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Author:: Liu, Ailin
Title:: ANALYSIS OF DAMPING CHARACTERISTICS OF POLYMERIC COMPOSITES CONTAINING CARBON NANOTUBES
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: multiscale model
interfacial friction
carbon nanotube
polymeric composite
damping
File:: Download AilinLiu_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Kon Well Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kon Well Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Member

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Author:: DeSmidt, Hans A.
Title:: ROBUST-ADAPTIVE ACTIVE VIBRATION CONTROL OF ALLOY AND FLEXIBLE MATRIX COMPOSITE ROTORCRAFT DRIVELINES VIA MAGNETIC BEARINGS: THEORY AND EXPERIMENT
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Adaptive Control
Magnetic Bearings
Driveline Active Vibration Contol
Helicopter Driveline
Flexible Matrix Composite
Periodic Time-Varying System
File:: Download thesis_desmidt.pdf
Committee Members:: Kon Well Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Alfred Scott Lewis, Committee Member
Richard C Benson, Committee Member

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Author:: Miller, Simon W
Title:: Experimental Characterization of Textile Energy Absorbers Exposed to Environmental Conditionings
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: textile
energy absorber
load limiter
tear webbing
stitch ripping device
environmental conditioning
quasi static
high rate
crashworthy
restraint
File:: Download Simon_W_Miller_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Andrew Yukish, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles E Bakis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Zhu, Bin
Title:: Modeling, Design, and Experimental Testing of Integrated Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite Structures
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Vibration Control
Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite
Passive Vibration Suppression
Harmonic Resonance
Damping Treatment
File:: Download Bin_Zhu_PhD_Thesis__June_1_2014_.pdf
Committee Members:: Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles E Bakis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Martin Wesley Trethewey, Committee Member
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Special Member

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Author:: Ben Atitallah, Hassene
Title:: Characterization and modeling of active fiber composites
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Piezoelectricity
composites
Temperature dependence
AFC
Viscoelasticity
File:: Download Full_dissertation_v3_with_CV1.pdf
Committee Members:: Zoubeida Ounaies, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Clive A Randall, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member

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Author:: Alam, Md Tarekul
Title:: Size effects on mechanical and thermal properties of thin films
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Thin films
nano scale
thermal
mechanical
size effect
coupling of properties
micro scale
File:: Download Alam_dissertation_final_16July.pdf
Committee Members:: Md Amanul Haque, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Member
Donghai Wang, Committee Member
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member

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Author:: Miura, Kentaro
Title:: Modeling, Design, and Experimental Validation of a Tailboom Vibration Absorber Using Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite Tubes
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: fluidic flexible matrix composite
vibration control
helicopter tailboom
structural dynamics
design
File:: Download KMiura_dissertation_final.pdf
Committee Members:: Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward A Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member

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Author:: Krott, Matthew Joseph
Title:: Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite Vibration Treatments for Helicopter Airframes and Rotor Blades
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: F2MC
fluidic flexible matrix composite
helicopter
rotorcraft
structural dynamics
vibration absorber
damper
rotor blade
vibration control
File:: Download MatthewKrott-Dissertation-Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Jose Palacios, Committee Member
Charles E Bakis, Outside Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C. Smith, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Bartolai, Joseph
Title:: PREDICTING AND IMPROVING MECHANICAL STRENGTH OF THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER PARTS PRODUCED BY MATERIAL EXTRUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Additive Manufacturing
Thermoplastic Polymer
Material Extrusion
File:: Download PhD_Dissertation_-_Bartolai_-_revFINAL.pdf
Committee Members:: Timothy William Simpson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy William Simpson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Nicholas Alexander Meisel, Outside Member

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Author:: Ma, Jun
Title:: Multifunctional Li-Ion Battery: Structures, Actuators and Sensors
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Li-Ion battery
multifunctional
Si
structure
actuator
sensor
File:: Download Jun_Ma___Dissertation___v5.pdf
Committee Members:: Christopher D. Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher D. Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Donghai Wang, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Charles E Bakis, Outside Member

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