Abstract: Rocket motor grain consists of rigid particles embedded in a soft, rubbery matrix. The ingredients are chosen to maximize the burning properties, but when cracks develop during curing or storage, ...

Abstract: High sensitivity Moiré interferometry has been applied to the study of dovetail joints as found in turbomachinery. Without physical measurements, the true contact conditions cannot be known. The ...

Abstract: The magnitude of the maximum shear strain at the free edge of axially loaded [θ2 /–θ2 ]s and [(± θ)2 ]s composite laminates was investigated experimentally and numerically to ascertain ...