Preface; Contents; Chapter 1: Cracking and Durability of Composites in a Marine Environment; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Laboratory Experimental Set-Up; 1.2.1 Composite Materials and Specimens; 1.2.2 Intra-laminar Cracks Detection Methods; 1.3 Results Analysis and Discussion; 1.3.1 Image Processing; 1.3.2 Cluster Analysis of AE Data; 1.3.3 Evolution of Crack Density; 1.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Analyses of Nanoscale to Microscale Strength and Crack-Tip Stresses Using Nanomechanical Raman Spectroscopy in IN-6...; References

Chapter 3: High Creep Resistance of Titanium Aluminides Sintered by SPS3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Spark Plasma Sintering; 3.3 GE 48-2-2 by SPS; 3.4 Near-Lamellar Microstructure of the IRIS Alloy by SPS; 3.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: An Investigation of the Temperature and Strain-Rate Effects on Strain-to-Failure of UHMWPE Fibers; 4.1 Background; 4.2 Sample Preparation; 4.3 Experimental Method; 4.3.1 Single Fiber Heater; 4.3.2 Custom Grips; 4.3.3 Quasi-static and Intermediate Strain-Rate Experiments; 4.3.4 Dynamic Strain-Rate Experiments; 4.4 Results and Discussion

4.4.1 Breaks in Gage Length4.4.2 Strain-to-Failure; 4.5 Conclusions; 4.6 Future Work; References; Chapter 5: Life Prediction of CFRP Laminates Based on Accelerated Testing Methodology; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Time-Temperature Superposition (TTSP); 5.3 Master Curves of Strengths for CFRP Laminates; 5.4 Statistical Formulation of Master Curve; 5.4.1 Static Strength Master Curve; 5.4.2 Creep Strength Master Curve; 5.4.3 Fatigue Strength Master Curve; 5.5 Applicability of Accelerated Testing Methodology (ATM); 5.5.1 Tensile Static Strength Master Curve for Unidirectional CFRP [7]

5.5.2 Tensile Creep Strength Master Curve for Unidirectional CFRP [7]5.5.3 Long-term Static and Fatigue Strengths of Unidirectional CFRP [5]; 5.5.4 Prediction of Open Hole Compressive Failure for Quasi-isotropic CFRP Laminates by MMF/ATM Method [8]; 5.6 Conclusions; References; Chapter 6: Rate Dependent Interfacial Properties Using the JKR Experimental Technique; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Experiment; 6.3 Results; 6.4 Conclusions; References; Chapter 7: Bio-based Composites as Thermorheologically Complex Materials; 7.1 Introduction; 7.1.1 Creep Modeling; 7.1.1.1 Betten (Nutting) Power Law

7.1.1.2 Findley Power Law7.2 Materials and Methods; 7.3 Results and Discussion; 7.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 8: Viscoelastic Properties of Longitudinal Waves in a Hollow Cylinder; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Viscoelastic Theory; 8.2.1 Viscoelastic Wave Propagation in Hollow Cylinder; 8.2.2 Viscoelastic Model for PMMA; 8.3 Experimental Methods; 8.4 Experimental and Analytical Results; 8.4.1 Attenuative and Dispersive Properties of Longitudinal Waves in Hollow Cylinder; 8.4.2 Separation of Plural Mode Vibrations; 8.5 Conclusions; References