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Method for Compliance Controlled Adhesive Switching and Magnetically Controlled Switchable Adhesives
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Adhesives are used in a variety of ways and are so common that they are easily overlooked. Adhesive hooks, tapes, glues, and switchable climbing mechanisms used by insects and lizards are clear examples of how adhesives ...
Nonlinear Fatigue Damage Accumulation in Aircraft Engine Alloys Multiaxial Loading
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Fatigue is considered to be one of the most frequent phenomena in the failure of many
machine parts. Most of the prior studies on fatigue have been limited to uniaxial loading cases
with a primary focus on constant ...
Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Droplets Wetting on Micronano-Fibrous Materials and their Applications in Oil-Water Separation
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
This research was aimed at the theoretical and experimental investigation of wetting behavior of immiscible droplets sitting on filaments and related applications in oil-water separation. This work consisted of three ...
Mechanical Analysis of Polycarbonate/Polysiloxane Block Copolymers and Blends
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) can be used to react with polycarbonate (PC) to generate PC-PDMS multiblock copolymers and PC/PC-PDMS-PC triblock blends to overcome the notch sensitivity of PC while maintaining its transparency. ...
Nanomechanical Characterization of Tobacco Mosaic Virus Superlattice with Novel Atomic Force Microscopy Methods
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) has been widely studied due to its excellent properties. In order to utilize TMV superlattice, this thesis initiates the study on its mechanical properties. The elastic modulus of TMV superlattice ...
Characterization of Mechanical Properties in Hybridized Flax and Carbon Fiber Composites
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Natural fiber composites have been found to exhibit suitable mechanical properties for general applications. However, when high strength applications are required, natural fibers are typically not considered as a practical ...
Effects of Green Reinforcement Strategies on Mechanical Properties of High Volume Polymers
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Green reinforcement in polymer systems have shown great promise in reducing cost, negative environmental effects, and dependency on nonrenewable resources. Both natural fillers and composite regrind can increase mechanical ...
Properties of Flax Fiber Reinforced Composites
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
In the field of renewable materials, natural fiber composites demonstrate the capacity to be a viable structural material. When normalized by density, flax fiber mechanical properties are competitive with E-glass fibers. ...
Interfacial Characterization of Fibrous Composites by Cohesive Zone Method
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
This work deals with investigation of the interface between unidirectional E-glass fiber and epoxy matrix composites. The two parts in this work are: 1. A periodically constrained finite element (FE) model built as a ...
The Compositional Style of Horatio Parker as Demonstrated in Selected Cantatas
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Few musicians are familiar with the works of American composer, Horatio Parker (1863-1919), and those who know him likely are familiar only with his church music. This dissertation aims to bring attention to Parker and his ...