Abstract: The double-inclusion model consists of an ellipsoidal inclusion of arbitrary elasticity, containing another ellipsoidal heterogeneity of arbitrary elasticity, size, and orientation, which are embedded ...

Abstract: For a sample of a general heterogeneous nonlinearly elastic material, it is shown that, among all consistent boundary data which yield the same overall average strain (stress), the strain ...

Abstract: In this work, the material properties of a series of fly ash/polyurea composites were studied. Dynamic mechanical analysis was conducted to study the effect of the fly ash volume fraction on ...

Abstract: The compressive response of a NiTi shape-memory alloy is investigated at various strain rates using UCSD’s modified 12-in. Hopkinson pressure bar and a conventional Instron machine. To obtain a ...

Abstract: To investigate the buckling behavior of thin and relatively thick cylindrical shape-memory shells, uniaxial compression tests are performed at a 295K initial temperature, using the CEAM/UCSD’s ...