Abstract: A two-dimensional model has been developed for the interfacial thermal stresses in short and long trilayer assemblies under both plane stress and plane strain conditions. Interfacial stresses are ...

Abstract: An experimental study was conducted to investigate whether existing industry design procedures for tight-fitting metal plate connector truss joints can be applied to the design of joints made with round-end webs. Four joint ...

Abstract: This paper describes an optical method that has been developed to accurately measure shrinkage during the cure of adhesives treated with UV light. The experiment was designed to measure changes ...

Abstract: Microscopic observations of the detached byssal apparatus have confirmed that the substrate plays a direct role in determining the strength of adhesion of zebra mussels. Depending on the material, 20–95% of byssal plaques ...

Abstract: Copper and copper alloys have proven to be highly effective in preventing zebra mussel biofouling. The present laboratory measurements reveal that the rate of copper release (mg/m