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Dynamic Mechanical Analysis And Computer Simulation Of Polyurea Aerogels, Victoria Ann Prokopf
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis And Computer Simulation Of Polyurea Aerogels, Victoria Ann Prokopf
Masters Theses
"Historically, the use of aerogels has been limited due to their poor mechanical properties. However, polyurea aerogels have proven to be mechanically strong under quasi-static conditions. Polyurea aerogels can be created by filling molds of the desired shape with a liquid solution that then creates a solid gel filled with liquid. The liquid can be removed from the gel by supercritical drying. This thesis outlines dynamic testing as well as simulation for polyurea aerogels.
Testing has been conducted in dynamic tension and bending for densities of polyurea aerogels ranging from 0.12 g/cm3 to 0.31 g/cm3. In most …