Browsing Masters Theses by Affiliation of Duke Author(s) "Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science"
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A study of the aeroelastic behavior of flat plates and membranes with mixed boundary conditions in axial subsonic flow
(2011)In support of the noise reduction targets for future generations of transport aircraft, as set forth by NASA, the fundamental aeroelastic behavior of trailing edge flap technology was explored. Using a plate structural model ... -
Mechanical constraints enhance electrical energy densities of soft dielectrics
(2012)In this thesis, a new method---mechanical constraint to increase the energy density of soft dielectrics is described. Electromechanical breakdown is one of the main factors limiting the energy density and it is induced by ...
