Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials and Processes in Conventional and Multifunctional Materials, Volume 3

Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials and Processes in Conventional and Multifunctional Materials represents one of eight volumes of technical papers presented at the Society for Experimental Mechanics Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, held at Uncasville, Connecticut, June 13-16, 2011. The full set of proceedings also includes volumes on Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials; MEMS and Nanotechnology; Optical Measurements, Modeling and, Metrology; Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Thermomechanics and Infra-Red Imaging, and Engineering Applications of Residual Stress.

Collection devoted to Time-Dependent Materials and Processes in Conventional and Multifunctional Materials from the Proceedings of the 2011 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics

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Dr. Tom Proulx is the Executive Director of the Society for Experimental Mechanics, Inc.

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Using Remendable Polymers for Aerospace Composite Structures.- Study of the Effect of Interface Enthalpy on Nanocomposite Viscoelasticity.- Sterilization Effect on Structure, Thermal and Time-dependent Properties of Polyamides.- Microstructural Evolution of Nafion During Uniaxial Deformation Monitored by X-ray Scattering.- Coupled Non-fickian Diffusion and Large Deformation of Hydrogels.- Accelerated Testing Methods for Oxidative Aging of Polymeric Composites.- Degradation of Shape Memory Polymer Due to Water and Diesel Fuels.- Structural Enhancement of Framing Members Using Polyurea.- Keynote Presentation (40 minutes).- Experiments and Models for the Time Dependent Mechanics of Nanoscale Polymeric Structures and Nanocrystalline Metal Films.- Study of Damage Evolution in High Strength Al Alloys Using X-ray Tomography.- Corrosion Behavior of SS 304 With Ball Milling and Electrolytic Plasma Treatment in NaCl Solution.- Experimental Studies of Phase Transformation in Shape Memory Alloys.- Measurement of Energy Loss in Thin Films Using Microbeam Deflection Method.- Multiscale Characterization of Water-, Oil- and UV-conditioned Shape-memory Polymer Under Compression.- Shape Memory Polymer Based Cellular Materials.- Influence of Mechanical Properties and Loading Conditions on the Recovery of Shape Memory Polymers.- Fatigue Cycling of Shape Memory Polymer Resin.- Higher Rate Testing of Long Fiber Filled Polypropylene.- Characterization of Elastomeric Composite Materials for Blast Mitigation.- Experimental Arrangement for Measuring the High-strain-rate Response of Polymers Under Pressures.- Simulation of Impact Tests on Polycarbonate at Different Strain Rates and Temperatures.- Experimental Investigation of Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Polyurea-fly Ash Composites.- Damage & Fracture of High-explosive Mock Subject to Cyclic Loading.- An Evaluation of A Modified Iosipescu Specimen for Measurement Of Elastic-plastic-creep Properties of Solder Materials.- Temperature Effect on Poisson's Ratio of Woven Composites.- Detection and Damage Monitoring in Composite Structures Using Piezoelectrics.- Representative Volume Element Analysis for the Evaluation of Effective Material.- Properties of Fiber and Particle Loaded Composites With Different Shaped.- Inclusions.- Stress-based Modeling of Composite Materials.- Time Dependent (Creep) Deformation of Thin Elastomers at Cold Temperature and Effective Strain Analysis of Their Laminates.- Time and Temperature Response of Composite Overwrapped Cylinders.- High Temperature, Non-contact, Electro-magnetic Mechanical Apparatus for Creep Testing.- Experiments and Predictions of Large Deformation and Failure in Thermomechanical Loading Environments.- Compliance Plot Analysis of Nonlinear Response of PMMA During Nanoindentation.- An Incremental Formulation for the Linear Analysis of Viscoelastic Beams: Relaxation Differential Approach Using Generalized Variables.- Modeling the Nonlinear Viscoelastic Behavior of Polyurea Using a Distortionmodified Free Volume Approach.- An Incremental Constitutive Law for Damaging Viscoelastic Materials.- Reliability Analysis of Mixed Mode Cracking With Viscoelastic Orthotropic Behaviour.- Long-term Life Prediction of CFRP Structures Based on MMF/ATM Method.- Non-local Solutions to Direct and Inverse Problems in Mechanics: A Fractional Calculus Approach.- Study on Crystallinity Dependency of Creep Deformation on GFRTP of Polyoxythlene (POM).- Numerical Simulation of hot Imprint Process of Periodical Lamellar Microstructure Into Polycarbonate.- Rapid Characterization of Visco-elastic Properties of Polymeric Materials.- Estimation of Fatigue Life of Cortical Bone Considering Viscoelastic Properties and Damage Mechanics.- Crack Initiation and Viscoplasticity in Polyethylene Joint Replacement Components