Mechanics of Solids Theses and Dissertations

Theses and Dissertations for the Mechanics of Solids department.

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Description:: Inertial microcavitation rheometry (IMR) is an effective method for mechanical characterization of soft materials at high strain rates. In IMR, the dynamics of an isolated …
Year:: 2022
Contributor:: Tzoumaka, Anastasia (creator); Henann, David (Advisor); Guduru, Pradeep (Reader); Rodriguez, Mauro (Reader); Brown University. Engineering: Mechanics of Solids (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Finite element method; post-buckling analysis; Viscoelastic materials; biological tissues; anisotropic materials
Collection:: Engineering; Mechanics of Solids; Theses and Dissertations

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Description:: Abstract of "Deformation Mechanisms in Magnesium Alloys at Elevated Temperature" by David E. Cipoletti, Ph.D., Brown University, May 2011The goals of this dissertation were to …
Year:: 2011
Contributor:: Cipoletti, David E (creator); Bower, Allan (Director); Curtin, William (Reader); Kumar, K. (Reader); Brown University. ENGINEERING: Solid Mechanics (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: crystal plasticity; grain boundary sliding; Magnesium; Superplasticity; Finite element method
Language:: English
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Description:: Over a decade, it is known that nanopore sequencing of DNA or RNA requires substantial reduction of entropic noise in the nanopore reading process. Recently, …
Year:: 2021
Contributor:: Wang, Xincheng (creator); Kim, Kyung-Suk (Advisor); Brown University. Engineering: Mechanics of Solids (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Multiscale modeling; Finite element method; Graphene crinkle
Collection:: Engineering; Mechanics of Solids; Theses and Dissertations

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Description:: In this thesis I investigate two separate issues. The first was a class of surface instabilities in compressible soft materials. The second issue was the …
Year:: 2019
Contributor:: Zhang, Qi (creator); Blume, Janet (Advisor); Kim, Kyung-Suk (Reader); Oancea, Victor (Reader); Brown University. Engineering: Mechanics of Solids (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: surface instability; wrinkle; crease; Finite element method; bifurcation; Koiter's method; Compressible neo-Hookean bilayer; Blatz-Ko material; Additive Manufacturing; AM Process Simulation; Powder Bed Fabrication; Microstructure; Selective Laser Melting; metallurgical phase transformation; post-buckling analysis
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Description:: The automobile industry drives a great deal of research towards understanding the mechanical behavior of high-strength steels. Two important behaviors exhibited by these materials are …
Year:: 2016
Contributor:: Gerbig, Daniel Edward (creator); Bower, Allan (Director); Kim, Kyung-Suk (Reader); Kumar, K. Sharvan (Reader); Brown University. ENGINEERING: Mechanics of Solids (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: finite element analysis; fracture; Finite element method; Digital image correlation; Plasticity; Steel--Fracture
Language:: English
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Description:: Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate (EVA) foam is a type of closed-cell elastomeric foam that consists of a polymeric elastomer matrix and air and is used in a …
Year:: 2022
Contributor:: Roylo, Leinani Cathryn (creator); Henann, David (Advisor); Brown University. Engineering: Mechanics of Solids (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Finite element method; Constitutive Modeling; elastomeric foams; parametric studies; shoe midsoles
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