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Blast Mitigation Strategies for Marine Sandwich Structures
Blast mitigation is being researched from the time of world war II. There were full field blast tests and analytical studies on the performance of monolithic structures to mitigate blast load. Sandwich structures were also ... -
Dynamics And Stability Of A Launch Vehicle
(2011-07-08)Stability is an important criterion in the design and performance of launch vehicles. Present day launch vehicles have become more and more flexible due to the constraints of weight reduction, necessarily imposed for ... -
Hybrid Physics-Data Driven Models for the Solution of Mechanics Based Inverse Problems
Inverse problems pose a significant challenge as they aim to estimate the causal factors that result in a measured response. However, the responses are often truncated, partially available, and corrupted by measurement ... -
Inverse problems solution using spectral finite element methods
Inverse problems are very challenging as these problems involve, finding the cause by analyzing the effects. In structural dynamics problems, the effects are normally measured in terms of dynamic responses in structures. ... -
Mechanical Characterization of Carbon Nanotubes and Nanocomposites
(2018-08-14)Measurement of all the mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes is extremely difficult because of its small size. In the present work, all the five transverse isotropic properties of single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) ... -
Novel Finite Element Formulations For Dynamics Of Acoustic Fluids
(2013-05-02)Fluid-structure interaction (FSI) as the name suggests, is the study of dynamic interaction of both fluid and structure motions. Fluid-structure interaction exists in almost all engineering and science fields. Moreover, ... -
Numerical solution of non-classical beam and plate theories using di erential quadrature method
For effcient design of the nano/micro scale structural systems, detailed analysis and through understanding of size-dependent mechanical behaviour at nano/micro scale is very critical. Various approaches have been used ... -
On Modeling Of Constrained Piezoelectric Thin Films For Structural Health Monitoring
(2010-01-01)The behaviour of a free-standing thin film differs from that of a film surface-bonded or embedded due to the boundary constraints. A general dearth of analytical models, in regard to prediction of the operational competence ... -
Phononic bandgap engineering in cellular periodic structures and mechanical metamaterials
A methodology has been developed for the computation of phononic band structure of cellular periodic structures, structures with spatially repetitive patterns, using Frequency domain Spectral Finite Element Method along ... -
Propagation characteristics in elastic waveguide with discrete nonlinearity
Wave propagation in elastic continuum is a subject of interest in many fields of engineering and has been explored for several decades from theoretical, computational and experimental perspective. In this context, a ... -
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 ... -
Spectral Methods for different classes of Partial Differential Equations
The thesis touches numerical solutions and wave propagation analysis using spectral methods for different classes of partial differential equations (PDEs) having applications in various fields. We address the solution of ... -
Stress-Assisted Pitting Corrosion Studies in Metallic Structures Using Advanced Modeling Methodologies
Pitting corrosion poses a significant threat to deepwater oil and gas production facilities, yet our current understanding of its impact on specific systems such as steel catenary riser (SCR), tensioned leg platforms (TLP), ... -
Structural Health Monitoring Of Composite Structures Using Magnetostrictive Sensors And Actuators
(2009-07-14)Fiber reinforced composite materials are widely used in aerospace, mechanical, civil and other industries because of their high strength-to-weight and stiffness-to-weight ratios. However, composite structures are highly ... -
Structural Health Monitoring Of Thin Plate Like Structures Using Active And Passive Wave Based Methods
(2013-07-03)Aerospace structures comprising of metals and composites are exposed to extreme loading and environmental conditions which necessitates regular inspection and maintenance to verify and monitor overall structural integrity. ... -
Super-Convergent Finite Elements For Analysis Of Higher Order Laminated Composite Beams
(2009-08-12)Advances in the design and manufacturing technologies have greatly enhanced the utility of fiber reinforced composite materials in aircraft, helicopter and space- craft structural components. The special characteristics ... -
Time Domain Spectral Finite Element Simulation of Ultrasonic Wave Propagation in Composite with Defects
Ultrasonic guided wave-based detection of structural defects or damages is one of the promising methods for structural health monitoring (SHM). A significant proportion of structural elements in an aircraft structure and ... -
Uncertainty modeling and analysis of aerospace structures
Aerospace structures are different from other structures due to the difference in the required properties for an aerospace application. The primary motivation of this kind of structure lies in its lightweight nature, ... -
Wave Propagation in Adhesively Bonded Single Lap Joints: Solution of Forward and Inverse Problems
The use of adhesives for bonding composites as well as metals is rapidly increasing since it provides uniform load transfer and is free of stress concentration seen around the drilled holes in bolted or riveted joints. ... -
Wave Propagation In Anisotropic & Inhomogeneous Structures
(2011-04-29)