Browsing Electronic Theses, Dissertations, and Records of Study (2002– ) by Author "Ochoa, Ozden"
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Aliaga Salazar, James Wilson (2009-06-02)Smart materials are very important because of their potential applications in the biomedical, petroleum and aerospace industries. They can be used to build systems and structures that self-monitor to function and adapt to ...
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Husfeld, Rachel L. (2010-01-16)The objective of this study is to reduce the interstory drifts, floor accelerations, and shear forces experienced by masonry houses subject to seismic excitation. Ambient vibration testing was performed on a case study ...
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Verdugo Rodriguez, Rogelio Alberto (Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)A methodology for ligament isolation and specimen preparation for tensile testing of single ligaments from the unit cell of open-cell carbon foams has been successfully developed and implemented. Results are presented for ...
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Sarzynski, Melanie Diane (Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)The focus of this research is characterizing a new material system composed of carbon and graphite foams, which has potential in a wide variety of applications encompassing aerospace, military, offshore, power production ...
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Kulkarni, Raghav Shrikant (Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)The focus of the research is to develop a consistent and repeatable method to evaluate the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of carbon fibers at high temperatures. Accurate measurement of the CTE of carbon fibers ...
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Sarzynski, Melanie Diane (2009-05-15)As technological advances occur, many conventional materials are incapable of providing the unique multi-functional characteristics demanded thus driving an accelerated focus to create new material systems such as carbon ...
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Alexander, Christopher Richard (2009-05-15)A research program was conducted to investigate the application of composite materials in repairing corroded offshore risers, leading to the development of an optimized repair using a hybrid carbon/E-glass system. The ...
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Ozsoy, Ovul Ozgu (2014-04-28)Failures of structures is a great concern of engineering for longer and safer service life. The ability to predict a damage and failure depends on understanding the deformation and stress that develop in the material. ...
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Kim, Jeong Sik (2011-02-22)This study introduces a time-dependent micromechanical model for a viscoelastic-viscoplastic analysis of particle-reinforced composite and hybrid composite. The studied particle-reinforced composite consists of solid ...
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Mardfekri Rastehkenari, Maryam 1981- (2012-12-04)A probabilistic framework is developed to assess the structural reliability of offshore wind turbines. Probabilistic models are developed to predict the deformation, shear force and bending moment demands on the support ...
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McLendon, Wesley R (2013-11-08)This work examines composite failure at multiple scales. The first scale that is examined is the fiber-matrix scale, where fibers and matrix are discretely modeled. A model is developed at this scale which includes ...
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Mukundan, Sudharsan (Texas A&M University, 2005-02-17)The goal of this study is to design and analyze a sandwich composite panel with lightweight graphite foam core and carbon epoxy face sheets that can function as a radiator for the given payload in a satellite. This arrangement ...
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Noble, Patrick (2012-10-19)Previous research has shown that the sample preparation method used to reconstitute specimens for granular materials can have a significant impact on its mechanistic behavior. As the Discrete Element Method becomes a more ...
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Nanami, Norimichi (2011-02-22)Renewable energy is a serious alternative to deliver the energy needs of an increasing world population and improve economic activity. Wind energy provides better environmental and economic benefits in comparison with the ...