The numerical computing environment MATLAB will be used for matrix manipulation throughout the course. Composite materials are materials comprising two or more material phases with different physical ...

Quantification of structure-property relationships requires application of solid mechanics concepts to materials microstructure. Using micromechanics approach, the course focuses on the deformation ...

Damage mechanics of composite materials is concerned with the various damage mechanisms, their evolution under thermomechanical loading, and their effect on the elastic, failure, and fatigue behavior ...

Scientists develop a highly efficient material that transforms light and moisture into precise mechanical movements and ...

Rice University researchers have revealed novel sequence-structure-property relationships for customizing engineered living ...

Trisha Sain joined the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department ... The current emphasis is on- multiscale and coupled physics behavior of polymers and polymer composite materials; fracture, ...