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Author:

Leitner, Emma Jane

Title:

Three-Dimensional Modeling of Wood Moment Connections

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

cyclic loading
wood
moment connections
three-dimensional
finite element analysis
fiber reinforcement

File:

Download ejl195_-_MSc_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Andrew Scanlon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Scanlon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Smith, Katelyn J

Title:

DETERMINATION OF IMPROVED CRITERIA FOR CRACK PROPAGATION IN THE PRESENCE OF HIGH SURFACE STRESSES

Graduate Program:

Engineering Mechanics

Keywords:

stress intensity factors
semielliptical cracks
weight function
surface stresses
finite element analysis

File:

Download KatelynJSmith_MSThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Albert Eliot Segall, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Albert Eliot Segall, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lescoe, Ryan

Title:

Improvement of Soil Modeling in a Tire-Soil Interaction Using Finite Element Analysis and Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

smoothed
smooth particle hydrodynamics
FEA
finite element analysis
tire-soil interaction
soil modeling
SPH
PAM-Crash
PAM-Shock
pneumatic tire
rigid tire

File:

Download Ryan-Lescoe_MS-Thesis-Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Moustafa El Gindy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Moustafa El Gindy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kevin L Koudela, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Noveral, Christian James

Title:

Investigation of a hollow structural section connection and transfer member for load sharing in anti-ram vehicle barriers

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

anti-ram
barrier
finite element analysis
HSS
hollow structural section
connection
LS-DYNA

File:

Download Noveral_Thesis_Final_full.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Daniel G Linzell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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:

Download Glath_Michael_Thesis_ESM_2014.pdf

Committee Members:

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

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