Mechanics of Thin Constrained Layers

Thursday December 1, 2022
Time: 3:30 – 4:30pm

This seminar will be held in ASE 1.126

Gregory J. Rodin, Professor Emeritus

Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics and Oden
Institute for Computational and Engineering Sciences

Mechanical behavior of thin constrained layers is analyzed in an asymptotic setting which allows one to examine various singular perturbations. Of particular interest are the following topics:

1.  Compressible, incompressible, and nearly incompressible layers.
2. Identification of mechanical properties of interphases in glass-epoxy composites.
3. Poro-elastic layers and connections with Terzaghi’s tests.
4. Squeezing of power-law fluid layers between flat and curved surfaces.

For further information, please contact Dr. Stelios Kyriakides at skk@mail.utexas.edu or (512) 471-4167