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Author:

Sharma, Ambuj

Title:

CONTROLLING DISPERSION AND ELECTRIC-FIELD-ASSISTED ALIGNMENT OF CARBON NANOTUBES AND NANOFIBERS FOR MULTI-FUNCTIONAL EPOXY COMPOSITES

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

Carbon nanotube
alignment
nanocomposite
electric field
electrical conductivity
epoxy
dispersion

File:

Download PhD_dissertation_-_Ambuj_Sharma.pdf

Committee Members:

Charles E Bakis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles E Bakis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Committee Member
Renata S Engel, Committee Member
Evangelos Manias, Committee Member

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

Author:

Coronado, Carlos Arturo

Title:

CHARACTERIZATION, MODELING AND SIZE EFFECT OF CONCRETE-EPOXY INTERFACES

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

composites
debonding
concrete-epoxy interface
finite element modeling
damage mechanics
bond
fracture mechanics

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

María López De Murphy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member
David John Green, Committee Member
Theodor Krauthammer, Committee Member
Andrew Scanlon, Committee Member

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

Author:

Gao, Huidong

Title:

ULTRASONIC GUIDED WAVE MECHANICS FOR COMPOSITE MATERIAL STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

FEM
structural health monitoring
nondestructive evaluation
composite material
guided wave
ultrasonics
SAFE
global matrix method
normal mode expansion

File:

Download Huidong_Gao_PhD_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Lawrence Rose, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bernhard R Tittmann, Committee Member
Clifford Jesse Lissenden Iii, Committee Member
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member
Qiming Zhang, Committee Member

Author:

Liang, Jianhai

Title:

Development of a Multihazard Resistant Panelized Brick Veneer Wall System

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

brick veneer
wind
seismic
impact
finite element analysis
panelized
prefabricated

File:

Download Jianhai_Liang_PhD_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Ali M Memari, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric F P Burnett, Committee Member
M Kevin Parfitt, Committee Member
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member

Author:

Lee, Jae Ha

Title:

PERFORMANCE OF UWRAP AS AN ANCHORAGE SYSTEM IN EXTERNALLY BONDED FRP REINFORCED CONCRETE ELEMENTS

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

Finite Element Model
Rehabilitation
Concrete
FRP
Anchor
Fracture mechanics

File:

Download Thesis_SUBMITION_4_13_2010_Final_3_Submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Maria Lopez De Murphy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Maria Lopez De Murphy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andrew Scanlon, Committee Member
Bohumil Kasal, Committee Member
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member
Ivica Smid, Committee Member

Author:

Park, Jae Do

Title:

MODELING AND CONTROL OF A HIGH-SPEED SOLID-ROTOR SYNCHRONOUS RELUCTANCE FLYWHEEL MOTOR/GENERATOR

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

magnetic nonlinearity compensation
feedforward control
model-based control
energy storage system
flywheel
synchronous reluctance motor
rotor current time harmonic analysis
LC filter design

File:

Download JaedoPark_Thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Heath Hofmann, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kwang Yun Lee, Committee Member
Jeffrey Scott Mayer, Committee Member
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member

Author:

Heidecker, Matthew J

Title:

HIGH-PERFORMANCE POLYMER/LAYERED SILICATE NANOCOMPOSITES

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

exfoliated
intercalated
composite
modulated DSC
crystallization
ductility
mechanical properties
PC
PET
non-compatibilized
compatibilized
high-peformance nanocomposites
polymer nanocomposites
polymer physics
high temperature surfactants
imidazolium
quaternary ammonium surfactants
melt-blending
injection molding

File:

Download MJHDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Evangelos Manias, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kwadwo Osseo Asare, Committee Member
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member
Ronald Hedden, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member

Author:

Matthews, Peter Joseph

Title:

Modeling Continuous-fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites for Exploration of Damage Tolerant Concepts

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

composites
delamination
damage

File:

Download MatthewsDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Kevin L Koudela, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles E Bakis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sulin Zhang, Committee Member
Panagiotis Michaleris, Committee Member

Author:

Emerson, Ryan Paul

Title:

Viscoelastic Flywheel Rotors: Modelling and Measurement

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

viscoelastic
strain measurement
rotor
Composite
flywheel

File:

Download rpe_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Heath F Hofmann, Committee Member
Charles E Bakis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Clifford Jesse Lissenden Iii, Committee Member
Renata S Engel, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

Author:

Chae, Seokyong

Title:

NONLINEAR FINITE ELEMENT MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF A TRUCK TIRE

Graduate Program:

Materials

Keywords:

Truck Tire Model
FEA
Rigid Ring Tire Model
Quarter Vehicle Model
Durability Test

File:

Download Seokyong_Chae_PhD_Thesis_ID_993173980.pdf

Committee Members:

Moustafa El Gindy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Patrick Runt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member
Ashok D Belegundu, Committee Member

Author:

Narayanan Nampy, Sreenivas

Title:

Advanced grid-stiffened composite shells for applications in heavy-lift helicopter rotor blade spars

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

composites
structures
rotor blades
grid-stiffened
grid
spar
heavy-lift rotor blade
buckling
stiffness
strength

File:

Download Sreeni_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward C Smith, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member
Farhan S Gandhi, Committee Member
Clifford Jesse Lissenden Iii, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Wensen

Title:

DESIGN OF HIGH SPEED FLYWHEEL MOTOR/GENERATOR FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Balancing
Continuum Formulation
Structural
Electromagnetic
Permanent Magnet Machine
Flywheel
Composite Material
Field-Oriented Control
Position Sensor-less

File:

Download wws_thesis1.pdf

Committee Members:

Heath F Hofmann, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kwang Yun Lee, Committee Member
Jeffrey Scott Mayer, Committee Member
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member

Author:

Tang, Xiaochao

Title:

A STUDY OF PERMANENT DEFORMATION BEHAVIOR OF GEOGRID-REINFORCED FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS USING SMALL SCALE ACCELERATED PAVEMENT TESTING

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

pavements
geogrid
soft soil subgrade
accelerated testing
instrumentation
mechanistic empirical design
finite element

File:

Download Dissertation_Tang.pdf

Committee Members:

Angelica Palomino, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Angelica M Palomino, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Shelley Marie Stoffels, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Maria Lopez De Murphy, Committee Member
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member

Author:

Shan, Ying

Title:

Flexible Matrix Composites: Dynamic Characterization, Modeling, and Potential for Driveshaft Applications

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

self heating
damping
driveshaft
composites
flexible matrix
thermomechanical

File:

Download ShanThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Charles E Bakis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Francesco Costanzo, Committee Member
Clifford Jesse Lissenden Iii, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Kon Well Wang, Committee Member

Author:

Huang, Xu

Title:

Multiscale mechanics of carbon nanotubes and graphene

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science

Keywords:

Carbon nanotube; Graphene; Multiscale Modeling; Buckling; Rippli

File:

Download Xu_Huang_Multiscale_Mechanics_of_Carbon_Nanotubes_and_Graphene.pdf

Committee Members:

Sulin Zhang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sulin Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member
Jian Xu, Committee Member
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Member
Vincent Henry Crespi, Committee Member

Author:

Tiwari, Chandrashekhar

Title:

Innovative Energy Absorbing Devices Based on Composite Tubes

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Energy Absorbing
Extension Twist Coupling
Crush Tubes
Sandwich Core Device
Non-linear Model
Rate Effects
Foam Model

File:

Download Chandrashekhar_Tiwari_PhD_Thesis_AUG_2012_revised.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward C Smith, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles E Bakis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Farhan S Gandhi, Committee Member
Reginald Felix Hamilton, Special Member

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:

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