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Author:

Patten, Carl Henry

Title:

Processing Parameters for Out-of-autoclave Pre-impregnated Discontinuous Carbon Fiber Composites

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

discontinuous carbon fiber
composite
discontinuous
five harness
diaphragm forming
processing parameters
discotex
pepin

File:

Download JPatten-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Charles E Bakis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kevin L Koudela, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ross, Jacob Wayne

Title:

On the Optimization of Composite Flywheel Rotors

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

composite flywheel rotor
CMA-ES
evolutionary optimization
energy storage
press fit
matrix ballast
fiber comingling

File:

Download JWRossDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Charles E Bakis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles E Bakis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Renata S Engel, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Albert Eliot Segall, Committee Member

Author:

Deng, Pu

Title:

A model for simulating the compression stiffness degradation in circular elastomeric bearings due to fatigue

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

elastomeric bearing
fatigue
compression stiffness
simulation

File:

Download thesis_of_Deng.pdf

Committee Members:

Gordon Patrick Warn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Maria Lopez De Murphy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles E Bakis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zhu, Jiejian

Title:

STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE OF A HYBRID GLASS FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER BRIDGE DECK SYSTEM

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

lightweight
composite bridge deck
grout
experimentation
structure behavior
analytical model

File:

Download Thesis_Submission_-_Jiejian_Zhu_-_final_version.pdf

Committee Members:

Maria Lopez De Murphy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gordon Patrick Warn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles E Bakis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Mangiagli, Patrick Michael

Title:

Development of Laminated Carbon Nanofiber Reinforced Polyurethane Composites

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

aligned carbon nanofiber
CNF
nanocomposite
Halpin-Tsai
flexible laminates
bio-inspired
silane coupling agents

File:

Download Mangiagli_THESIS_Document_15_July_2013_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Charles E Bakis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Hansell Adair, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Judith Todd Copley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ripepi, Maximilian James

Title:

Transverse Mechanical Properties of Unidirectionally Reinforced Hybrid Fiber Composites

Graduate Program:

Engineering Mechanics

Keywords:

Composites
Unidirectional
Transverse
Modulus
Strength
Hybrid
Commingled
Carbon Fiber
Glass Fiber
Epoxy

File:

Download Ripepi_MS_Thesis_0803_1213.pdf

Committee Members:

Charles E Bakis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kevin L Koudela, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Han, Xing

Title:

an analytical model for simulating the critical behavior of elastomeric seismic isolation bearings

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

seismic isolation
elastomeric bearing
stability
analytical model
earthquake response

File:

Download Han-Dissertation-final.pdf

Committee Members:

Gordon Patrick Warn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Scanlon, Committee Member
Swagata Banerjee Basu, Committee Member
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member

Author:

Gungor, Sila

Title:

Electric-field-induced Alignment of Carbon Nanofillers in Multifunctional Glass-epoxy Composites

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

composites
carbon nanotubes
carbon black
electrical anisotropy
damage detection
glass fiber reinforced plastics

File:

Download Gungor_Sila_PhD_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Charles E Bakis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles E Bakis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Clifford Jesse Lissenden Iii, Committee Member
Kevin L Koudela, Committee Member
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member