Performance

State-of-the-art testing and evaluation of a wide range of material, component, and full-scale article properties - mechanical, thermal, electrical, cost, etc. Developing new test procedures and equipment.

• General
• Repair
• Metal Matrix Composites
• Interphase Characterization
• Fibers
• Fabric
• Acoustic Properties
• Granular Materials
• Structures

General

Posters:

• Effect of Moisture on DGEBA Epoxy Resin Systems
• MIL-HDBK-17 Use for FCS
• Processing and Mechanical Aspects of Lightweight Epoxy Encapsulants (undergraduate)
• The Effect of Reactive Preform Binders on Composite Structural Properties (undergraduate)

Repair

Posters:

• Static and Dynamic Behavior of Scarf-Repaired Thick-Section Composite Plates
• Transverse Impact Behavior of Scarf-Repaired Composite Beams

Metal Matrix Composite Characterization

Posters:

• Compression Testing of High-Strength Composite Laminates
• Analysis, Design, and Testing of MMC Cylinders in Compression
• Characterization of Metal Matrix Composites (undergraduate)
• Modeling and Experimental Characterization of Compressive Composite Specimens (undergraduate)

Interphase Characterization

Posters:

• Interphase Characterization of Glass Fiber Reinforced Vinyl Ester Composites
• The Interphase Characterization Process Using the Dynamic Interphase Loading Apparatus
• Surface Modification for Improving Composite Impact Performance
• Characterization of Modified Interphase Properties in E-Glass/Epoxy Model Composites Using DILA

Fibers

Posters:

• Mechanical Properties and Surface Characterizations of Novel High Performance Organic Fibers
• High Structural Integrity of Optical Fiber at Extreme Temperature

Fabric

Posters:

• Dynamic Punch Shear Testing of Kevlar Fabric (undergraduate)
• Verification of FEA Analysis for Kevlar Fabric (undergraduate)
• Experimental Characterization of Friction Behavior of Kevlar Fabric (undergraduate)

Acoustic Properties

Posters:

• Impedance Tube Methods for Characterizing Composite/Hybrid Materials
• Development of a Laser Displacement Sensor Acoustic Attenuation (undergraduate)
• Digitally Analyzing Signals to Determine Acoustic Attenuation (undergraduate)

Granular Materials

Posters:

• Energy Dissipation Mechanism of Granular Materials During High Pressure
• Flow Behavior of Ceramic Granules (undergraduate)

Structures

Posters:

• Efficient Analysis of Scattering from Periodic Structures Composed of Arbitrary Inhomogenous and Anisotropic Materials Using FE-BI Method Accelerated by FFT
• Thermoplastic Materials for Rigidizable Space Systems

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