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 ...

Nanomechanical behavior of a biomimetic nacre coating ... researchers can determine the hardness and elastic modulus of the material. Nanoindentation allows for the characterization of mechanical ...

and composites. Through the development of this understanding, the student learns how to control the properties of materials through various industrial manufacturing processes, how to select the ...

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, ...