Mechanics of Solids Theses and Dissertations

Theses and Dissertations for the Mechanics of Solids department.

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Description:: Soft polymers constitute a broad class of materials with applications spanning biomedical systems, soft robotics, and impact mitigation. The mechanical properties of these polymers vary …
Year:: 2026
Contributor:: Konale, Aditya Gurusidhappa (creator); Srivastava, Vikas (Advisor); Henann, David (Reader); Guduru, Pradeep (Reader); Bazilevs, Yuri (Reader); LeBlanc, James (Reader); Brown University. Engineering: Mechanics of Solids (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Machine Learning; Polymers; Solid Mechanics; Elastomers; Constitutive Modeling; Finite Element Method (FEM); PINN; Fracture; Soft Polymers
Collection:: Engineering; Mechanics of Solids; Theses and Dissertations

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Description:: The discrete dislocation (DD) plasticity is truly mechanism-based plasticity and well-suited for mesoscale modeling in metal. The effects of size-dependent plasticity and plastic dissipation emerge …
Year:: 2013
Contributor:: Olarnrithinun, Sutee (creator); Curtin, William (Director); Blume, Janet (Reader); Padture, Nitin (Reader); Brown University. ENGINEERING: Solid Mechanics (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Fracture; Discrete Dislocation; Anisotropic Metals; Short Cracked Particle; Fatigue
Language:: English
Collection:: Engineering; Mechanics of Solids; Theses and Dissertations

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Description:: Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have the potential to introduce significant improvements in fracture strength and toughness of ceramic materials when compared to traditional microscale reinforcements. Ceramic …
Year:: 2013
Contributor:: Pavia, Fabio (creator); Curtin, William (Director); Blume, Janet (Reader); Sheldon, Brian (Reader); Brown University. ENGINEERING: Solid Mechanics (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Ceramic Matrix Composites; Fracture; Interface Properties; Carbon nanotubes; Molecular dynamics; Ceramic-matrix composites
Language:: English
Collection:: Engineering; Mechanics of Solids; Theses and Dissertations

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Description:: Novel applications of materials in small dimensions are emerging in areas ranging from electronics, computers, health technologies, laser and fiber optics, to energy harvesting and …
Year:: 2011
Contributor:: Bhandakkar, Tanmay K (creator); Gao, Huajian (Director); Chason, Eric (Reader); Guduru, Pradeep (Reader); Brown University. ENGINEERING: Solid Mechanics (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Stress; Fracture; Small scale; Diffusion
Language:: English
Collection:: Engineering; Mechanics of Solids; Theses and Dissertations

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Description:: In 1959, physicist Richard Feynman gave a historical lecture: `There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom'. Even after sixty years, the exciting field of nanotechnology …
Year:: 2015
Contributor:: DATTA, DIBAKAR (creator); Shenoy, Vivek (Director); Bower, Allan (Reader); Guduru, Pradeep (Reader); Brown University. ENGINEERING: Mechanics of Solids (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Nanomechanics; Solid Mechanics; Fracture; Energy; Defective Graphene; Ion Batteries; Emerging Nanomaterials; Nanotechnology; Graphene; Friction; Nanomedicine; Power resources
Language:: English
Collection:: Engineering; Mechanics of Solids; Theses and Dissertations

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