Experimental Mechanics on Emerging Energy Systems and Materials, Volume 5: Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Experimental Mechanics for Prognosis of Material State Changes in Heterogeneous Materials for Energy Systems....Pages 1-10
Characterisation of Carbon Nanotube Foam for Improved Gas Storage Capability....Pages 11-16
Thermoresponsive Microcapsules for Autonomic Lithium-ion Battery Shutdown....Pages 17-23
Service Life Prediction of Seal in PEM Fuel Cells....Pages 25-32
Experimental Validation of A Constitutive Model for Ionomer Membrane in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC)....Pages 33-40
Evidence of piezonuclear reactions: From geological and tectonic transformations to neutron detection and measurements....Pages 41-48
Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis on rock samples subjected to piezonuclear tests....Pages 49-56
Acoustic and electromagnetic emissions in rocks under compression....Pages 57-64
Gear with Asymmetric Teeth for use in Wind Turbines....Pages 65-71
Material Brittleness and the Energetics of Acoustic Emission....Pages 73-79
 b -value of plain concrete beams based on AE Quanta....Pages 81-93
AE monitoring of the Syracuse Athena Temple: Scale invariance in the timing of ruptures....Pages 95-101
Analysis of energy released by elastic emission in brittle materials under compression....Pages 103-108
Numerical simulation of AE activity in quasi-brittle materials under compression....Pages 109-116
Mechanical characterization and AE of translucent self-compacting concrete plates in bending....Pages 117-124
Reconfiguration of Large Leaf under Wind Load....Pages 125-127
Manufacturing Challenges for the Modern Wind Turbine Rotor....Pages 129-147
Structural Monitoring of Wind Turbine Blades Using Fiber Optic Bragg Grating Strain Sensors....Pages 149-154
Degradation of Polymer Electrolyte Membranes....Pages 155-161
The Nonlinear Viscoelastic Properties of PFSA Membranes in Water-immersed and Humid Air Conditions....Pages 163-174
Assessing Durability of Elastomeric Seals For Fuel Cell Applications....Pages 175-181
Compression of Seals in PEM Fuel Cells....Pages 183-192
Mechanical Characterization and Modeling of Electrolyte Membranes in Electrolyte-Supported SOFCs....Pages 193-201
Metal Foils in Clean, Renewable Energy Applications....Pages 203-206
Experimental and Probabilistic Analysis of Asymmetric Gear Tooth....Pages 207-212