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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"off-axis stiffness"”.
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Large-Displacement Linear-Motion Compliant Mechanisms
… mechanisms is the apparent performance tradeoff between displacement and off-axis stiffness. In order to facilitate the evaluation, comparison, and optimization of the performance of LLCMs, this work formulates and presents a set of metrics that evaluates displacement and off-axis stiffness. …
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Structural Integrity of Polymer Matrix Composites Exposed to Fire Conditions
… are lower than approximately 200C. The stiffness is significantly reduced at elevated temperatures but if the applied temperature is under the thermal degradation temperature of the matrix, the stiffness should be recoverable upon cooling. Some effects like the endothermic decomposition …
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Fundamental Components for Lamina Emergent Mechanisms
… large angular rotation is desired, but high off-axis stiffness is not as critical. The joint is introduced and the equations necessary for determining the force-deflection characteristics and stress are presented. Since the LET Joint can be fabricated from a single planar layer, it is well …
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Quasi-Static and Fatigue Evaluation of Pultruded Vinyl Ester/E-Glass Composites
The quasi-static strength, stiffness, and fatigue properties of cross-ply, angle-ply, and quasi-isotropic vinyl ester/E-glass non-woven tricot stitched fabric composite laminates fabricated from the Continuous Resin Transfer Molding (CRTM) pultrusion process were the focus of this research. The …