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Engineering Students Design Composite Bracing System for the Virginia Tech Athletic Department
(Virginia Tech Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2006-09-22)
Engineering Students Design Composite Bracing System for the Virginia Tech Athletic Department.
Simulation of Damage in Human Cortical Bone with Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis in MATLAB
(Virginia Tech Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2006-09-22)
This paper examines bone fatigue damage using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to predict changes in modulus, damage and cycles to failure.The MATLAB-coded material model has been previously implemented in a full FEA package.It ...
Journal of Undergraduate Materials Research, Vol. 2 (2006)
(Virginia Tech Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2006-09-22)
The Journal of Undergraduate Materials Research (JUMR) is a student-run scientific journal dedicated to research performed by students in materials science and related fields. The primary goal of this journal is to provide ...
A Guide to the Calculation of Theoretical Densities of Crystal Structures for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
(Virginia Tech Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2006-09-22)
Theoretical density is an important parameter used to estimate the porosity of materials after sintering, especially if the requirements for the materials’ densities are strict, such as in the case of the parts of solid ...
System X: An Advanced Tool for Material Science and Engineering
(Virginia Tech Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2006-09-22)
Virginia Tech students now have one of the world’s most powerful research tools in their own backyard.In the winter of 2003, Virginia Tech researchers took major strides in supercomputer innovation when their high-profile ...
Nanotechnology: An Outsider’s Perspective
(Virginia Tech Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2006-09-22)
Many theorize what the future holds, complete with cliché flying cars and robotic maids, but what if those seemingly imaginary theories became real?Imagine a doctor planning your surgery using a microscopic robot to get ...
Effect of Sintering Temperature, Heat Treatment, and Tempering on Hardness of Sintered Hardened Grade Steels
(Virginia Tech Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2006-09-22)
The present study examines the change in hardness of sintered hardened steel (SH737-2Cu-0.9C) sintered at different temperatures, heat treated by various methods and then tempered at different temperatures.The samples were ...
Experimental Simulation of High Energy-Density Plasma Interaction with Liquid Metal Media for Inertial Fusion Reactor First Wall Studies
(Virginia Tech Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2006-09-22)
Inertial confinement fusion (ICF) is a promising technology positioned to address the future energy needs of the world.An advanced design concept for ICF reactors is to use a circulating liquid barrier to protect the first ...
Reaction Synthesis of TiAl-TiB2 Metal Matrix Composites
(Virginia Tech Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2006-09-22)
The objective of this study was to define and develop measurable processing parameters to guide the synthesis, design and characterization of reaction-synthesized TiAl-TiB2 composites.Measurements of energy release during ...
Industry Insider: Micron Technology, Inc.
(Virginia Tech Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2006-09-22)
Micron Technology, Inc., founded by Ward Parkinson, Joe Parkinson, Dennis Wilson, and Doug Pitman in 1978, stands as one of the leading international providers of advanced semiconductor solutions, producing various ...