Contents 1 Characterizing the Mechanical Response of a Biocomposite Using the Grid Method................ 1 S. Sun, M. Gre´diac, E. Toussaint, and J.-D. Mathias 2 Preliminary Study on the Production of Open Cells Aluminum Foam by Using Organic Sugar as Space Holders ................................................. 7 F. Gatamorta, E. Bayraktar, and M.H. Robert 3 Characterization of Shear Horizontal-Piezoelectric Wafer Active Sensor (SH-PWAS) ............... 15 Ayman Kamal and Victor Giurgiutiu 4 Elastic Properties of CYCOM 5320-1/T650 at Elevated Temperatures Using Response Surface Methodology................................................................. 29 Arjun Shanker, Rani W. Sullivan, and Daniel A. Drake 5 Coupon-Based Qualification of Bonded Composite Repairs for Pressure Equipment ................ 39 Michael W. Keller and Ibrahim A. Alnaser 6 Compression-After-Impact of Sandwich Composite Structures: Experiments and Simulation........................................................... 47 Benjamin Hasseldine, Alan Zehnder, Abhendra Singh, Barry Davidson, Ward Van Hout, and Bryan Keating 7 Compact Fracture Specimen for Characterization of Dental Composites ......................... 55 Kevin Adams, Douglas Ivanoff, Sharukh Khajotia, and Michael Keller 8 Mechanics of Compliant Multifunctional Robotic Structures .................................. 59 Hugh A. Bruck, Elisabeth Smela, Miao Yu, Abhijit Dasgupta, and Ying Chen 9 In Situ SEM Deformation Behavior Observation at CFRP Fiber-Matrix Interface.................. 67 Y. Wachi, J. Koyanagi, S. Arikawa, and S. Yoneyama 10 High Strain Gradient Measurements in Notched Laminated Composite Panels by Digital Image Correlation........................................................... 75 Mahdi Ashrafi and Mark E. Tuttle 11 Intermittent Deformation Behavior in Epitaxial Ni–Mn–Ga Films .............................. 83 Go Murasawa, Viktor Pinneker, Sandra Kauffmann-Weiss, Anja Backen, Sebastian F€ahler, and Manfred Kohl 12 Experimental Analysis of Repaired Zones in Composite Structures Using Digital Image Correlation............................................................. 91 Mark R. Gurvich, Patrick L. Clavette, and Vijay N. Jagdale 13 Mechanics of Curved Pin-Reinforced Composite Sandwich Structures ........................... 101 Sandip Haldar, Ananth Virakthi, Hugh A. Bruck, and Sung W. Lee vii
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