Mechanical Engineering Division

2009

Anderson Jr., C.E. Dwell and Post-Dwell Penetration of Long Rods into Borosilicate Glass Targets. Presented at the 16th APS Topical Conference on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, Nashville, Tennessee, June 2009. 

Anderson Jr., C.E. Impact of Long and Short Rods into Glass. Presented at the Norwegian University of Science & Technology, Trondheim, Norway, February 2009. 

Anderson Jr., C.E. Mine Blast Loading Experiments. Presented at the Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, August 2009. 

Anderson Jr., C.E. Mine Blast Loading Results. Presented at the U.S. Army TARDEC, Detroit, Michigan, September 2009. 

Baldwin, R.M. What is Black Powder? It’s Not My Job. Presented at the Pipe Tech World Summit 2009, Limassol, Cyprus, June 2009. 

Basu, D., R.W. Janetzke, K. Das, S.T. Green, and J.A. Stamatakos. Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) Simulations of Landslide-Generated Tsunamis. Presented at the 2009 Annual Meeting, Seismological Society of America, Seismological Society of America, 8–10 April, Monterey, California, 2009. 

Basu, D., S.T. Green, K. Das, R.W. Janetzke, and J.A. Stamatakos. Navier-Stokes Simulations of Surface Waves Generated by Submarine Landslides: Effect of Slide Geometry and Turbulence. Presented at the 2009 Society of Petroleum Engineering Americas E&P Environmental & Safety Conference, 23–25 March 2009, Paper No. SPE-121097-PP, San Antonio, Texas, 2009. 

Basu, D., S.T. Green, K. Das, R.W. Janetzke, and J.A. Stamatakos. Numerical Simulation of Surface Waves Generated by a Subaerial Landslide at Lituya Bay, Alaska. Presented at the 28th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, 31 May–5 June, OMAE2009-79595, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2009. 

Brench, C.E. and B.L. Brench. Application of the Feature Selective Validation Method to Test Site Evaluation. Presented at the 2009 IEEE International Symposium on EMC, Austin, Texas, August 2009. 

Brench, C.E., D.A. Smith, and H.H. Walker Jr. Demonstration on the Use of Transfer Impedance for Local Shield Evaluation. Presented at the 2009 IEEE International Symposium on EMC, Austin, Texas, August 2009. 

Brench, C.E. Model Partitioning for Solving Complex EMC Problems. Presented at the 2009 IEEE International Symposium on EMC, Austin, Texas, August 2009. 

Brench, C.E. Practical Shield Evaluation using Local Transfer Impedance Values. Presented at the Central Texas Chapter of the IEEE EMC Society, Austin, Texas, September 2009. 

Brench, C.E. Validation – Beyond the Numbers. Presented at the 25th International Review of Progess in Applied Computational Electromagnetics, Monterey, California, March 2009. 

Burkhardt, G.L. and J. Leonard. Inspection of Dissimilar Metal Welds in Nozzles using Ultrasonic Phased Array and Eddy Current -- Robinson Nuclear Power Plant. Presented at the 7th International Conference on NDE in Relation to Structural Integrity for Nuclear and Pressurized Components, Yokohama, Japan, May 2009. 

Chan, K.S., M.P. Enright, J.P. Moody, P. Golden, R. Chandra, and A. Pentz. Residual Stress Profiles for Mitigating Fretting Fatigue in Gas Turbine Engine Disks. Presented at and published in the TMS MS&T Symposium on Fatigue: Mechanisms, Theory, Experiments and Industry Practice, TMS, San Francisco, California, February 2009. 

Chan, K.S., M.P. Enright, J.P. Moody, P. Golden, R. Chandra, and A. Pentz. Residual Stress Profiles for Mitigating Fretting Fatigue in Gas Turbine Engine Disks. Presented at the Propulsion-Safety and Affordable Readiness Conference (P-SAR), Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, March 2009. 

Chan, K.S., W. Liang, N.S. Cheruvu, and D.W. Gandy. LAFAD Microlaminated Cement Coatings for Erosion Protection of Turbomachinery Components. Presented at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Gas Turbine Technical Congress & Exposition, Orlando, Florida, June 2009. 

Cheruvu, N.S., R. Wei, R. Govindaraju, and D.W. Gandy. Microstructure and Oxidation Resistance of Nanocrystalling 304SS-Al Coatings. Presented at the 36th International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films (ICMCTF), San Diego, California, April 2009. 

Cheruvu, N.S. Nanocrystalline Coatings for Ultra Supercritical Boiler and Turbine Components. Presented at the 4th International Conference on Surfaces, Coatings and Nanostructured Materials (NANOSMAT), Rome, Italy, October 2009. 

Chiang, K.T. and B.R. Lanning. Nanostructured One-Dimensional Field Effect Transistor for Remote Sensing Applications. Poster paper presented at Nanotech Conference & Expo 2009, Symposium on Sensing Systems, Houston, Texas, May 2009. 

Chocron, I.S., J.D. Walker, C.E. Anderson Jr., K.A. Dannemann, and A.E. Nicholls. A Preliminary Mohr-Columbia Model for CTH to Predict Long-Rod Penetration into Borosilicate Glass. Presented at the 33rd Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, Daytona Beach, Florida, January 2009. 

Chocron, I.S., K.A. Dannemann, J.D. Walker, A.E. Nicholls, and C.E. Anderson Jr. Static and Dynamic Confined Compression of Borosilicate Glass. Presented at the 9th International DYMAT Conference, Brussels, Belgium, September 2009. 

Cobb, A.C., C.E. Duffer, C. Thwing, and G.M. Light. Overview of Applications of Magnetostrictive-Based Sensors for SHM. Presented at the 7th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, Stanford, California, September 2009. 

Cobb, A.C., J.L. Fisher, and J.E. Michaels. Model-Assisted Probability of Detection for Ultrasonic Structural Health Monitoring. Presented at the 4th European-American Workshop on Reliability of NDE, Berlin, Germany, June 2009. 

Cobb, A.C. and J.L. Fisher. Nuclear Containment Vessel Inspection Using an Array of Guided Wave Sensors for Damage Localization. Presented at the 36th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Kingston, Rhode Island, July 2009. 

Das, K., R.W. Janetzke, D. Basu, S.T. Green, and J.A. Stamatakos. Numerical Simulations of Tsunami Wave Generation by Submarine and Aerial Landslides Using RANS and SPH Models. Presented at the 28th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE2009-79596, May 31–June 5, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2009. 

Das, K., S.T. Green, D. Basu, R.W. Janetzke, and J.A. Stamatakos. Effect of Slide Deformation and Geometry on Waves Generated by Submarine Landslides: A Numerical Investigation. Presented at the 2009 Offshore Technology Conference, 4-7 May, OTC 20293-PP, Houston, Texas, 2009. 

Domyancic, L., D. Sparkman, H.R. Millwater, L.G. Smith, and D.H. Wieland. A Fast First-Order Method for Filtering Limit States. Presented at the AIAA Non-Deterministic Approaches Conference, Palm Springs, California, May 2009. 

Duffer, C.E., C. Thwing, and G.M. Light. Magnetostrictive Sensors (MsS) for Structural Health Monitoring of Aircraft. Presented at the 18th Annual ASNT Research Symposium & Spring Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, March 2009. 

Duffer, C.E., G.M. Light, A.R. Puchot, and S.E. Winterberg. Use of MsS Inspection and Monitoring Guided Wave Technology at High Temperatures. Presented at the 18th Annual ASNT Research Symposium and Spring Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, March 2009. 

Enright, M.P. and A. Omit. Application of Optimal System Reliability Concepts to Risk Prediction of Rock Slopes. Presented at the ICOSSAR, Osaka, Japan, September 2009. 

Enright, M.P., K.S. Chan, J.P. Moody, P.J. Golden, R. Chandra, and A.C. Pentz. Influence of Random Residual Stress on Fretting Fatigue. Presented at the AIAA NDA Conference, Palm Springs, California, May 2009. 

Enright, M.P., K.S. Chan, J.P. Moody, P.J. Golden, R. Chandra, and A.C. Pentz. Probabilistic Fretting Fatigue Assessment of Aircraft Engine Disks. Presented at the Turbo Expo 2009, Orlando, Florida, June 2009. 

Gerlach, C.A. and G.R. Johnson. Automatic Conversion of Distorted Hexahedral Elements into Meshless Particles During Dynamic Deformation. Presented at the 16th APS Topical Conference on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, Nashville, Tennessee, June 2009. 

Govindaraju, R., S. Rechous, N.S. Cheruvu, S. Dryepondt, and R.L. Sikorski. Development of Life Prediction Methodology for Thermal Barrier Coatings Based on Nondestructive Piezo-Spectroscopy Photoluminescence Measurements. Presented at the ASME Gas Turbine Technical Congress & Exposition, Orlando, Florida, June 2009. 

Grosch, D.J., J.D. Walker, E. Christiansen, and M. Bjorkman. A Study of Low to Medium Velocity Impacts on Space Shield Designs. Presented at the 60th Meeting of the Aeroballistics Range Association, Baltimore, Maryland, September 2009. 

Henkener, J.A. and M.L. Nuckols. A Cooling System for Contaminated Water Diving Using Metal Hydrides. Presented at the Undersea Medicine Review 2009, Tampa, Florida, August 2009. 

Henkener, J.A. Replacement HOV Hull Design and Fabrication Status. Presented at the Underwater Intervention 2009 Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 2009. 

Higashi, M., J. Nishida, Y. Asada, J.L. Fisher, H. Kwun, T.H. Goyen, and A.R. Puchot. Development of Piping Inspection Technology by Using Guided Waves. Presented at the 7th International Conference on NDE in Relation to Structural Integrity for Nuclear and Pressurized Components, Yokohama, Japan, May 2009. 

Holmquist, T.J. and T.J. Vogler. The Response of Silicon Carbide and Boron Carbide Subjected to Shock-Release-Reshock Plate-Impact Experiments. Presented at and published in the Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on the Mechanical and Physical Behaviour of Materials under Dynamic Loading, Vol. 1, pp. 119-125, 2009. 

Kwun, H., E. Mader, and K. Krzywosz. Guided Wave Inspection of Nuclear Fuel Rods. Presented at the 7th International Conference on NDE in Relation to Structural Integrity for Nuclear and Pressurized Components, Yokohama, Japan, May 2009. 

Light, G.M. and N. Muthu. Wireless Structural Health Monitoring Technology for Heat Exchanger Shells. Presented at the 7th International Conference on NDE in Relation to Structural Integrity for Nuclear and Pressurized Components, Yokohama, Japan, May 2009. 

McClung, R.C. and M.P. Enright. A Probabilistic Analysis Framework for Bimodal Fatigue Life Behavior. Presented at the Propulsion-Safety and Affordable Readiness (P-SAR) Conference, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, March 2009. 

McClung, R.C., Y.-D. Lee, M.P. Enright, and S.K. Fitch. A New Computational Framework for Fatigue Crack Growth Analysis of Components. Presented at the 12th International Conference on Fracture (ICF12), Ottawa, Canada, July 2009. 

Mentzer, C.I., G.T. McWilliams, and K.C. Kozak. Dynamic Autonomous Ground Vehicle Re-Routing in an Urban Environment Using A Priori Map Information and LIDAR Fusion. Presented at and published in the Proceedings of the Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering and Technology Symposium (GVSETS), Troy, Michigan, August 2009. 

Michaels, J.E., T.E. Michaels, and A.C. Cobb. Ultrasonic Sensing of Structural State Awareness of Fastener Hole Fatigue Cracks. Presented at the AeroMat 2009 Conference and Exposition, Dayton, Ohio, June 2009. 

Mintz, T. and D.S. Dunn. Atmospheric Chamber Testing to Evaluate Chloride Induced Stress Corrosion Cracking of Type 304, 304L, and 316L Stainless Steel. Paper presented at the NACE CORROSION 2009 Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, March 2009. 

Moore, J.J. and A.H. Lerche. Rotordynamic Comparison of Built-up Versus Solid Rotor Construction. Presented at and published in the Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2009: Power for Land, Sea, and Air, Orlando, Florida, June 2009. 

Moore, J.J., A.J. Garcia-Hernandez, K. Brun, and R. Kurz. Experimental Evaluation of the Transient Behavior of a Compressor Station During Emergency Shutdowns. Presented at and published in the Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2009: Power for Land, Sea and Air, Orlando, Florida, June 2009. 

Moore, J.J. and D.L. Ransom. Centrifugal Compressor Stability Prediction Using a New Physics Based Approach. Presented at and published in the Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2009: Power for Land, Sea and Air, Orlando, Florida, June 2009. 

Nored, M.G. and M.A. Wilcox. Waste Heat Recovery Technology Overview. Presented at the Gas-Electric Partnership, Houston, Texas, February 2009. 

Norton, M.G., D.N. McIlroy, G. Corti, and M.A. Miller. Silica Nanosprings—A Novel Nanostructured Material for Hydrogen Storage. Presented at the Clean Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, May 2009. 

Nuckols, M.L. and J.A. Henkener. Thermal Protection of Divers’ Hands using Super-Insulation Aerogel Materials. Presented at the Underwater Intervention 2009, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 2009. 

Popelar, C.H. Point-Counterpoint: Test to Failure vs. Model to Failure. Presented at the FDA/NIH/NSF Workshop on Computer Methods for Cardiovascular Devices, Rockville, Maryland, June 2009. 

Puchot, A.R., C.E. Duffer, A.C. Cobb, and G.M. Light. Use of Magnetostrictive Sensor Technology for Inspecting Tank Bottom Floors. Presented at the ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show, Columbus, Ohio, October 2009. 

Puchot, A.R., C.E. Duffer, A.C. Cobb, and G.M. Light. Recent Innovations Using Magnetostrictive Sensors for Nondestructive Evaluation. Presented at the 16th Annual International Symposium on SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, San Diego, California, March 2009. 

Rath, A.R., J. Ling, J.X. Jiang, M.E. Van Dyke, L.F. Bonewald, and D.P. Nicolella. Fluid Flow Induces an Increase in Cell Strain and Intracellular Calcium Production in Osteocytes. Presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 2009. 

Rath, A.R., J.A. Mathis, and M.E. Van Dyke. Strain Transduction in Cells Seeded on a Scaffold Exposed to Uni-Axial Stretching: A Three-Dimensional Finite Element Study. Presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 2009. 

Rath, A.R., L.F. Bonewald, and D.P. Nicolella. Microstructural Variation in the Bone Matrix and Cell Attachments Modify Strain Amplification on the Osteocyte. Presented at the 17th Annual Symposium on Computational Methods in Orthopaedic Biomechanics, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 2009. 

Riha, D.S., R.C. McClung, and J.M. Mcfarland. Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics Guidelines and Templates. Presented at the International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR), Osaka, Japan, September 2009. 

Smith, L.G., D.A. Cope, and H.R. Millwater. Probabilistic Risk Assessment for Determining Critical Locations for Structural Health Monitoring. Presented at the Integrated Structural Health Management Conference, Covington, Kentucky, August 2009. 

Song, F., B.J. Bichon, and C.J. Waldhart. Statistical Analysis of External Corrosion Anomaly Data of Cased Pipe Segments. Presented at the NACE CORROSION 2009 International Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, March 2009. 

Song, F., J.H. Feiger, J. Lankford Jr., and J.F. Fang. Mechanical and Environmental Evaluation of Two Internal Pipe Coating Systems Used in a 5-inch Drill Pipe. Presented at the NACE CORROSION 2009 International Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, March 2009. 

Song, F. ILI Data Analysis on External Corrosion of Cased Pipe Segments. Presented at the American Petroleum Institute 60th Anniversary Conference, Fort Worth, Texas, April 2009. 

Thwing, C. Monitoring of F-16 CSC Laminated Bonded Repair of Bulkhead 479 Using Magnetostrictive Sensor Technology. Presented at the 2009 F-16 ASIP Trade Show, Fort Worth, Texas, June 2009. 

Vera, J., D. Shirah, and F. Song. Laboratory Evaluation of Galvanic CO2 Corrosion and Inhibition of Carbon Steel Piping Partially Clad with Alloy 625. Presented at the NACE CORROSION 2009 International Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, March 2009. 

Walker, J.D., R.P. Bigger, and I.S. Chocron. Comparison of Breakout Models in Analytic Penetration Modeling. Presented at the 16th APS Topical Conference on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, Nashville, Tennessee, June 2009. 

Wilcox, M.A., M.G. Nored, K. Brun, and R.X. Kurz. Comparative Analysis of Field Performance Testing in Centrifugal and Reciprocating Compressors. Presented at and published in the Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2009, Orlando, Florida, June 2009.