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Theses and Dissertations
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Items in this Collection
- 14Mechanical Properties
- 3Additive Manufacturing
- 3Thermal Properties
- 23D printing
- 2Microalloyed Steel
- 2Porosity
- 1Caputo, Joseph V.
- 1Dousti, Mohammad Reza
- 1Gomez, Juan S
- 1Hamidreza Ahmadimoghaddamseighalani
- 1Ibrahim, Sandy
- 1Izadi, Hossein
- 3Bindiganavile, Vivek (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 1Ayranci, Cagri (Department of Mechanical Engineering)
- 1Ayranci, Cagri (Mechanical Engineering)
- 1Boluk, Yaman (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 1Chalaturnyk, Richard J (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 1Chen, Zengtao (Mechanical Engineering)
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A Stochastic Finite Element Analysis Framework for the Multiple Physical Modeling of Filler Modified Polymers
DownloadSpring 2021
Hamidreza Ahmadimoghaddamseighalani
Polymers have various attractive properties (e.g., low volume mass density, low cost and excellent degradation resistance), and hence, they have become essential for a wide range of applications (e.g., aerospace, oil and gas and renewable energy industries). However, due to their limited...
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Spring 2017
During the past several decades, the relationship between microstructure and mechanical properties of high strength microalloyed steels has been extensively studied in an effort to improve the fracture toughness and strength of these types of steels, without appreciably increasing steel...
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Effect of Cellulose Nanocrystal Particles on Rheology, Transport and Mechanical Properties of Oil Well Cement Systems
DownloadSpring 2018
The increase in oil consumption during the past few decades, coupled with oil/gas extraction from shale in the recent years has increased drilling and cementing demands. Well cementing operation is one of the most crucial and important steps in any well completion. However, since it takes place...
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Spring 2014
This thesis focuses on fabrication of aluminum matrix composites using friction stir processing. Al 5059 alloy was selected as the matrix alloy, and the effect of processing parameters on microstructure and mechanical properties of this alloy was studied in detail. Friction stir processing was...
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Investigation of Mechanical Properties, Porosity and Geometric Deviation of Lattice Structures Manufactured by Additive Manufacturing
DownloadSpring 2022
This thesis reports fabrication, mechanical characterization, finite element modeling, and geometric analysis of lattice structures. A net-shaped 316L stainless steel lattice structure composed of diamond unit cells was fabricated by selective laser melting (SLM). The cavities in the lattice...
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Spring 2018
This research work is focused on the characterization of the mechanical properties of 3D printed sandstone analogues produced using silica sand and binder jetting additive manufacturing technology. With control of grain size, grain size distribution, grain angularity, density distribution,...
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Melt Electrospinning of Shape Memory Polymer: An Initial Examination of the Morphological, Mechanical and Shape Memory Properties of Non-woven Melt-Electrospun Polyurethane Shape Memory Polymer Mats.
DownloadFall 2020
Shape memory polymers (SMP) are a class of smart materials which are able to memorize a temporary shape and recall their original/permanent shape with the application of a stimulus. The electrospinning process has been utilized to produce fibrous SMP membranes from polymer solutions, but this...
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Modification of Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) through Addition of Bio-based Plasticizing Materials and Additive Manufacturing Processing
DownloadFall 2018
The non-degradable polymers currently used for commercial production and application may be inexpensive; however, their excessive use is leading to unprecedented amounts of plastic waste and extensive environmental damage. The demand for biologically-derived, biodegradable polymers is therefore...
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On the Mechanical Properties and Failure of Low-Pressure Cold-Sprayed Tungsten Carbide-Nickel Metal Matrix Composite Coatings
DownloadFall 2019
Tungsten carbide-Nickel (WC-Ni) metal matrix coatings (MMC) were fabricated using a low-pressure cold spray unit. The coatings were designed according to 50, 71, and 92 weight percentages of WC in the feedstock powder. These coatings were subsequently prepared for uni-axial quasi-static tensile...
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Plasma Transferred Arc Additive Manufacturing Using 17-4 Precipitation Hardened Stainless Steel
DownloadSpring 2021
Plasma transferred arc additive manufacturing (PTA-AM) is a newly developed additive manufacturing (AM) process for the manufacturing of large industrial parts for the resource sector. A common material used in numerous industries is 17-4 precipitation hardened (PH) stainless steel, mainly due...