Abstract: Mechanics and materials engineering are essential elements in all of the transcendent technologies of the twenty-first century and the new economy. The transcendent technologies include nanotechnology, microelectronics, ...

Abstract: Triaxial tests with confining pressures of up to 2000 psi (14 MPa) to simulate the overburden pressure in oil shale formations are performed on duplicate sets of cores taken from Silver Point Quad in DeKalb County, Tennessee. ...

Abstract: Research is a conscious and directed effort to increase understanding and discover new and better ways to achieve goals. Leading economists attribute a major share of the nation's economic growth since World War II to the ...