When first introduced to mechanical testing of composite materials, one can be confused, even overwhelmed, by the number of available test standards. One reason for this large variety of tests is the ...

Beyond the obvious lightweighting advantages, the thing that makes composites so appealing to the aerospace market is the variability that permits engineers to tailor laminates to a wide range of ...

Technology improved by a FAPESP-supported startup enables contactless inspection of large industrial structures with greater ...

Suggested Citation: "6 Methodologies for Assessment of Structural Performance." National Research Council. 1996. New Materials for Next-Generation Commercial Transports. Washington, DC: The National ...

Traditional IC pattern-generation methods focus on detectingdefects at gate terminals or at interconnects. Unfortunately, a significantpopulation of defects may occur within an IC's gates, or cells.