Objective(s): Fabrication of scaffolds with improved mechanical properties and favorable cellular compatibility is crucial for many tissue engineering applications. This study was aimed to improve mechanical and biological properties of polycaprolactone (PCL), which is a common biocompatible and biodegradable synthetic polymer in tissue engineering. Nanofibrillated chitosan (NC) was used as a n...

Introducing Nanotechnology to Mechanical and Civil Engineering Students Through Materials Science Courses Marwan Al-Haik1 ∗, Claudia Luhrs2, Zayd Leseman3, and Mahmoud Reda Taha4 1Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA 2Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA 93943, USA 3Department of Mechanica...

Chair: Prof. Bianca M. Colosimo Within the current global economic scenario, striving to recover from general slowdown and uncertainty, Mechanical Engineering still stands out as one of the leading and driving sectors of industrial manufacturing in Italy. In terms of per-capita manufacturing production, our country ranks 2nd in Europe and 5th on a worldwide scale (Confindustria, Scenari Industr...

EGMN 102. Engineering Statics. 3 Hours. Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: MATH 200 with a minimum grade of C or permission of instructor. Corequisite: PHYS 207 or permission of instructor. The theory and application of engineering mechanics applied to the design and analysis of rigid structures. Equilibrium of twoand three-dimensional bodies. The study of forces and the...

Many researches on vehicle planar motion stability focus on two degrees of freedom(2DOF) vehicle model, and only the lateral velocity (or side slip angle) and yaw rate are considered as the state variables. The stability analysis methods, such as phase plane analysis, equilibriums analysis and bifurcation analysis, are all used to draw many classical conclusions. It is concluded from these rese...

MAE 204. Engineering Mechanics I Statics. 3 Credits. Introduction to mechanical engineering problems and their solutions through the study of statics of particles and rigid bodies. Emphasis will be placed on the relationship of the static loads with the mechanical properties of the materials being considered. Introduction to the concepts of stress and strain and internal forces as applied to st...

MAE 204. Engineering Mechanics I Statics. 3 Credits. Introduction to mechanical engineering problems and their solutions through the study of statics of particles and rigid bodies. Emphasis will be placed on the relationship of the static loads with the mechanical properties of the materials being considered. Introduction to the concepts of stress and strain and internal forces as applied to st...

MAE 204. Engineering Mechanics I Statics. 3 Credits. Introduction to mechanical engineering problems and their solutions through the study of statics of particles and rigid bodies. Emphasis will be placed on the relationship of the static loads with the mechanical properties of the materials being considered. Introduction to the concepts of stress and strain and internal forces as applied to st...