Mechanics of Composite and Multi-functional Materials, Volume 7: Proceedings of the 2015 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics (Conference ... Society for Experimental Mechanics Series)

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 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