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Author:

Glath, Michael Charles

Title:

Compression behavior of ultra-high modulus carbon/epoxy composites and fracture energy characterization of intermediate modulus carbon/epoxy composites

Graduate Program:

Engineering Mechanics

Keywords:

ASTM D6641
SACMA SRM 1R-94
ASTM D5528
end-notched flexure
ANOVA
finite element analysis
damage
fracture energy

File:

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Committee Members:

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

Author:

Heigel, Jarred Christopher

Title:

Thermo-mechanical Model Development and Experimental Validation for Directed Energy Deposition Additive Manufacturing Processes

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Additive manufacturing
laser cladding
distortion
convection
finite element analysis
residual stress
in situ measurement

File:

Download HeigelDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Panagiotis Michaleris, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ashok D Belegundu, Committee Member
Eric Russell Marsh, Committee Member
Allison Michelle Beese, Committee Member
Todd Palmer, Committee Member
Edward William Reutzel, Special Member

Author:

Aycock, Kenneth Iven

Title:

Towards Patient-Specific Modeling of Inferior Vena Cava Filter Performance

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

IVC filter
nitinol
pulmonary embolism
immersed boundary method
six degrees of freedom
inferior vena cava
computational fluid dynamics
finite element analysis
non-Newtonian
hemorheology
hemodynamics
patient-specific
computational modeling
embolus transport
coupled CFD/6-DOF
fictitious domain method

File:

Download 2016_Aycock_Kenneth_Penn_State_PhD_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Keefe B. Manning, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert L. Campbell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Francesco Costanzo, Committee Member
Michael Krane, Committee Member
Donna H. Korzick, Outside Member
Brent A. Craven, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Keefe B. Manning, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Calogero, Joseph Patrick

Title:

Dual Optimization of Contact-Aided Compliant Mechanisms and Spatial Distribution for Passive Shape Change

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

compliant mechanism
numerical dynamics
finite element analysis
design optimization
ornithopter
motion tracking camera

File:

Download Calogero_Dissertation_2017.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary I Frecker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Henry Joseph Sommer III, Committee Member
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Reginald Felix Hamilton, Outside Member

Author:

Venkatesan, Ganesh

Title:

Micromechanical Analysis of Transverse Young's Modulus of Glass/Carbon Hybrid Fiber Composites

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

micromechanics
hybrid composites
finite element analysis
transverse Young's modulus

File:

Download MS_Thesis_Ganesh_Venkatesan_Final_Draft.pdf

Committee Members:

Charles E Bakis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zhang, Wei

Title:

Finite Element Analysis and A Two-Stage Design Optimization Procedure of Multifield Origami-Inspired Structures

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

finite element analysis
design optimization
multifield origami
smart materials

File:

Download Dissertation_Wei_Zhang_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Zoubeida Ounaies, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paris R von Lockette, Committee Member
Timothy W. Simpson, Committee Member
Francesco Costanzo, Outside Member
Mary I Frecker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Kedarasetti, Ravi Teja

Title:

DRIVERS OF FLUID AND METABOLITE TRANSPORT IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

cerebrospinal fluid
finite element analysis
brain mechanics
two-photon microscopy

File:

Download Thesis_Kedarasetti_Ravi_ESM.pdf

Committee Members:

Francesco Costanzo, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patrick James Drew, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bruce Gluckman, Committee Member
Keefe B Manning, Outside Member
Judith Todd Copley, Program Head/Chair
Francesco Costanzo, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Patrick James Drew, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lyritsakis, Charilaos

Title:

A Global Parametric Nonlinear Programming Framework for a Geometrically Exact Inelastic Beam Finite Element

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

geometrically-exact beam
nonlinear programming
homotopy continuation
parametric optimization
finite element analysis
numerical continuation
elastoplasticity

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Committee Members:

Reuben Kraft, Outside Unit Member
Tong Qiu, Outside Field Member
Gordon Warn, Major Field Member
Kostas Papakonstantinou, Chair, Minor Member & Dissertation Advisor
Patrick Fox, Program Head/Chair
Pinlei Chen, Major Field Member

Author:

Dsa, Jonathan

Title:

Design and evaluation of porosity in 3D bone scaffold models-computational insights

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

porosity
3d scaffold designs
finite element analysis

File:

Download Design_and_Evaluation_of_Porosity_in_3D_Bone_Scaffold_Models-Computational_Insights.pdf

Committee Members:

Sheikh Fahad Ferdous, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anilchandra Attaluri, Committee Member
Brian Maicke, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Ahm E Rahman, Committee Member

Author:

Huxman, Connor

Title:

Leveraging Mechanical Compliance in the Design of Orthopaedic Fracture Fixation Plates

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

fracture fixation
compliant mechanisms
analytical modeling
finite element analysis
orthopaedic implant design
orthopaedic biomechanics
bone healing
bridge plating

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Committee Members:

April Armstrong, Outside Field Member
Gary F Updegrove, Special Member
Gregory Lewis, Outside Unit Member
Jared Butler, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mary Frecker, Major Field Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies