jaret C. Riddick
    Pages 41-48
  6. Soliton-based Sensor/Actuator for Delamination and Weak Bond Detection in Laminated Composites

    • Eunho Kim, Taru Singhal, Brian Chang, Yong Han Noel Kim, Jinkyu Yang
    Pages 49-53
  7. In Pursuit of Bio-inspired Triboluminescent Multifunctional Composites

    • David O. Olawale, Jin Yan, Divyesh H. Bhakta, Donovan Carey, Tarik J. Dickens, Okenwa I. Okoli
    Pages 55-65
  8. Passive-Only Defect Detection and Imaging in Composites Using Diffuse Fields

    • Jeffery D. Tippmann, Francesco Lanza di Scalea
    Pages 67-72
  9. Buckypaper-Cored Novel Photovoltaic Sensors for In-Situ Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Materials Using Hybrid Quantum Dots

    • Jin Yan, Deborah E. Daramola, Julian M. Antolinez, Nnamdi Okoli, Tarik J. Dickens, Okenwa I. Okoli
    Pages 73-79
  10. Viscoelasticity of Glass-Forming Materials: What About Inorganic Sealing Glasses?

    • Robert S. Chambers, Mark E. Stavig, Rajan Tandon
    Pages 81-88
  11. Unified Creep Plasticity Damage (UCPD) Model for Rigid Polyurethane Foams

    • Michael K. Neilsen, Wei-Yang Lu, William M. Scherzinger, Terry D. Hinnerichs, Chi S. Lo
    Pages 89-97
  12. Mechanical Behavior Characterization of Polyurethane Used in Bend Stiffener

    • G. L. Oliveira, A. G. Ariza, M. Caire, M. F. Costa, M. A. Vaz
    Pages 99-107
  13. Effect of Pressure on Damping Properties of Granular Polymeric Materials

    • M. Bek, A. Oseli, I. Saprunov, N. Holeček, B. S. von Bernstorff, I. Emri
    Pages 109-115
  14. On the Mechanical Response of Polymer Fiber Composites Reinforced with Nanoparticles

    • Addis Tessema, William Mitchell, Behrad Koohbor, Suraj Ravindran, Addis Kidane, Michel Van Tooren
    Pages 125-130
  15. Design of Al-Nb2Al Composites Through Powder Metallurgy

    • E. Bayraktar, M.-H. Robert, I. Miskioglu
    Pages 131-139
  16. Large Deformation of Particle-Filled Rubber Composites

    • Toshio Nakamura, Marc Leonard
    Pages 149-153
  17. Advanced Structured Composites as Novel Phononic Crystals and Acoustic Metamaterials

    • Kathryn H. Matlack, Sebastian Krödel, Anton Bauhofer, Chiara Daraio
    Pages 155-162

About this book

Experimental Mechanics of Composite, Hybrid, and Multifunctional Materials, Volume 7 of the Proceedings of the 2015SEM Annual Conference& Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the seventh volume of nine from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on a wide range of areas, including:

Multifunctional Materials

Hybrid Materials

Novel Composites

Nano- and Particle-Reinforced Composites

Additive Manufacturing of Composites

Digital Imaging of Composites

Damage Detection

Non-Destructive Evaluation

Fatigue and Fracture of Composites

Manufacturing and Joining of Composites

Advanced Composites Applications

Editors and Affiliations

  • Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, USA

    Carter Ralph

  • Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

    Meredith Silberstein

  • The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, USA

    Piyush R. Thakre

  • Oklahoma State University, Tulsa, USA

    Raman Singh

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eBook USD 169.00
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Softcover Book USD 219.99
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Hardcover Book USD 219.99
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