Mechanics of Composite and Multi-functional Materials, Volume 7: Proceedings of the 2015 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Mechanics of Multifunctional Wings with Solar Cells for Robotic Birds....Pages 1-10
Optimization of Magnetic and Electrical Properties of New Aluminium Matrix Composite Reinforced with Magnetic Nano Iron Oxide (Fe3O4)....Pages 11-18
Manufacturing and Characterization of Anisotropic Membranes for Micro Air Vehicles....Pages 19-29
Compliant Artificial Skins to Enable Robotic Sensing and Training by Touch....Pages 31-40
Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy for Structural Health Monitoring....Pages 41-48
Soliton-based Sensor/Actuator for Delamination and Weak Bond Detection in Laminated Composites....Pages 49-53
In Pursuit of Bio-inspired Triboluminescent Multifunctional Composites....Pages 55-65
Passive-Only Defect Detection and Imaging in Composites Using Diffuse Fields....Pages 67-72
Buckypaper-Cored Novel Photovoltaic Sensors for In-Situ Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Materials Using Hybrid Quantum Dots....Pages 73-79
Viscoelasticity of Glass-Forming Materials: What About Inorganic Sealing Glasses?....Pages 81-88
Unified Creep Plasticity Damage (UCPD) Model for Rigid Polyurethane Foams....Pages 89-97
Mechanical Behavior Characterization of Polyurethane Used in Bend Stiffener....Pages 99-107
Effect of Pressure on Damping Properties of Granular Polymeric Materials....Pages 109-115
Wideband Material Characterization of Viscoelastic Materials....Pages 117-123
On the Mechanical Response of Polymer Fiber Composites Reinforced with Nanoparticles....Pages 125-130
Design of Al-Nb2Al Composites Through Powder Metallurgy....Pages 131-139
Influence of Heat Treatments on Microstructure and Mechanical Behaviour of Compressible Al Matrix, Low Density Composites....Pages 141-148
Large Deformation of Particle-Filled Rubber Composites....Pages 149-153
Advanced Structured Composites as Novel Phononic Crystals and Acoustic Metamaterials....Pages 155-162
Low-Cost Production of Epoxy Matrix Composites Reinforced with Scarp Rubber, Boron, Glass Bubbles and Alumina....Pages 163-172
Prediction of Flexural Properties of Coir Polyester Composites by ANN....Pages 173-180
Filler-Reinforced Poly(Glycolic Acid) for Degradable Frac Balls Under High-Pressure Operation....Pages 181-189
Characteristics of Elastomeric Composites Reinforced with Carbon Black and Epoxy....Pages 191-201
Mechanical Properties of Extensively Recycled High Density Polyethylene....Pages 203-208
Mechanical Characterization and Preliminary Modeling of PEEK....Pages 209-218
Characterization of the Nonlinear Elastic Behavior of Chinchilla Tympanic Membrane Using Micro-fringe Projection....Pages 219-224
Compression of Silicone Foams....Pages 225-230
Voltage Control of Single Magnetic Domain Nanoscale Heterostructure, Analysis and Experiments....Pages 231-234
Active Damping in Polymer-Based Nanocomposites....Pages 235-239
MWCNT and CNF Cementitious Nanocomposites for Enhanced Strength and Toughness....Pages 241-246
Small Scale Thermomechanics in Si with an Account of Surface Stress Measurements....Pages 247-250
Magnetorheological Elastomers: Experimental and Modeling Aspects....Pages 251-256
Failure Criteria of Composite Materials Under Static and Dynamic Loading....Pages 257-267
A Theory of Multi-Constituent Finitely-Deforming Composite Materials Subject to Thermochemical Changes with Damage....Pages 269-275
Pressurized In-Situ Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analysis Method for Oilfield Polymers and Composites....Pages 277-289
HPHT Hot-Wet Resistance of Reinforcement Fibers and Fiber-Resin Interface of Advanced Composite Materials....Pages 291-320
Laboratory Testing on Composites to Replicate Oil and Gas Service....Pages 321-327
Measurement of Thermal Deformation of CFRP Under Rapid Heating....Pages 329-336
Performance of Patch and Full-Encirclement Bonded Composite Repairs....Pages 337-343
Meso-Scale Deformation Behavior of Polymer Bonded Energetic Material Under Quasi-Static Compression....Pages 345-350
Subsidence Modeling and Analysis for Sand Shear Strength Parameter Testing....Pages 351-362
Determining the Shear Relaxation Modulus and Constitutive Models for Polyurea and Polyurea-Based Composite Materials from Dynamic Mechanical Testing Data....Pages 363-367
Long Term Stability of UHMWPE Fibers....Pages 369-375
Age Deformation After Stamping of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polycarbonate Laminates....Pages 377-385
Incremental Formulation for Coupled Viscoelasticity and Hydrolock Effect in Softwood....Pages 387-395
Accelerated Creep Testing of CFRP with the Stepped Isostress Method....Pages 397-403
Coupon-Based Qualification for the Fatigue of Composite Repairs of Pressure Equipment....Pages 405-409
Effect of a Composite Coupler on Automotive Windshield Wiper System Chatter....Pages 411-420
Through Process Modeling Approach: Effect of Microstructure on Mechanical Properties of Fiber Reinforced Composites....Pages 421-430
Molding Strain of Glass Fibers of Model GFRP....Pages 431-437
Effect of Molding Conditions on Process-Induced Deformation of Asymmetric FRP Laminates....Pages 439-444
Simulation of High Rate Failure Mechanisms in Composites During Quasi-static Testing....Pages 445-450
Meso-scale Deformation Mechanisms of Polymer Bonded Energetic Materials Under Dynamic Loading....Pages 451-456
High Strain Rate Tensile Behavior of Fiber Metal Laminates....Pages 457-461
Compressive Response of Cellular Core Filled with Micro-Sphere Embedded Aluminum....Pages 463-468