Browsing by Subject "Major interdisciplinary engineering"
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The effect of resin toughness on the delamination fracture behavior of graphite/epoxy composites
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1985)The objective of this dissertation research was to develop improved understanding of the deformation and fracture physics of delamination in resin toughened graphite/epoxy composites. Experiments were conducted in pure ... -
Environmentally assisted cracking of nickel-chromium-phosphorus amorphous alloy coated 4340 steels
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1992)Surface modification of engineering materials has become more popular due to the scarcity of alloying elements like nickel and chromium and the increasing need for stronger and more corrosion resistant materials. On the ... -
Heterodyne interferometry using Digital Phase Demodulation and Injection Locked Lasers for NDE
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1995)The research presented first introduces Digital Phase -
An investigation of interfacial effects on the mechanical properties of aluminum-boron composites
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1971)Heat treatment of a diffusion bonded 6061 aluminum-boron composite produces chemical reactivity at the interface which can be described by the conventional diffusion equation. The activation energy is 28,700 calories/gram-mole ... -
A study of the relationship between grain growth and energy of deformation using the strain-anneal method
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1970)A deformation technique of controlled bending is employed, providing greater detail around the point of critical strain encountered in the strain-anneal method of grain growth in high-purity aluminum sheet. Average energy ... -
Techniques for characterizing damage zones in composite materials
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1987)Experimental methods for determining the existence of a work potential, useful in characterizing material response even in the presence of significant damage, are developed and described. The underlying fracture theory and ... -
Viscoelastic characterization of a non-linear, glass/epoxy composite including the effects of damage
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1974)Isothermal creep and recovery tests were conducted on an epoxy resin and a glass fiber-reinforced composite made from the same bulk resin. The glass/epoxy which was studied included unidirectional and laminated (angle-ply) ...