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Title: A comprehensive study of the microstructure and mechanical behavior of HCP-based multilayered nanofilms
Author: Lu, Yuanyuan
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Materials science
Description: Metallic multilayer films with the individual layer thickness h decreased to submicron or even less have attracted a great deal of attention over the past decades because of their impressive mechanical properties, especially the high strength. Mos...

Title: Finite element modeling and simulation of occupant responses in highway crashes
Author: Li, Ning
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Mechanics
Description: Roadside barrier systems play an important role in reducing the number of fatalities and the severity of injuries in highway crashes. After decades of work by researchers and engineers, roadside barriers have been improved and are generally effect...

Title: PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF W-BEAM GUARDRAILS ON SLOPED MEDIANS USING NONLINEAR FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS
Author: Baker, Ryan
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Transportation--Planning
Description: This thesis presents the research using finite element (FE) modeling and simulations to evaluate the performance of single-faced and double-faced W-beam guardrails for different heights under MASH Test Level 3 (TL-3) impact conditions. The modelin...