Recent Advances in Experimental Mechanics

Editor's Preface. Biography of Isaac M. Daniel. List of Publications by Isaac M. Daniel. List of Contributors. 1: Mechanical Behavior of Materials. Hopkinson Techniques for Dynamic Triaxial Compression Tests; J. Rome, et al. Asymptotic Scaling of Gradient Theory of Micro-Scale Plasticity of Metals; Z.P. Bazant. The Role of Pressure in the Behavior of Time-Dependent Materials; T. Prodan, I. Emri. High Strain Rate Testing of Sandwich Core Materials; M. Vural, G. Ravichandran. Development of a Shear Test for Low Modulus Foam Materials; A.K. Row, J.D. Camping. Indentation of a PVC Cellular Foam; E.E. Gdoutos, J.L. Abot. Nanomanipulation and Characterization of Individual Carbon Nanotubes; R.S. Ruoff, et al. Quasi-Static and Dynamic Torsion Testing of Ceramic Micro and Nano-Structured Coatings Using Speckle Photography; F. Barthelat, et al. 2: Composite Materials. Measured Response: State Variables for Composite Materials; K. Reifsnider, M. Pastor. On the Modeling of the Mechanical Properties of Composite Materials at High Strain Rates; J.R. Vinson, S. Xiao. Damage Quantification in Metal Matrix Composites; G.Z. Voyiadjis, et al. Study of Damage in Particulate Composites; C.A. Sciammarella, F.M. Sciammarella. Hygric Characterization of Composite Laminates; S.-C. Wooh, C.-L. Tsai. Pneumatic Behavior of Composite Materials; C.-L. Tsai, Y.-S. Tsai. The Effect of Specimen Size on the Compressive Strength of Carbon Fibre-Epoxy Laminates; C. Soutis, J. Lee. Interfacial Strength and Toughness Characterization Using a Novel Test Specimen; G.P. Tandon, et al. A Model for the Accurate Prediction of the Residual Strength after Damage Due to Impact and Erosion of FRPs; G.C. Papanicolaou, et al. 3: Fracture and Fatigue. The Origin and Inception of Fatigue in Steel - A Probabilistic Model; S.A. Guralnick, J. Mohammadi. Fatigue Damage Tolerant Analysis Using the Fatigue Damage Map; C.A. Rodopoulos, J.R. Yates. Crack Growth Behavior and SIF's as Observed by Optical Methods; C.W. Smith. A Model for Failure Initiation in Ductile Materials; J. Zuo, et al. Crack Paths in Adhesive Bonds; L. Banks-Sills, J. Schwartz. Experimental Determination of Fracture Parameters for Predicting Crack Growth in Viscoelastic Polymers; D.H. Allen, J.J. Williams. Failure of Spot Weld: A Competition Between Crack Mechanics and Plastic Collapse; Y.J. Chao. Investigating the Effects of Specimen Thickness and Pressure on the Crack Growth Behavior of a Particulate Composite Material; C.T. Liu. Dynamic Fracture Experiments Using Point Impact; D. Rittel. Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Shear-Dominated Intersonic Crack Growth and Friction in Unidirectional Composites; A.J. Rosakis, et al. 4: Optical Methods. Moire Interferometry - Past, Present and Future; D. Post. Optical Fibre Bragg Grating Sensors in Experimental Mechanics of Composite Laminated Plates; J. Botsis, et al. Optoelectronic Displacement Measurement Method for Rotating Disks; C.E. Bakis, et al. Deformation Measurement of Sheet Metal Forming Using Photogrammetry; K. Andresen. Fracture Processes of Quasi-Brittle Materials Studied with Digital Image Correlation; J.S. Lawler, S.P. Shah. On the Use of Different Wavelengths to Digitally Determine the Isochromatic Fringe Order; T.Y. Chen, et al. The Application of Speckle Metrology to Heart Mechanics; G.R. Gaudette, et al. 5: Non-Destructive Evaluation. Line Focus Acoustic