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CONSTITUTIVE MODELING OF ALUMINUM FOAM AND FINITE ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION FOR CRASH SIMULATIONS
Title
CONSTITUTIVE MODELING OF ALUMINUM FOAM AND FINITE ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION FOR CRASH SIMULATIONS
Author
Bi, Jing
Date Created
2012
Subjects--Topical
Mechanical engineering, Engineering
Description
In the past decades metallic foams have been increasingly used as filler materials in crashworthiness applications due to their relatively low cost and high capacity of energy absorption. Due to the destructive nature of crashes, studies on the pe...
DEVELOPMENT, VERIFICATION, AND VALIDATION OF AN APPLIED ELEMENT METHOD SIMULATION FRAMEWORK FOR GLASS LITE FRACTURE, FRAGMENTATION, AND DEBRIS FIELD PREDICTION
Title
DEVELOPMENT, VERIFICATION, AND VALIDATION OF AN APPLIED ELEMENT METHOD SIMULATION FRAMEWORK FOR GLASS LITE FRACTURE, FRAGMENTATION, AND DEBRIS FIELD PREDICTION
Author
Moss, Jonathan
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Mechanical engineering, Engineering
Description
In the aftermath of an explosive event, forensic investigators are presented the challenge of characterizing the properties of the explosive device, including the charge size and epicenter of the detonation. Although surrounding infrastructure dam...
Development, Verification, and Validation of a Hybrid Testing Framework for Latticed Structures with Nonlinear Geometric Effects
Title
Development, Verification, and Validation of a Hybrid Testing Framework for Latticed Structures with Nonlinear Geometric Effects
Author
Tedeschi, Michael
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Mechanics, Engineering, Civil engineering
Description
Hybrid simulation is an increasingly popular experimental method for structural dynamics research, as it offers the realism and exploratory power of full-scale testing at a fraction of the cost and size by resolving a structural system into comple...
MULTI-SCALE FINITE ELEMENT MODELING OF MULTI-PLY WOVEN FABRICS UNDER BALLISTIC IMPACTS
Title
MULTI-SCALE FINITE ELEMENT MODELING OF MULTI-PLY WOVEN FABRICS UNDER BALLISTIC IMPACTS
Author
Palta, Emre
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
Mechanical engineering, Mechanics, Engineering
Description
High-strength fiber reinforced woven fabrics are broadly utilized for their high strength-to-weight ratios and good flexibility to provide ballistic protection in security applications such as soft body armor equipment or protective layering of mi...
Optimization of Building Envelope Design for Daylighting and Thermal Performance
Title
Optimization of Building Envelope Design for Daylighting and Thermal Performance
Author
Futrell, Benjamin
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Engineering, System theory, Building
Description
Buildings account for 40% of US energy usage. A building’s energy usage is largely determined by decisions made during its design. Such decisions relate to the form and orientation of the building, the materials used, and location of windows. A bi...