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The proposed modeling scheme for material mechanical properties can easily be incorporated into structural theory to predict mechanical responses on the structural level using finite element and finite difference methods. On the basis of the mechanical property models for FRP composites proposed herein, further investigations conducted on the mechanical responses of fuU scale cellular GFRP beam and column elements subjected to mechanical loads and reaHstic fire exposure are reviewed in Ghapter 7. 

In 2004, Gibson et al. [10] then presented an upgraded version by adding a new mechanical model. A function that assumes the relaxation intensity is normally distributed over the transition temperature was used to fit the temperature-dependent Young s modulus. Furthermore, in order to consider the resin decomposition, each mechanical property was modified by a power law factor. Predictions of mechanical responses based on the thermomechanical models were also performed by Bausano et al. [11] and Halverson et al. [12]. Mechanical properties were correlated to temperatures through dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) but no special temperature-dependent mechanical property models were developed. 

The mechanical property models were established in Chapter 5, including effective -modulus (Eq. (5.6)) and coefficient of thermal expansion (Eq. (5.13)). The initial values at room temperature were given in Table 7.1 for the E-modulus and coefficient of thermal expansion. Those mechanical property models and the initial values will be directly inserted into the mechanical respxjnse model. 

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Whereas in most mechanical property models of porous materials, elastic moduli depends only on the bulk density (and in some cases pore shape), it is apparent from Fig. 17 that for any particular bulk density a range of Young s moduli, E, are obtained that depend on the synthesis conditions employed. For the same values of bulk density, base-catalyzed synthesis conditions resulted in lower values of E than acid or neutral conditions. Heat treatments at 500°C increased the modulus of the neutral-synthesized samples. Based in part on SAXS investigations, Woignier et al. [32] attribute... 

In our research group, both barrier and mechanical property models are being conducted for the multicomponent systems containing starch, PVOH, and clay nanocomparticles. 

NONDESTRUCTIVE MAGNETIC METHID OF INSPECTION OF THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CAST STEELS. 1. CONSTRUCTION OF CORRELATION MODELS and II. PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF CORRELATION... 

Information supplied by flaw visualization systems has decisive influence on fracture assessment of the defect. Results of expert ultrasonic examination show that in order to take advantage of AUGUR4.2 potentialities in full measure advanced methods of defect assessment should be applied using computer modelling, in-site data of material mechanical properties and load monitoring [4]. 

The modeling of solids as a continuum with a given shear strength, and the like is often used for predicting mechanical properties. These are modeled using hnite element or hnite difference techniques. This type of modeling is usually employed by engineers for structural analysis. It will not be discussed further here. 

Equation (2.61) predicts a 3.5-power dependence of viscosity on molecular weight, amazingly close to the observed 3.4-power dependence. In this respect the model is a success. Unfortunately, there are other mechanical properties of highly entangled molecules in which the agreement between the Bueche theory and experiment are less satisfactory. Since we have not established the basis for these other criteria, we shall not go into specific details. It is informative to recognize that Eq. (2.61) contains many of the same factors as Eq. (2.56), the Debye expression for viscosity, which we symbolize t . If we factor the Bueche expression so as to separate the Debye terms, we obtain... 

Thermodynamic properties such as heats of reaction and heats of formation can be computed mote rehably by ab initio theory than by semiempirical MO methods (55). However, the Hterature of the method appropriate to the study should be carefully checked before a technique is selected. Finally, the role of computer graphics in evaluating quantum mechanical properties should not be overlooked. As seen in Figures 2—6, significant information can be conveyed with stick models or various surfaces with charge properties mapped onto them. Additionally, information about orbitals, such as the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO), which ate important sites of reactivity in electrophilic and nucleophilic reactions, can be plotted readily. Figure 7 shows representations of the HOMO and LUMO, respectively, for the antiulcer dmg Zantac. 

Polypropylene molecules repeatedly fold upon themselves to form lamellae, the sizes of which ate a function of the crystallisa tion conditions. Higher degrees of order are obtained upon formation of crystalline aggregates, or spheruHtes. The presence of a central crystallisation nucleus from which the lamellae radiate is clearly evident in these stmctures. Observations using cross-polarized light illustrates the characteristic Maltese cross model (Fig. 2b). The optical and mechanical properties ate a function of the size and number of spheruHtes and can be modified by nucleating agents. Crystallinity can also be inferred from thermal analysis (28) and density measurements (29). 

Mechanical Properties. Although wool has a compHcated hierarchical stmcture (see Fig. 1), the mechanical properties of the fiber are largely understood in terms of a two-phase composite model (27—29). In these models, water-impenetrable crystalline regions (generally associated with the intermediate filaments) oriented parallel to the fiber axis are embedded in a water-sensitive matrix to form a semicrystalline biopolymer. The parallel arrangement of these filaments produces a fiber that is highly anisotropic. Whereas the longitudinal modulus of the fiber decreases by a factor of 3 from dry to wet, the torsional modulus, a measure of the matrix stiffness, decreases by a factor of 10 (30). 

Baskes (1999) has discussed the status role of this kind of modelling and simulation, citing many very recent studies. He concludes that modelling and simulation of materials at the atomistic, microstructural and continuum levels continue to show progress, but prediction of mechanical properties of engineering materials is still a vision of the future . Simulation cannot (yet) do everything, in spite of the optimistic claims of some of its proponents. 

Perhaps the most significant complication in the interpretation of nanoscale adhesion and mechanical properties measurements is the fact that the contact sizes are below the optical limit ( 1 t,im). Macroscopic adhesion studies and mechanical property measurements often rely on optical observations of the contact, and many of the contact mechanics models are formulated around direct measurement of the contact area or radius as a function of experimentally controlled parameters, such as load or displacement. In studies of colloids, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) has been used to view particle/surface contact sizes from the side to measure contact radius [3]. However, such a configuration is not easily employed in AFM and nanoindentation studies, and undesirable surface interactions from charging or contamination may arise. For adhesion studies (e.g. Johnson-Kendall-Roberts (JKR) [4] and probe-tack tests [5,6]), the probe/sample contact area is monitored as a function of load or displacement. This allows evaluation of load/area or even stress/strain response [7] as well as comparison to and development of contact mechanics theories. Area measurements are also important in traditional indentation experiments, where hardness is determined by measuring the residual contact area of the deformation optically [8J. For micro- and nanoscale studies, the dimensions of both the contact and residual deformation (if any) are below the optical limit. 

The above measurements all rely on force and displacement data to evaluate adhesion and mechanical properties. As mentioned in the introduction, a very useful piece of information to have about a nanoscale contact would be its area (or radius). Since the scale of the contacts is below the optical limit, the techniques available are somewhat limited. Electrical resistance has been used in early contact studies on clean metal surfaces [62], but is limited to conducting interfaces. Recently, Enachescu et al. [63] used conductance measurements to examine adhesion in an ideally hard contact (diamond vs. tungsten carbide). In the limit of contact size below the electronic mean free path, but above that of quantized conductance, the contact area scales linearly with contact conductance. They used these measurements to demonstrate that friction was proportional to contact area, and the area vs. load data were best-fit to a DMT model. 

We have recently been exploring this technique to evaluate the adhesive and mechanical properties of compliant polymers in the form of a nanoscale JKR test. The force and stiffness data from a force-displacement curve can be plotted simultaneously (Fig. 13). For these contacts, the stiffness response appears to follow the true contact stiffness, and the curve was fit (see [70]) to a JKR model. Both the surface energy and modulus can be determined from the curve. Using JKR analyses, the maximum pull off force, surface energy and tip radius are... 

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