A four-year IAEA project involving nine research institutes resulted in the preparation of a set of guidelines aimed at standardizing small specimen test techniques (SSTT) for reference structural ...

Compared to metals such as aluminum and steel, the number of stiffness and strength properties associated with polymer matrix composites (PMCs) is extensive. For metals, these mechanical properties ...

Compared to traditional structural materials, polymer matrix composites (PMC) offer greatly enhanced performance and flexibility. However, these benefits come at the cost of increased material ...

A newly designed robust mechanophore provides early warning against mechanical failure while resisting heat and UV, report ...

The offset shear strength is the shear stress endured by a material at the intersection of the shear stress versus the engineering shear strain curve, with a line parallel to a defined modulus and ...

WMC China teamed up with Instron to build a wind power material fatigue laboratory WMC China and Instron, the American major actor of the materials testing industry, jointly established an ...

When a major aerospace manufacturer won a contract for producing a radar dome to sit atop the Boeing 737-700 aircraft, the company turned to KineticSystems for help in developing the necessary ...

Lightweight and versatile, molded polystyrene foam is a commercial building material that despite being commonly used remains somewhat misunderstood. Frequently identified by the misnomer Styrofoam, ...