Publications from the Department of Engineering Mechanical, Industrial & Systems Engineering faculty at the University of Rhode Island.

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Submissions from 2020

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Experiments on measurement of heat transfer rate of gas flow through microchannel with constant wall temperature, Chungpyo Hong, Yutaka Asako, Mohammad Faghri, Danish Rehman, and Gian Luca Morini

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Experimental investigations of local friction factors of laminar and turbulent gas flows in smooth micro-tubes, Chungpyo Hong, Takayuki Shigeishi, Yutaka Asako, and Mohammad Faghri

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Convex Synthesis for Optimal Consensus of Input-Delayed Multi-Agent Systems via Dynamic Relative Output Feedback, Kaide Huang and Chengzhi Yuan

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Dynamic Relative Output-Feedback Consensus for Multi-Agent Systems Subject to Actuator Saturation, Kaide Huang and Chengzhi Yuan

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Hydrothermally degraded carbon fiber / epoxy plates subjected to underwater explosive loading in a fully submerged environment, Carlos Javier, James LeBlanc, and Arun Shukla

Quantifying the impact of traffic on the energy consumption of electric vehicles, Tim Jonas and Gretchen A. Macht

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Integrating a Smartphone-Based Vibration Experiment into an Engineering Course, Musa K. Jouaneh

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Average Friction Factors of Choked Gas Flow in Microtubes, D. Kang, C. Hong, D. Rehman, G. L. Morini, Y. Asako, and M. Faghri

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Identification of Gas Flow Regimes in Adiabatic Microtubes by means of Wall Temperature Measurements, R. Kashiwagi, C. Hong, Y. Asako, G. L. Morini, and M. Faghri

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Toward a unified interpretation of the “proper”/“smooth” orthogonal decompositions and “state variable”/“dynamic mode” decompositions with application to fluid dynamics, Arham Amin Khan, Joseph Kuehl, and David Chelidze

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Underwater implosion pressure pulse interactions with submerged plates, Shyamal Kishore, Koray Senol, Prathmesh Naik Parrikar, and Arun Shukla

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Experimental Control and Statistical Analysis of Thermal Conductivity in ZnO−Benzene Multilayer Thin Films, Fabian Krahl, Ashutosh Giri, Md Shafkat Bin Hoque, Linda Sederholm, Patrick E. Hopkins, and Maarit Karppinen

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A coupled, physics-based matrix-grain boundary model for creep of carbide strengthened nickel-based superalloys - I. Concepts and formulation, Michael Lapera, Daniel Spader, and Hamouda Ghonem

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Low Temperature Effects on the Mechanical, Fracture, and Dynamic Behavior of Carbon and E-glass Epoxy Laminates, James LeBlanc, Paul Cavallaro, Jahn Torres, David Ponte, Eric Warner, Ryan Saenger, Irine Neba Mforsoh, and Aun Shukla

Measuring product sustainability: A literature review, Thu Trang Le, Jan Engel, and Gretchen A. Macht

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Fatigue Damage of a Single-Edge Notched Beam Specimen Under Variable Amplitude Loading with Similar Probabilistic and Cycle Counting Statistics, Hewenxuan Li and David Chelidze

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Identification and Modeling of a Variable Amplitude Fatigue Experiment Apparatus with Damaged Beam Specimen, Hewenxuan Li and David Chelidze

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Four-direction search scheme of path planning for mobile agents, Kene Li, Chengzhi Yuan, Jingjing Wang, and Xiaonan Dong

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Elucidating the constitutive relationship of calcium–silicate–hydrate gel using high throughput reactive molecular simulations and machine learning, Gideon A. Lyngdoh, Hewenxuan Li, Mohd Zaki, N. M. Anoop Krishnan, and Sumanta Das

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Mechatronics and robotics education: Standardizing foundational key concepts, Kevin McFall, Kevin Huang, Hunter Gilbert, Musa Jouaneh, He Bai, and David Auslander

Mechatronics and robotics education: Standardizing foundational key concepts, Kevin Stanely McFall, Kevin Huang, Hunter B. Gilbert, Musa K. Jouaneh, He Bai, and David M. Auslander

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Tuning genetic algorithm parameters using design of experiments, Mohsen Mosayebi and Manbir Sodhi

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Constitutive compressive behavior of polyurea with exposure to aggressive marine environments, Irine Neba Mforsoh, James LeBlanc, and Arun Shukla

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Chain-Length Dependence of Thermal Conductivity in 2D Alkylammonium Lead Iodide Single Crystals, Md Abu Jafar Rasel, Ashutosh Giri, David H. Olson, Chaoying Ni, Patrick E. Hopkins, and Joseph P. Feser

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Hydrostatic implosion of composite cylinders in an open-ended confining structure, Christopher J. Salazar and Arun Shukla

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Mitigation of shock loading on structures using aqueous methylcellulose solution, Koray Senol, Galit Parvari, Yonatan Rotbaum, Yoav Eichen, Daniel Rittel, and Arun Shukla

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A coupled, physics-based matrix-grain boundary model for creep of carbide strengthened nickel-based superalloys - II. Experimental results and model application, Daniel Spader, Michael Lapera, and Hamouda Ghonem

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Distribution of Grain Boundary Carbides in Inconel 617 Subjected to Creep at 900 °C and 950 °C, Daniel Spader, Kimberly Maciejewski, and Hamouda Ghonem

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A Novel Frequency-Domain Approach for the Exact Range of Imaginary Spectra and the Stability Analysis of LTI Systems With Two Delays, Chengzhi Yuan, Shuang Song, Qingbin Gao, Hamid Reza Karimi, Libor Pekar, and Shenghui Guo

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Identification of epileptic seizures in EEG signals using time-scale decomposition (ITD), discrete wavelet transform (DWT), phase space reconstruction (PSR) and neural networks, Wei Zeng, Mengqing Li, Chengzhi Yuan, Qinghui Wang, Fenglin Liu, and Ying Wang

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A new learning and classification framework for the detection of abnormal heart sound signals using hybrid signal processing and neural networks, Wei Zeng, Zixiang Lin, Chengzhi Yuan, Qinghui Wang, Fenglin Liu, and Ying Wang

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Classification of myocardial infarction based on hybrid feature extraction and artificial intelligence tools by adopting tunable-Q wavelet transform (TQWT), variational mode decomposition (VMD) and neural networks, Wei Zeng, Jian Yuan, Chengzhi Yuan, Qinghui Wang, Fenglin Liu, and Ying Wang

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Similar Fault Isolation of Discrete-Time Nonlinear Uncertain Systems: An Adaptive Threshold Based Approach, Jingting Zhang, Qingbin Gao, Chengzhi Yuan, Wei Zeng, Shi-Lu Dai, and Cong Wang

Submissions from 2019

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Modeling and control of a spherical inverted pendulum with actuator saturation, Geovani Bondo, Chengzhi Yuan, and Chang Duan

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A novel method for bone fatigue monitoring and prediction, Michelle L. Cler, Joseph J. Kuehl, Carolyn Skurla, and David Chelidze

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Adaptive Neural Control of Underactuated Surface Vessels With Prescribed Performance Guarantees, Shi Lu Dai, Shude He, Min Wang, and Chengzhi Yuan

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Using the Soar Cognitive Architecture to Remove Screws from Different Laptop Models, Nicholas M. Difilippo and Musa Jouaneh

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Active control of flexible cylinders undergoing vortex-induced vibrations using piezo stripe actuators, Ersegun Deniz Gedikli, David Chelidze, and Jason Dahl

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Computational modeling of dynamically initiated instabilities and implosion of underwater cylindrical structures in a confined environment, Emily L. Guzas, Sachin Gupta, Joseph M. Ambrico, James M. LeBlanc, and Arun Shukla

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Effect of Prolonged Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure on the Blast Response of Fiber Reinforced Composite Plates, Carlos Javier, Taylor Smith, James LeBlanc, and Arun Shukla

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Effect of pressure profile of shock waves on lipid membrane deformation, Ralph Kfoury, Bahador Marzban, Emad Makki, Michael L. Greenfield, and Hongyan Yuan

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Underwater Dynamic Collapse of Sandwich Composite Structures, S. Kishore, P. Naik Parrikar, N. DeNardo, and A. Shukla

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Identification of variable amplitude fatigue loading based on bivariate probability mass functions, Hewenxuan Li and David Chelidze

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Variable amplitude fatigue testing apparatus and its dynamical characterization, Hewenxuan Li and David Chelidze

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Kinect-based hand gesture recognition using trajectory information, hand motion dynamics and neural networks, Fenglin Liu, Wei Zeng, Chengzhi Yuan, Qinghui Wang, and Ying Wang

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The International Symposium on Dynamic Response and Failure of Composite Materials, Draf2018, Valentina Lopresto, Antonello Astarita, Maurizio Porfiri, and Arun Shukla

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Operationalizing emotional intelligence for team performance, Gretchen A. Macht, David A. Nembhard, and Robert M. Leicht

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Safety and safeguards by design: Design of a fuel handling device for open-pool research reactors, Bahram Nassersharif, Jonathan DeAlmeida, Seth Mace, Alex Harrington, Evan Ambrose, Cameron Goodwin, and Carolynn P. Scherer

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Dynamic response of closed cell PVC foams subjected to underwater shock loading, Koray Senol and Arun Shukla

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Underwater mechanical behavior of closed cell PVC foams under hydrostatic loading through 3D DIC technique, Koray Senol and Arun Shukla

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Assessment of social sustainability hotspots in the supply chain of lithium-ion batteries, Christian Thies, Karsten Kieckhäfer, Thomas S. Spengler, and Manbir S. Sodhi

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Operations research for sustainability assessment of products: A review, Christian Thies, Karsten Kieckhäfer, Thomas S. Spengler, and Manbir S. Sodhi

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Spatially Differentiated Sustainability Assessment of Products, Christian Thies, Karsten Kieckhäfer, Thomas S. Spengler, and Manbir S. Sodhi

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Dynamic flow stress of shock loaded low carbon steel, W. Visser and H. Ghonem

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Deterministic learning from sampling data, Weiming Wu, Cong Wang, and Chengzhi Yuan

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Sensor and actuator placement for large-scale systems: A projection-based formulation, Nan Xue and Chengzhi Yuan

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Convexified ∞ output-feedback consensus synthesis for linear multi-agent systems, Xiangming Xue, Chengzhi Yuan, and Fen Wu

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Kinematic and Dynamic Modeling and Analysis of a Lower Extremity Exoskeleton, L. J. Yan, Q. M. Shen, D. Yang, J. M. Qiao, and P. Datseris

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ℋ∞ consensus synthesis of multiagent systems with nonuniform time-varying input delays: A dynamic IQC approach, Chengzhi Yuan and Fen Wu

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Composite Consensus Control and Cooperative Adaptive Learning, Chengzhi Yuan, Nan Xue, Wei Zeng, and Cong Wang

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Output containment control of heterogeneous multi-agent systems with leaders of bounded inputs: An adaptive finite-time observer approach, Chengzhi Yuan and Wei Zeng

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Effect of cylinder diameter on state quantities for irreversible process in piston-cylinder system, Siti Nurul Akmal Yusof, Yutaka Asako, Mohammad Faghri, Lit Ken Tan, Nor Azwadi Bin Che Sidik, and Wan Mohd Arif Bin Aziz Japar

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Energy equation of swirling flow in a cylindrical container, Siti Nurul Akmal Yusof, Yutaka Asako, Mohammad Faghri, Lit Ken Tan, Nor Azwadi Bin Che Sidik, and Wan Mohd Arif Bin Aziz Japar

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Classification between focal and non focal EEG signals based on signal processing and neural networks, Wei Zeng, Mengqing Li, Chengzhi Yuan, Qinghui Wang, Fenglin Liu, and Ying Wang

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Classification of focal and non focal EEG signals using empirical mode decomposition (EMD), phase space reconstruction (PSR) and neural networks, Wei Zeng, Mengqing Li, Chengzhi Yuan, Qinghui Wang, Fenglin Liu, and Ying Wang

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Classification of asymptomatic and osteoarthritic knee gait patterns using gait analysis via deterministic learning, Wei Zeng, Limin Ma, Chengzhi Yuan, Fenglin Liu, Qinghui Wang, Ying Wang, and Yu Zhang

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Classification of gait patterns between patients with Parkinson's disease and healthy controls using phase space reconstruction (PSR), empirical mode decomposition (EMD) and neural networks, Wei Zeng, Chengzhi Yuan, Qinghui Wang, Fenglin Liu, and Ying Wang

Submissions from 2018

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Cooperative deterministic learning control for a group of homogeneous nonlinear uncertain robot manipulators, Marwan Abdelatti, Chengzhi Yuan, Wei Zeng, and Cong Wang

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Outflow velocity for SIMPLE algorithm for unsteady forced convection flows with variable density, Yutaka Asako, Mohammad Faghri, Lit Ken Tan, and Nor Azwadi bin Che Sidik

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Non-destructive Imaging and Residual Strength of Composite Materials After Exposure to Blast Loading, M. Black, S. Kishore, J. LeBlanc, P. Lockhart, and A. Shukla

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High-Gain Observer-Based Distributed Tracking Control of Heterogeneous Nonlinear Multi-Agent Systems, Almuatazbellah Boker and Chengzhi Yuan

Design for safeguards of nuclear facilities - Online HePA filter replacement system, Joshua J. Bolt, Matthew J. Carlson, David L. Kehoe, Bahram Nassersharif, Christy Ruggiero, and Carolynn P. Scherer

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Launch speed, angle and spin in golf, Rod Cross and Peter Dewhurst

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Hydrostatic and shock-initiated instabilities in double-hull composite cylinders, Nicholas DeNardo, Michael Pinto, and Arun Shukla

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A System Combining Force and Vision Sensing for Automated Screw Removal on Laptops, Nicholas M. Difilippo and Musa Jouaneh

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Cooperative deterministic learning-based trajectory tracking for a group of unicycle-type vehicles, Xiaonan Dong, Chengzhi Yuan, and Fen Wu

Safety and safeguards by design - Glove box in-line waste assay system, Andrew Elloso, Ryan Murphy, Robert Simpson, Thomas Sullivan, and Bahram Nassersharif

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Shock response of filled corrugated sandwich structures under extreme temperatures, Payam Fahr, Murat Yazici, and Arun Shukla

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The use of smart card technology in health care, Jonathan Gates, Kathryn J. Jervis, Valerie Maier-Speredelozzi, Koray Ozpolat, Jyh Hone Wang, and Su Hsiu Wu

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Near field underwater explosion response of polyurea coated composite cylinders, Erin Gauch, James LeBlanc, and Arun Shukla

Bending dominated flexible cylinder experiments reveal insights into modal interactions for flexible body vortex-induced vibrations, Ersegun Deniz Gedikli, David Chelidze, and Jason M. Dahl

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Wear of Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene against Synthetic Sapphire as Bearing Coating for Total Joint Replacements, Kevin D. Gemmell Jr. and D.M.L. Meyer

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Hydrostatic and blast initiated implosion of environmentally degraded Carbon-Epoxy composite cylinders, Carlos Javier, Helio Matos, and Arun Shukla

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Unidirectional carbon-epoxy composite plates subjected to extreme marine environment, C. Javier, J. LeBlanc, and A. Shukla

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An Inexpensive Microfluidic PDMS Chip for Visual Detection of Biofilm-forming Bacteria, Rico Kolossa, Assem Abolmaaty, D.M.L. Meyer, and Zongqin Zhang

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Dynamic Failure of Composite Materials, J. LeBlanc, Arun Shukla, and Y. D. S. Rajapakse

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Fault-tolerant motion planning of redundant manipulator with initial position error, Kene Li, Jin Yang, Chengzhi Yuan, Jianqin Xu, Xisheng Dai, and Jiawei Luo

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Trajectory-based hand gesture recognition using kinect via deterministic learning, Fenglin Liu, Wei Zeng, Chengzhi Yuan, Qinghui Wang, Ying Wang, and Binfeng Lu

Design for safeguards of system for transfer of spent nuclear fuel assembly from containment to storage building, Elio A. Manzi, Ryan P. Sullivan, Mathew G. Monfils, Jordan M. Kantor, Bahram Nassersharif, Eric B. Rauch, and Carolynn P. Scherer

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A minimal mechanics model for mechanosensing of substrate rigidity gradient in durotaxis, Bahador Marzban, Xin Yi, and Hongyan Yuan

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Structural instability and water hammer signatures from shock-initiated implosions in confining environments, Helio Matos, Sachin Gupta, and Arun Shukla

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Underwater blast response of weathered carbon composite plates, Helio Matos, Carlos Javier, James LeBlanc, and Arun Shukla

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Underwater nearfield blast performance of hydrothermally degraded carbon–epoxy composite structures, Helio Matos, Carlos Javier, James LeBlanc, and Arun Shukla

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Geometric impact on the implosion energy and failure mechanics of carbon composite tubes, Michael Pinto, Nicholas A. DeNardo, and Arun Shukla

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Dynamic Instability of Anisotropic Cylinders in a Pressurized Limited-Energy Underwater Environment, C. J. Salazar and A. Shukla

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Energy Consumption Estimation for Routing EVs based on Driver Behavior, Niklas Schwertner and Gretchen Macht

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Dynamic Collapse of Underwater Metallic Structures – Recent Investigations: Contributions after the 2011 Murray Lecture, A. Shukla, S. Gupta, H. Matos, and J. M. LeBlanc

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Spatially Differentiated Sustainability Assessment for the Design of Global Supply Chains, Christian Thies, Karsten Kieckhäfer, Thomas S. Spengler, and Manbir S. Sodhi

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A Review of Tunable Wavelength Selectivity of Metamaterials in Near-Field and Far-Field Radiative Thermal Transport, Yanpei Tian, Alok Ghanekar, Matt Ricci, Mikhail Hyde, Otto J. Gregory, and Yi Zheng

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Lead-Free Solder Pull-Off Stress Comparison of a Novel Bump Pull Method with Conventional Hot/Cold Bump Pull Methods, Gregory A. Turner and D.M.L. Meyer