Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Volume 6: Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
High Accuracy Optical Measurements of Surface Topography....Pages 1-7
Industrial Finishes of Ceramic Surfaces at the Micro-level and its Influence on Strength....Pages 9-16
Elastic Properties of Living Cells....Pages 17-22
Standards for Validating Stress Analyses by Integrating Simulation and Experimentation....Pages 23-29
Avalanche Behavior of Minute Deformation Around Yield Point of Polycrystalline Pure Ti....Pages 31-42
The Effect of Noise on Capacitive Measurements of MEMS Geometries....Pages 43-51
Effects of Clearance on Thick, Single-Lap Bolted Joints Using Through-the-Thickness Measuring Techniques....Pages 53-61
Deformation and Performance Measurements of MAV Flapping Wings....Pages 63-64
Dynamic Constitutive Behavior of Aluminum Alloys: Experimental & Numerical Studies....Pages 65-66
Estimating surface coverage of gold nanoparticles deposited on MEMS....Pages 67-68
Functionally Graded Metallic Structure for Bone Replacement....Pages 69-70
Dissipative energy as an indicator of material microstructural evolution....Pages 71-72
Temporal Phase Stepping Photoelasticity by Load or Wavelength....Pages 73-78
Determination of the isoclinic map for complex photoelastic fringe patterns....Pages 79-85
A Study on the Behaviors and Stresses of O-ring under Uniform Squeeze Rates and Internal Pressure by Transparent Type Photoelastic Experiment....Pages 87-94
Strength Physics at Nano-scale and Application of Optical Interferometry....Pages 95-102
Light Generation at the Nano Scale, Key to Interferometry at the Nano Scale....Pages 103-115
Mechanical Characterization of Nanowires Using a Customized Atomic Force Microscope....Pages 117-126
Blast Performance of Sandwich Composites with Functionally Graded Core....Pages 127-128
Thermal Softening of an UFG Aluminum Alloy at High Rates....Pages 129-130
Blast Loading Response of Glass Panels....Pages 131-132
Novel Approach to 3D Imaging Based on Fringe Projection Technique....Pages 133-134
Measuring Shear Stress in Microfluidics using Traction Force Microscopy....Pages 135-136
Efficiency Enhancement of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell....Pages 137-144
Integration of Solar Cell with TN-LC Cell for Enhancing Power Characteristics....Pages 145-150
Full-field Measuring System for the Surface of Solar Cell....Pages 151-158
Photographic Diagnosis of Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells by Electroluminescence....Pages 159-162
Novel Interfacial Adhesion Experiments with Individual Carbon Nanofibers....Pages 163-164
Dynamic Constitutive Behavior of Reinforced Hydrogels inside Liquid Environment....Pages 165-166
Osteon Size Effect on the Dynamic Fracture Toughness of Bone....Pages 167-168
Radial Inertia in Non-cylindrical Specimens in a Kolsky Bar....Pages 169-170
Core Deformation of Sandwich Composites under Blast Loading....Pages 171-172
Influence of Friction-Stir-Welding Parameters on Texture and Mechanical Behavior....Pages 173-174
Measurement of Stresses in Pipelines Using Hole Drilling Rosettes....Pages 175-183
Incremental Computation Technique for Residual Stress Calculations Using the Integral Method....Pages 185-191
Experimental Investigation of Residual Stresses in Water and Air Quenched Aluminum Alloy Castings....Pages 193-199
Residual Stress on Aisi 300 Sintered Materials....Pages 201-208
Practical Experiences in Hole Drilling Measurements of Residual Stresses....Pages 209-219
Destructive Methods for Measuring Residual Stresses: Techniques and Opportunities....Pages 221-231
The Contour Method Cutting Assumption: Error Minimization and Correction....Pages 233-250
Measurements of Residual Stress in Fracture Mechanics Coupons....Pages 251-257
Analysis of Large Scale Composite Components Using TSA at Low Cyclic Frequencies....Pages 259-266
Determining Stresses Thermoelastically around Neighboring Holes whose Associated Stresses Interact....Pages 267-274
Crack tip stress fields under biaxial loads using TSA....Pages 275-278
Extending TSA with a Polar Stress Function to Non-Circular Cutouts....Pages 279-288
Novel Synthetic Material Mimicking Mechanisms from Natural Nacre....Pages 289-290
Mechanical Characterization of Synthetic Vascular Materials....Pages 291-294
MgO nanoparticles affect on the osteoblast cell function and adhesion strength of engineered tissue constructs....Pages 295-299
Mechanical Interactions of Mouse Mammary Gland Cells with a Three-Dimensional Matrix Construct....Pages 301-305
Tracking nanoparticles optically to study their interaction with cells....Pages 307-310
Coherent Gradient Sensing Microscopy: Microinterferometric Technique for Quantitative Cell Detection....Pages 311-316
Rate effects in the failure strength of extraterrestrial materials....Pages 317-320
Determination of Dynamic Tensile Properties for Low Strength Brittle Solids....Pages 321-326
The Mechanical Response of Aluminum Nitride at Very High Strain Rates....Pages 327-328
Dynamic and Quasi-static Measurements of C-4 and Primasheet P1000 Explosives....Pages 329-336
Dynamic Characterization of Mock Explosive Material Using Reverse Taylor Impact Experiments....Pages 337-346
Mechanical Behavior of Hierarchically-structured Polymer Composites....Pages 347-354
Composite Design through Biomimetic Inspirations....Pages 355-357
Nano-composite Sensors for Wide Range Measurement of Ligament Strain....Pages 359-364
Advanced Biologically-Inspired Flapping Wing Structure Development....Pages 365-371
Characterization of Electrode-Electrolyte Interface Strengths in SOFCs....Pages 373-382
Die Separation Strength for Deep Reactive Ion Etched Wafers....Pages 383-391
Temperature Moisture and Mode Mixity Dependent EMC- Copper (Oxide) Interfacial Toughness....Pages 393-404
An Integrated Experimental and Numerical analysis on Notch and Interface Interaction in Same-materials....Pages 405-413
Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells Encapsulated in Hydrogel Matrix Materials....Pages 415-421
Nonlinear Viscoelasticity of Native and Engineered Ligament and Tendon....Pages 423-427
Spinal Ligaments: Anisotropic Characterization Using Very Small Samples....Pages 429-436
In-Flight Wing-Membrane Strain Measurements on Bats....Pages 437-445
The Mechanical Properties of Musa Textilis Petiole....Pages 447-449
Analysis of Strain Energy Behavior throughout a Fatigue Process....Pages 451-458
Relating Fatigue Strain Accumulation to Microstructure using Digital Image Correlation....Pages 459-462
High Cycle Fatigue of Structural Components Using Critical Distance Methods....Pages 463-469
Crack Propagation Analysis of New Galata Bridge....Pages 471-478
Stress-Dependent Elastic Behaviour of a Titanium Alloy at Elevated Temperatures....Pages 479-485
Numerical and Experimental Modal Analysis Applied to the Membrane of Micro Air Vehicles Pliant Wings....Pages 487-500
Objective Determination of Acoustic Quality in a Multipurpose Auditorium....Pages 501-515
Identification and Enhancement of On-stage Acoustics in a Multipurpose Auditorium....Pages 517-527
Fractional Calculus of Hydraulic Drag in the Free Falling Process....Pages 529-539
Fatigue Cracks in Fibre Metal Laminates in the Presences of Rivets and Cold Expanded Holes....Pages 541-548
Effect of Nonlinear Parametric Model Accuracy in Crack Prediction and Detection....Pages 549-556
Optical Based Residual Strain Measurements....Pages 557-560
Correlating Fatigue Life with Elastic and Plastic Strain Data....Pages 561-568
Monitoring Crack Tip Plastic Zone Size During Fatigue Loading....Pages 569-573
Studying Thermomechanical Fatigue of Hastelloy X using Digital Image Correlation....Pages 575-578
Understanding Mechanisms of Cyclic Plastic Strain Accumulation under High Temperature Loading Conditions....Pages 579-581
Simulated Corrosion-Fatigue via Ocean Waves on 2024-Aluminum....Pages 583-589
The Effect of Processing Conditions on the Properties of Thermoplastic Composites....Pages 591-597
Calculation of Shells and Plates Constructed from Composite Materials....Pages 599-605
Reducing Build Variation in Arched Guitar Plates....Pages 607-620
Rotation Angle Measurement Using an Electro-Optic Heterodyne Interferometer....Pages 621-626
Digital Shadow Moiré Measurement of Out-of-Plane Hygrothermal Displacement of TFT-LCD Backlight Modules....Pages 627-640
Theory and Applications of Universal Phase-shifting algorithm....Pages 641-646
Evaluation of Crash Energy Absorption Capacity of a Tearing Tube....Pages 647-654
Fracture Studies Combining Photoelasticity and Coherent Gradient Sensing for Stress Determination....Pages 655-676
Strength and Fracture Behavior of Diffusion Bonded Joints....Pages 677-682
Fabrication and Characterization of Novel Graded Bone Implant Material....Pages 683-688
A Dynamic Design Model for Teaching....Pages 689-695
Video Demonstrations to Enhance Learning of Mechanics of Materials Inside and Outside the Classroom....Pages 697-702
Experimentation and Product-making Workshop Simplified for Easy Execution in Classroom....Pages 703-710
Illustrating Essentials of Experimental Stress Analysis Using a U -Shaped Beam....Pages 711-719
Demonstration of Rod-Wave Velocity in a Lecture Class....Pages 721-723
Influence of Friction-Stir-Welding Parameters on Texture and Tensile Behavior....Pages 725-726
Comparing Two Different Approaches to the Identification of the Plastic Parameters of Metals in Post-necking Regime....Pages 727-732
Determination of hardening behaviour and contact friction of sheet metal in a multi-layered upsetting test....Pages 733-739
Measuring the Elastic Modulus of Soft Thin Films on Substrates....Pages 741-747
Characterization in Birefringence / Diattenuation of an Optical Fiber in a Fiber-Type Polarimetry....Pages 749-755
Predictive Fault Detection for Missile Defense Mission Equipment and Structures....Pages 757-764
Portable Maintenance Support Tool Enhancing Battle Readiness of MDA Structures and Vehicles....Pages 765-772
A Compact System for Measurement of Absorbance of Light....Pages 773-780
Fracture Mechanics Analysis in Frost Breakage of Reservoir Revetment on cold regions....Pages 781-791
Combined Experimental/Numerical Assessment of Compression After Impact of Sandwich Composite Structures....Pages 793-800
Mechanical Behavior of Co-Continuous Polymer Composites....Pages 801-804
Laboratory Evaluation of a Silicone Foam Sealant for Field Application on Bridge Expansion Joints....Pages 805-816
Effect of Prior Cold Work on the Mechanical Properties of Weldments....Pages 817-826
Use of Viscoplastic Models for Prediction of Deformation of Polymer Parts....Pages 827-836
Mechanical Characterization of SLM Specimens with Speckle Interferometry and Numerical Optimization....Pages 837-843
Torsion/compression Testing of Grey Cast Iron for a Plasticity Model....Pages 845-853
Nucleation and Propagation of Portevin-Le Châtelier Bands in Austenitic Steel with Twinning Induced Plasticity....Pages 855-863
Identification and Enhancement of On-stage Acoustics in a Multipurpose Auditorium....Pages 865-866
Determination of Objective Architectural Acoustic Quality of a Multi-Purpose Auditorium....Pages 867-868
Notch-interface experiments to determine the crack initiation loads....Pages 869-870
Mechanical Characterization of Alternating Magnetic Field Responsive Hydrogels at Micro-scale....Pages 871-872
Investigation of a force hardening spring system....Pages 873-874
Resonance Behavior of Magnetostrictive Sensor in Biological Agent Detection....Pages 875-876
Detection of Damage Initiation and Growth of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Epoxy Composites....Pages 877-878
Nano-mechanical Characterization of Polypropylene Fibers Exposed to Ultraviolet and Thermal Degradation....Pages 879-880
Detachment Dynamics of Cancer Cells....Pages 881-882
Compression Testing of Biomimetic Bones with 3D Deformation Measurements....Pages 883-884