Abstract: In this study it is demonstrated that thermal conductivities of polymeric fiber-reinforced composite materials can be enhanced by using coated fibers and by adding thermally conductive microspheres ...

Abstract: A higher-order shear deformation beam theory is utilized to analyze the bending of thick laminated composite beams. This theory accounts for parabolic distribution of shear strain through the ...

Abstract: This paper presents a transfer-matrix analysis for determining the sinusoidal vibration response of thick, rectangular cross-section beams made of “multimodular materials” (i.e., materials which ...

Abstract: Vibration control of cylindrical, electro-rheological fluid (ERF) dampers were studied. Single- as well as multi-electrode cylindrical ERF dampers were designed, built and tested under a forced ...

Abstract: In this work, a nonlinear dynamic model is derived to study the motion of a planar robot arm consisting of one revolute and one prismatic joint. Both links of the arm are considered to be ...

Abstract: The results of an exploratory experimental and analytical study of six concrete‐graphite/epoxy (CG/E) composite beams are presented. Four of the beams incorporated a reinforced concrete slab to simulate the effect of bridge ...

Abstract: A new graphite/epoxy/concrete (G/E/C) cross section was developed and tested under fatigue loading with constant amplitude for one million cycles. The cross section consisted of a G/E box element, a G/E channel element, a ...

Abstract: In this work a general procedure to derive a nonlinear dynamic model for a three-link revolute flexible robot arm constructed from laminated fiber-reinforced composite materials is presented. The ...

Abstract: In this work, a large-scale magneto-rheological fluid (MRF) bypass valve damper for seismic mitigation applications is designed, constructed, and tested. The damper utilizes a simple design, with a modular bypass MRF valve, ...