Experimental and applied mechanics. Volume 4 : proceedings of the 2012 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics

__Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Volume 4: Proceedings of the 2012 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics__, the fourth volume of seven from the Conference, brings together 54 contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of Experimental and Applied Mechanics, including papers on: * Fracture & Fatigue * Microscale & Microstructural Effects in Fatigue & Fracture * Material Applications * Composite Characterization Using Digital Image Correlation Techniques * Multi-Scale Simulation and Testing of Composites * Residual Stress * Inverse Problems/Hybrid Methods * Nano-Composites * Microstructure Material Characterization * Modeling and Uncertainty Quantification * Impact Behavior of Composites Front Matter....Pages i-ix Correlation of Structural Strain to Tip Vorticity and Lift for a MAV Pliant Membrane Wing....Pages 1-13 Deformation Mapping at the Microstructural Length Scale....Pages 15-20 Molecular Tailoring of Interfacial Adhesion Using Self-Assembled Monolayers....Pages 21-27 Micromechanical Characterization of Ductile Damage in DP Steel....Pages 29-35 MEMS Device for Fatigue Testing of 25 μm Thick Aluminum Specimens....Pages 37-41 High Confidence Level Calibration for AFM Based Fracture Testing of Nanobeams....Pages 43-49 High Strain Rate Characteristics of Fiber Bragg Grating Strain Sensors....Pages 51-55 Dynamic Shape and Strain Measurements of Rotating Tire in Time-Series....Pages 57-66 Measurement of Metallic Adhesion Force-to-Elongation Profile Under High Separation-Rate Conditions....Pages 67-74 Prediction of Constraint Parameters Along the 3D Crack Front Under Negative Biaxial Loadings....Pages 75-87 Stress Intensity Factors for Viscoelastic Axisymmetric Problems Applied to Wood....Pages 89-96 Role of Viscoelasticity in Predicting the Shape Memory Effect of Polymers....Pages 97-104 Damage Assessment in Syracuse Limestone Specimens by Frequency Analysis of Elastic Emissions....Pages 105-109 Photogrammetry Measurements During a Tanking Test on the Space Shuttle External Tank, ET-137....Pages 111-123 Experimental, Numerical and Analytical Evaluation of Structural Integrity of Experiment Container Subjected to Reduced Gravity Flight Testing....Pages 125-131 Use of Fiber Bragg Grating Strain Gages on a Pipeline Specimen Repaired with a CFRE Composite System....Pages 133-142 Microstructure in the FSW Butt Joint of Aluminum Alloy AA5083....Pages 143-147 Load History Dependency of Plastic Collapse Behavior of Cracked Piping....Pages 149-155 Production of Metal Matrix Composites Using Thixoinfiltration Techniques....Pages 157-164 Use of Vision-Based Methods for Measurement of Mechanical Properties of Exhaust Catalysts....Pages 165-171 Review of Methods for Determining Residual Stresses in Biological Materials....Pages 173-182 A Comparison of Residual Stress Measurements on a Linear Friction Weld Using the Contour Method and Neutron Diffraction....Pages 183-189 Experimental Study of High Speed Ball End Milling of Titanium Alloy (Ti-6Al-4V)....Pages 191-201 Very High-Cycle Fatigue Resistance of Shot Peened High-Strength Aluminium Alloys....Pages 203-211 The Application of the Combined Creep and Rate-Independent Plasticity Model to Turbine Components Life Prediction....Pages 213-219 Modified Constitutive Relation Error Strategy for Elastic Properties Identification....Pages 221-228 Identification of the Anisotropic Plastic Behaviour of Sheet Metals at Large Strains....Pages 229-235 Cohesive Zone Law Extraction from an Experimental Peel Test....Pages 237-245 Application of a New Experimental Method to Determine Bi-Material Interface Bonding Strength....Pages 247-254 Calibration of Barkhausen Noise for Residual Stress Measurement....Pages 255-266 Film Residual Stress Assessment Method via Temporarily Thermal Relaxation....Pages 267-276 Determining Residual Stresses with the Aid of Optical Interference Techniques....Pages 277-284 Interfacial Fracture Toughness and Residual Stress of Thermally Sprayed Coatings....Pages 285-292 Design of Ultrasonic Probe Configuration Using Finite-Difference Time Domain Simulation....Pages 293-301 Absorbed Versus Released Energy in the Cracking Process of Heterogeneous Materials Under Compression....Pages 303-311 Detailed Measurements of Thread Deformation and Failure in Thin Walled Aluminum Alloy Joints....Pages 313-317 Simulation of Interference Fitted Joint Strength as Used in Hot Rolling Work Rolls....Pages 319-326 Modelling of Nosing for the Assembly of Aerospace Bearings....Pages 327-337 Multi-axial Quasi-static Strength of a Clinched Sheet Metal Assembly....Pages 339-344 Development of a Test Simulator to Perform Optimized Experiment Design....Pages 345-347 Simplified Calculation Method of the Torsion Effect on the Seismic Behaviour of Timber Building....Pages 349-356 Experimental Analysis of Semi-rigidity Joint in the Standardized Timber Beam....Pages 357-366 Nano-Macro Correlation of Nano-Silica Concrete....Pages 367-370 Experimental Results of Green Wood Slice Under Natural Drying....Pages 371-378 Thickness Effect on Cross-Ply GLARE 5 FML Beams Subjected to Ballistic Impact....Pages 379-388 Hole-Drilling Residual Stress Measurement in an Intermediate Thickness Specimen....Pages 389-394 Effects of Strain’s Error on Residual Stresses Calculated by HDM....Pages 395-402 Hole-Drilling Residual Stress Measurement with Artifact Correction Using Full-Field DIC....Pages 403-414 Anisotropic and Pressure-Dependent Plasticity Modeling for Residual Stress Prediction....Pages 415-427 Simulation of Triaxial Residual Stress Mapping for a Hollow Cylinder....Pages 429-435 Experimental and applied mechanics represents the fourth of seven volumes of technical papers presented at the Society for Experimental Mechanics SEM 12th International Congress and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, held at Costa Mesa, California, June 11-14, 2012. The full set of proceedings also includes volumes on Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Challenges in Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials and Processes in Conventional and Multifunctional Materials, Imaging Methods for Novel Materials and Challenging Applications, Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials, MEMS and Nanotechnology, and Composite Materials and Joining Technologies for Composites. This book covers a wide variety of subjects that are related to the broad field of experimental or applied mechanics. It is SEM's mission to disseminate information on a good selection of subjects. To this end, research and application papers relate to the broad field of experimental mechanics. The current volume on experimental and applied mechanics includes studies on: Fracture and fatigue; Microscale and Microstructural Effects on Fatigue and Fracture; Material applications; Composite Characterization Using Digital Image Correlation Techniques; Multi-scale Simulation and Testing of Composites; Residual stress; Inverse problems/hybrid methods; Nano-composites; Microstructure Material Characterization; Modeling and Uncertainty Quantification; [and] Impact Behavior of Composites From the Contents: Correlation of Structural Strain to Tip Vorticity and Lift for a MAV Pliant Membrane Wing Deformation Mapping at the Microstructural Length Scale Molecular Tailoring of Interfacial Adhesion Using Self-assembled Monolayers Micromechanical Characterization of Ductile Damage in DP Steel MEMS Device for Fatigue Testing 25 Micrometer Thick Aluminum Specimens High Confdencee Level Calibration for AFM Based Fracture Testing of Nanobeams High Strain Rate Characteristics of Fiber Bragg Grating Strain sensors Dynamic Shape and Strain Measurements of Rotating Tire in Time-series Measurement of Metallic Adhesion Force-to-Elongation Profile Under High Separation-Rate Conditions Prediction of Constraint Parameters Along the 3D Crack Front Under Negative Biaxial Loadings Role of Viscoelasticity in Predicting the Shape Memory Effect of Polymers.