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  • Experimental characterization of saw chain cutting performance

    Creator:
    Otto, Andrew W.
    Abstract:
    Chainsaw users value cutting performance and safety. Knowledge of the forces exerted during sawing are necessary to understand and improve the cutting performance of saw chain. Additionally, cutting forces can be used to form metrics for evaluating performance tradeoffs when using a safety (i.e. low-kickback) saw chain versus a standard...
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    : __________________________________________________________________ John P. Parmigiani Chainsaw users value cutting performance and safety. Knowledge of

  • A performance comparison of chainsaw bar lubricants

    Creator:
    Suryan, Levi J.
    Abstract:
    Chainsaws, an indispensable tool for modern forestry operations, rely on bar lubricant to prevent rapid wear of the chain and bar. Choice of bar lubricant must balance performance, cost, and biological impact. Many bar lubricants are available, but little published work exists that conclusively ranks the performance of these choices....
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    committee members Dr. John Nairn and Dr. Rajiv Malhotra for providing high quality instruction, as well as

  • Investigation into the role of strength and toughness in composite materials with an angled incident crack

    Creator:
    Grimm, Brian A.
    Abstract:
    Understanding the mechanical behavior of composite materials requires extensive knowledge of fracture behavior as a crack approaches an interface between the bulk material and the reinforcement structure. Overall material toughness can be greatly influenced by the propensity of an impinging crack to propagate directly through the substrate or deflect along...
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    Toughness in Composite Materials with an Angled Incident Crack Abstract approved John P