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Constitutive Modeling and Dynamic Impact Analysis of Bighorn Sheep Horn
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Author
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Li, Zheng
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) is known for its giant spiral horns that can sustain impact loading at a speed up to 5.5 m/s during ramming without causing severe damage or head concussion. The bighorn sheep horn is composed of a keratin-based bio...
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Finite element modeling and simulation of occupant responses in highway crashes
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Author
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Li, Ning
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Date Created
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2014
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Mechanics
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Description
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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...
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HYDRODYNAMIC SIMULATIONS OF EJECTA PRODUCTION FROM SHOCKED METALLIC SURFACES
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Author
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Karkhanis, Varad
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Mechanics, Aerospace engineering
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Description
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The phenomenon of mass ejection into vacuum from a shocked metallic free surfaces can have a deleterious effect on the implosion phase of the Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) process. Often, the ejecta take the form of a cloud of particles that a...
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MULTI-SCALE FINITE ELEMENT MODELING OF MULTI-PLY WOVEN FABRICS UNDER BALLISTIC IMPACTS
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Author
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Palta, Emre
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Mechanics, Engineering
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Description
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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...
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Multiscale modeling of the properties of two-dimensional materials
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Author
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Wang, Xiaonan
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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The main objective of this dissertation is to study the thermal and mechanicalproperties of two dimensional materials. For this purpose, we use and combine atomiclevel simulations with continuum level simulations. In this dissertation, moleculardy...