Mechanics of Composite and Multi-functional Materials, Volume 6, 1st ed. 2018 Proceedings of the 2017 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series

Mechanics of Composite, Hybrid, and Multifunctional Materials, Volume 6 of the Proceedings of the 2017 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the sixth volume of nine from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering.  The collection presents early findings and case studies on a wide range of areas, including: 

Chap1. Transitioning Powertrain Components from Metallic to Light-weighting Materials.- Chap2. Through Development of Inherently Sensing Energetics for Real-time in Situ Strain and Damage Detection.- Chap3. Scrap-Rubber Based Composites Reinforced with Boron and Alumina.- Chap4. Characterization of Thermoplastic Matrix Composite Joints for the Development of a Computational Framework.- Chap5. Experimental Study of Laser Cutting Process of Titanium Aluminium (Ti-Al) based Composites designed through combined Method of Powder Metallurgy and Thixoforming.- Chap6. Mechanical Characterization of Epoxy - Scrap Rubber Based Composites Reinforced with Nanoparticles.- Chap7. Mechanical Characterization of Epoxy - Scrap Rubber Based Composites Reinforced with Nanographene.- Chap8. Mechanical Characterization of Epoxy - Scrap Rubber Based Composites Reinforced with Alumina Fibers.- Chap9. Scaled Composite I-beams for Subcomponent Testing of Wind Turbine Blades: An Experimental Study.- Chap10. Development Analysis of a Stainless Steel Produced by High Energy Milling Using Chips and the Addition of Vanadium Carbide.- Chap11. Design of Magnetic Aluminium (A356) Composites through Combined Method of Sinter + Forging.- Chap12. Design of Low Composites from Recycled Aluminium-Copper +Aluminium Chips for Tribological Applications.- Chap13. Liquid Metal Dispersions for Stretchable Electronics.- Chap14. Laser Cutting of the TiN +Al₂O₃ Reinforced Aluminium Matrix Composites Through Semisolid Sintering. Chap15. Optimization of Laser Cutting Parameters for Tailored Behaviour of Scrap (Ti6242+Ti) based Composites through Semisolid Sintering.- Chap16. Studying Effect of CO₂ Laser Cutting Parameters of Titanium Alloy on Heat Affected Zone and Kerf width using the Taguchi Method.- Chap17. Fatigue Characterization of In-Situ Self-Healing Dental Composites.- Chap18. Effect of Process Induced Stresses on Measurement of FRP Strain Energy Release Rates.- Chap19. Characterization of UV Degraded Carbon Fiber-matrix Interphase using AFM Indentation.- Chap20. A Study on Mechanical Properties of Treated Sisal Polyester Composites.- Chap21. Strain-rate-dependent Failure Criteria for Composite Laminates: Application of the Northwestern Failure Theory to Multiple Material Systems.- Chap22. Progressive Failure Analysis of Multi-directional Composite Laminates Based on the Strain-Rate-Dependent Northwestern Failure Theory.- Chap23. Keynote: Experimental Mechanics for Multifunctional Composites and Next Generation UAVs (40-min).

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras