Mechanics of Composite, Hybrid and Multifunctional Materials, Volume 5

Chapter 1. In-Situ Strain Measurement in Solid-State Li-ion Batteries.- Chapter 2. Crack-tip Plastic Zone Size and Shape via DIC.- Chapter 3. Investigating Dynamic Fracture Parameters for Al7075-T651 using Modified Hopkinson Pressure bar (MHPB).- Chapter 4. Failure Testing Under In-Plane Biaxial Tension and Out-of-Plane Compression.- Chapter 5. An Experimental Method to Induce and Measure Crack Propagation in Brittle Polymers with Heterogeneities.- Chapter 6. Keynote: The Sandia Fracture Challenge: How Ductile Failure Predictions Fare (40-min).- Chapter 7. Low Modulus Composite Patched Aluminum Center Crack Tension Specimen DIC Surface Displacements Compared with Predictions.- Chapter 8. Influence of the Temperature on the Lifetime Reinforcement of a Filled NR.- Chapter 9. Crack Tip Stress Measurement at High Temperature in IN-617 Using Nano-indentation and Nano-mechanical Raman Spectroscopy.- Chapter 10. Modification of Benthem Solution for Mode I Fracture of Cylinder with Spiral Crack Subjected to Torsion.- Chapter 11. An Investigation of Stress Concentration, Crack Nucleation, and Fatigue Life of Thin Low Porosity Metallic Auxetic Structures.- Chapter 12. Cohesive Zone Smoothing of Bending Stiffness Heterogeneities in Tape Peeling Experiments.- Chapter 13. Experimental Study on Fatigue Performance of Steel-concrete Composite Girders.- Chapter 14. Numerical Modeling of Charpy Impact Test to Determine the Fracture Characteristics of Aluminium Alloy 6061.- Chapter 15. A Progression on the Determination of Dynamic Fracture Initiation Toughness using Spiral Crack.- Chapter 17. Combined Modelling and Experimental Approach to Improve Mechanical Impact Survivability of GaN Power FET.- Chapter 18. Mechanics of Materials and Fracture for High School Students.