Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Volume 6

Experimental and Applied Mechanics represents one of eight volumes of technical papers presented at the Society for Experimental Mechanics Annual Conference & Exposition 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, Challenges in Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials and Processes in Conventional and Multifunctional Materials, MEMS and Nanotechnology; Optical Measurements, Modeling and, Metrology; Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Thermomechanics and Infra-Red Imaging, and Engineering Applications of Residual Stress.

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Experimental and Applied Mechanics represents one of eight volumes of technical papers presented at the Society for Experimental Mechanics Annual Conference & Exposition 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, Challenges in Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials and Processes in Conventional and Multifunctional Materials, MEMS and Nanotechnology; Optical Measurements, Modeling and, Metrology; Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Thermomechanics and Infra-Red Imaging, and Engineering Applications of Residual Stress.

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A Rocking Spalling Test to Characterise the Crack Speed in Brittle Materials.- Crack Growth Behavior in Preloaded Metallic Nested-angle Plates Under Flight Load Spectrum.- Experimental and Finite Element Analysis (FEM) of Bioceramics.- Damage Analysis of the Ceramic Reinforced Steel Matrix Composites Sheets: Experimental and Numerical Study.- Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Polymeric Materials Aged in PEM Fuel Cell Conditions.- "Mechanical Characterization and Modeling.- of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells and Stacks".- The Impulse Imparted Upon Monolithic Metal Plates due to Blast Loading.- Investigation in Shear Behavior of Intermetallic Composites Using V-notched Beam Test Method.- The Influence of Sample Thickness on the DCDC Fracture Test.- Analysis of Hysteresis Damage Accumulation and the Effect on Fatigue Life.- Fatigue Improvement of Welded Elements by Ultrasonic Impact Peening.- Delamination Between Functionalized Silicon Surfaces.- Failure and Fracture Behavior of Brittle Polymer Foam.- Crack Growth in Three-point Bend Specimens Made of Polymeric Foams.- Reliability Evaluation of Conformal Coatings for Tin Whisker Failure Mitigation in Accelerated Testing Conditions.- Investigation of Manganese Cobalt Oxide (MCO) Coatings on Fuel Cell Interconnects.- Extracting Crack-tip Field Parameters in Anisotropic Elastic Solids From Full-field Measurements Using Least-squares Method and Conservation Integrals.- Velocity Measuring Approaches for the Determination of Ballistic Limits of GLARE 5 Fiber-metal Laminate Plates.- Underwater Explosive Loading of Curved Composite Plates: Experimental and Computational Comparisons.- Adhesion Strength in Metal/Polymer Composites.- Modal-parameter Identification From Nonstationary Ambient Vibration Data.- High-speed Digital Image Correlation Measurements of Random Nonlinear Dynamic Response.- Experimental Modal Analysis of an Inflatable, Self-rigidizing Toroidal Satellite Component.- Selective Excitation Using Phase Shifted Ultrasound Radiation Force From Focused Transducers in air.- The Steelpan as a Tool to Incite Interest in Engineering Education.- Non-contacting Strain Measurement in Dynamic Tensile Testing.- Quantification of Micro-crack Density for Fiber Based Composites.- Dynamic Shear Response of a Polymer Bonded Explosive Using a Modified Hopkinson bar Apparatus.- Shock Testing Accelerometers With a Hopkinson Pressure bar.- Effect of Residual Stresses on Spallation of the Film Under Impact by Coated Bullet.- Fracture Testing of Simulated FRP Repairs.- Hybrid Nano/Microcomposites for Enhanced Damage Tolerance.- Drop-weight Impact Studies of GLARE 5 Fiber-metal Laminates.- Finite Element Modal Analysis of an Inflatable, Self-rigidizing Toroidal Satellite Component.- Experimental and Finite Element Modal Analysis of the Flexible Wings of Micro Munition Vehicles.- Numerical Analysis Study of the Failure Mechanism of Transparent Materials During low Velocity Impact Used in Protective Systems.- Effects of End Restraint on Eyebar Behavior in Bridges.- Three-dimensional Mechanics of Microcellular Solids Using Scanning Confocal Microscopy.- Characterization of the Mechanical Properties of Surface Nanocrystallized Materials.- Variation of Compression of Seals in PEM Fuel Cells.- Neutron Emission Evidences in Natural Materials Under Monotonic, Cyclic, and Vibrational Loading.- Acoustic Emission and Electrical Properties of Quasi-brittle Materials Under Compression.- Temperature Effect on Tensile Testing of Hybrid and Non-hybrid Composites.- Studies on Fracture Performance of Bio-fiber-silica-glass Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Hybrid Composites.- Mechanical Behavior of Bio-inspired Sandwich Composites.- Characterization of Mechanical Behavior of Kevlar 49 Fabrics.- Identification of the Tensile Properties of Composite Material Under Variable Strain Rates.- Compression/Shear Response of Honeycomb Core.- Light Guide Component in Efficiency Enhancement of DSSC.- Sign Support Structures Tested by means of Guided Waves.- Reliability-based Design of Structures Under Seismic Loading: Application to Timber Structures.- Progress in Developing a Standard for Dynamic Strain Analysis.- Polymers in Biaxial States of Stress at Various Loading Rates.- Parametric Study to Optimize Aluminum Shell Structure Under Various Conditions.- A Force Domain Analog-to-Digital Converter Applied in Micro and Nanoscale Tensile Tests.- Distributed Fiber Optic Strain Measurement Using Rayleigh Scatter in Composite Structures.- Diamond Sensors With Silicon Technologies for Sensing in Harsh Environments.- The Influence of Restraint Systems on Panel Behavior.- Burst Strength of Pipeline Test Specimens Containing Longitudinal or Circumferential Corrosion Defects.- A Comparative Analysis of Two Full-scale MD-500 Helicopter Crash Tests.- Structural Integrity Assessment of Blade's Subcomponents Using Acoustic Emission Monitoring.- Measurement of Cohesive Parameters of Crazes in Polystyrene Films.- Delamination Growth Using...