Search Constraints

Start Over
Filtering by: Creator Womble, Jamie N. Remove constraint Creator: Womble, Jamie N. Academic Affiliation Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering Remove constraint Academic Affiliation: Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering

Search Results

  • Functional Materials and Techniques for Additive Manufacturing in Soft Robotics

    Creator:
    Walker, Stephanie
    Abstract:
    This thesis outlines the development of new elastomeric materials and manufacturing processes for soft robotics. Specifically, this work describes the development of custom material formulations for use in additive manufacturing, additive manufacturing processing techniques for silicone elastomers, and multi-component additive manufacturing techniques. Material synthesis and processing is a gap in...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
    Full Text:
    am thankful to Dr. Jamie Paik who provided the guidance for my wearable device work. I am

  • Fracture toughness of void-site-filled skutterudites

    Creator:
    Eilertsen, James S.
    Abstract:
    Thermoelectric materials are playing an increasingly significant role in the global effort to develop sustainable energy technologies. Consequently, the demand for materials with greater thermoelectric efficiency has stimulated the development of state-of-the-art interstitially doped skutterudite-based materials. However, since intermetallics are often embrittled by interstitial substitution, optimal skutterudite-based device design, manufacture,...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
    Full Text:
    Abstract approved: Jamie J. Kruzic Thermoelectric materials are playing an increasingly

  • Crack Penetration and Deflection Behavior at Interfaces

    Creator:
    Alam, Mahabub
    Abstract:
    This study computationally and experimentally examines the mechanisms of crack penetration, deflection and the transition between penetration and deflection. The finite element analysis based computational modeling work used strength-and-energy based cohesive-zone approach to study the effect of dimensionless parameters (e.g., interfacial incident angle, fracture-length scale, and normalized toughness) on penetration/deflection...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
    Full Text:
    course I would like to thank my Ph.D. co-supervisor, Jamie Kruzic, who taught me how to design, and

  • Time-Dependent Crack Growth Mechanisms in Alloy 617 at 800°C in Air

    Creator:
    Addison, Dylan, A.
    Abstract:
    Time-dependent crack growth mechanisms in Alloy 617 at 800°C in air were studied using compact tension samples machined in the L-T direction, cracked at temperature using an induction furnace and servo-hydraulic load frame. The application of different loading waveforms, including triangular, hold time, and sustained loading, were studied with relation...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
    Full Text:
    : ______________________________________________________ Jamie J. Kruzic Julie D. Tucker Time-dependent crack growth

  • Evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of continuous improvement training

    Creator:
    Wiseman, Lindsay M.
    Abstract:
    Training is a key business process used to increase the skills and knowledge of employees in an effort to improve overall performance. Evaluation of the effectiveness and efficiency of training processes is necessary to ensure time, money, and resources are used to provide the most benefit possible. This investigation is...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • Development of a singulation device for stonefly larva

    Creator:
    Williams, Kate S. (Kate Shreeve)
    Abstract:
    Population counts of aquatic insects can be a credible indicator of the overall health of a waterway. Stonefly (Plecoptera) larva are very sensitive to chemicals present within the waterway, however obtaining population counts of the larvae can be very labor intensive and thus costly. The BugID project has been working...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
    Full Text:
    : House of Quality 13 E n g in ee ri n g S p ec if ic at io n s N u m b er o f

  • An investigation of transition from penetration to deflection in the fracture of bi-material interfaces

    Creator:
    Strom, Joshua L.
    Abstract:
    The problem of determining whether a crack impinging on an interface will penetrate into the substrate or deflect along the interface is vital to the effective design of layered and composite material systems. Of particular interest is the transition between crack propagation by penetration through an interface and deflection along...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
    Full Text:
    vast collective knowledge. I would also like to thank Dr. Timothy Kennedy, Dr. Jamie Kruzic, and Dr

  • A study of the application of lean practices to new product development processes

    Creator:
    Choothian, Woraruthai
    Abstract:
    The application of lean to new product development (NPD) processes has been claimed to generate positive impact on NPD performance. There are very few empirical studies, however, on how organizations should apply lean practices or on the exact nature of the impact of lean on NPD performance. To further understand...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
    Full Text:
    to thank my committee members, Dr. Javier Calvo-Amodio, Dr. Karl Haapala, and Dr. Jamie J. Kruzic

  • Arc distribution and motion during the vacuum arc remelting process as detected with a magnetostatic approach

    Creator:
    Woodside, Rigel
    Abstract:
    Currently, the temporal arc distribution across the ingot during the vacuum arc remelting (VAR) process is not a known or monitored parameter. It is has previously been shown that arcs can spatially constrict during VAR, and this constriction can lead to undesired defects in the material. Additionally, correct accounting for...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
    Full Text:
    -N phase) inclusions in titanium alloy, and the fluid flow patterns largely drive the process [18

  • Influence of subset size, shape and orientation on texture based digital image correlation

    Creator:
    Cui, Jianqing
    Abstract:
    Digital Image Correlation(DIC) is one of full-field strain measurement techniques devel- oped in recent decades, which has been well-demonstrated to conduct the mechanical properties study of solid materials, by collecting data using digital cameras. X-ray to- mography(CT) imaging helps the correlation techniques expanded to three dimensional investigation of materials, known...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
    Full Text:
    value array that can be extracted and calculated with the template cube pixel array as R: ∑n i=1(T [i