Previously, the stress acoustic constants (SAC's) of unidirectional graphite/epoxy composites were measured to determine the nonlinear moduli of this material. These measurements were made under compressive loading in order to obtain the sufficient number of values needed to calculate these moduli. However, because their strength in tension along fiber directions can be several times greater, m...

Amyloid fibrils and plaques are detected in the brain tissue of patients affected by Alzheimer’s disease, but have also been found as part of normal physiological processes such as bacterial adhesion. Due to their highly organized structures, amyloid proteins have also been used for the development of nanomaterials, for a variety of applications including biomaterials for tissue engineering, na...

This paper presents a detailed Finite Element Analysis study of the formation and evolution of wrinkle pattern that observed in stretched thin membranes. The model problem is set up under the various load conditions. As a precondition for wrinkling, development of compressive stresses in the transverse direction is found to depend on both the length-to-width aspect ratio & thickness of the rect...

A new test method is developed for studying mixed-mode interfacial failure of thin films using laser generated stress waves. Guided by recent parametric studies of laser-induced tensile spallation, we successfully extend this technique to achieve mixed-mode loading conditions. By allowing an initial longitudinal wave to mode convert at an oblique surface, a high amplitude shear wave is generate...

In series of automobile engine components a connecting rod is highly critical and researchable one. The main idea of this study is to do analysis of connecting rod and get idea of stress producing during compressive and tensile loading. And then give idea about weight reduction opportunities for a production steel connecting rod. This has entailed performing a detailed load analysis. Therefore,...

Diamond coatings have been increasingly used in cutting tools applications. Coating delamination is the major tool failure mode and occurs due to deposition-induced residual stresses and thermomechanical loading in machining. This study applies finite element analysis to investigate stress distributions, with the edge radius focused, in diamond coating tools considering depositions and machinin...

Most students of articular mechanics consider impact loads to be compressive forces that are borne by an intraosseous, trabecular scaffold. The possible role of marrow fat, which comprises about 75% of the structure, is generally ignored, and the potential contribution of type 1 collagen, the prototypic tensile protein, is not considered. Here, I question the evidence underlying these omissions...

Successfully regenerating damaged or diseased bone and other joint tissues will require a detailed understanding of how joint specific environmental cues regulate the fate of progenitor cells that are recruited or delivered to the site of injury. The goal of this study was to explore the role of cyclic tensile strain (CTS) in regulating the initiation of mesenchymal stem cell/multipotent stroma...