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Resin flow in porous preform during VARTM: A theoretical and experimental investigation
In recent times, fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites have received enormous attention
due to their exhibited improved mechanical properties, lightweight and design
flexibility to manufacture large structures as an ...
Development of Support for Assessment of Creativity, Novelty and Requirement Satisfaction in Designing
The topic of this research in this thesis is creativity assessment of solutions developed in the engineering design process as a means of aiding designers to focus their creative effort during the process. Both engineering ...
Control of shock-induced vortex breakdown in Transonic regime on a slender delta wing body configuration using blowing
Modern high speed aircrafts feature highly swept and low aspect ratio wings, mainly to
increase the critical Mach number and reduce the wave drag. A special case of swept wings
is wings with triangular planform commonly ...
A shape optimization approach for simulating contact of elastic membranes with rigid obstacles
The obstacle problem consists in computing equilibrium shapes of elastic membranes in contact with
rigid obstacles. In addition to the displacement u of the membrane, the interface on the membrane
demarcating the ...
Electric Field-Guided Alignment of Carbon Nanotubes in Polymer Matrix Composites for Structural Applications
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been extensively researched for diverse applications in recent years. In the present work, the use of low frequency non-uniform alternating electric fields to manipulate the alignment behavior ...
Spectral Analysis of Wave Motion in Nonlocal Continuum Theories of Elasticity
Traditionally, in solid mechanics, classical continuum theories of elasticity have been an important
tool in the examinations of behaviour of solids under external loads. However, due to
absence of length scale information ...
Mechanics of Martensitic Phase transformation in shape memory alloys Experiments and modelling
Thermally activated NiTi based Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) are of tremendous practical interest as actuators in varied engineering applications owing to its characteristic Martensitic Phase Transformation (MPT). The MPT in ...
Rotational Temperature Measurement in Hypersonic Shock Tunnel using Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy
Atmospheric entry of a spacecraft is considered as one of the critical phases in any planetary mission. Although it lasts only for a few minutes, rapid heating and deceleration can cause severe problems to the spacecraft. ...
A Generalised Modelling of Piezoelectric Composite Shells and Plates using Variational Asymptotic Method
In several fields of engineering, researchers are actively pursuing the possibility to use smart
materials such as piezoelectric composites in order to make the structure smart. Piezoelectric
materials have the capability ...