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Pneumatic Tire, Alan Neville Gent, Joseph D. Walter
Pneumatic Tire, Alan Neville Gent, Joseph D. Walter
Mechanical Engineering Faculty Research
For many years, tire engineers relied on the monograph, 'Mechanics of Pneumatic Tires', for detailed information about the principles of tire design and use. Published originally by the National Bureau of Standards, U.S. Department of Commerce, in 1971, and a later (1981) edition by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. Department of Transportation, it has long been out of print. No textbook or monograph of comparable range and depth has appeared since. While many chapters of the two editions contain authoritative reviews that are still relevant today, they were prepared in an era when bias ply and belted-bias …
Dielectric Properties Of Graphite Nanocomposites, Shing Chung Josh Wong, Erwin M. Wouterson, Eric M. Sutherland
Dielectric Properties Of Graphite Nanocomposites, Shing Chung Josh Wong, Erwin M. Wouterson, Eric M. Sutherland
Mechanical Engineering Faculty Research
Polymer nanocomposites are an emerging class of multifunctional materials that have not been optimized for their functional potential. In this study, the dielectric properties of graphite polymer nanocomposites were evaluated. The objective was to develop for composite applications, an alternative cost-effective nanoscale carbon material with properties comparable to those of carbon nanotubes.
Recent Development In The Weibull Stress Model For Prediction Of Cleavage Fracture In Ferritic Steels, Xiaosheng Gao, Robert H. Dodds Jr.
Recent Development In The Weibull Stress Model For Prediction Of Cleavage Fracture In Ferritic Steels, Xiaosheng Gao, Robert H. Dodds Jr.
Mechanical Engineering Faculty Research
This paper reviews recent developments in the Weibull stress model for prediction of cleavage fracture in ferritic steels. The procedure to calibrate the Weibull stress parameters builds upon the toughness scaling model between two crack configurations having different constraint levels and eliminates the recently discovered non-uniqueness that arises in calibrations using only fracture toughness data obtained under small scale yielding (SSY) conditions. The introduction of a non-zero threshold value for Weibull stress in the expression for cumulative failure probability is consistent with the experimental observations that there exists a minimum toughness value for cleavage fracture in ferritic steels, and brings …