Publications

TELAMS publications are forthcoming. Below is a list of TELAC (Technology Laboraratory for Advanced Composites) reports since the offical inception in 1978 as well as those available reports from the time period predating that. Single copies of all reports, except those so indicated, are available through the laboratory at a nominal fee of 10¢ per page to cover reproduction, plus $5.00 for postage and handling. The number in parentheses after each report indicates the total number of pages. Please order the reports by report number by sending an e-mail to Mark Prendergast at markep@mit.edu


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TELAC 99-14 Kessler, S. S., "Cryo-Cooling Thermography: Health Monitoring of Composite Cryogenic Fuel Tanks" presented at AIAA Student Conference, March 15, 1999

TELAC 99-13


Cesnik, C. E. S. and Radcliffe, T. O., "Experimental Study of the Aeroelastic Response of a Folding Wing," October, 1999 (11)

TELAC 99-12

Maahs, G. L. and Cesnik, C. E. S., "Development of the Active Compressor Rotor Blade -- Focus on the Piezoelectric Actuation Issues," May 1999 (23)

TELAC 99-11

Burianek, Dennis A., and Spearing, S. Mark, "Delamination Growth from Facesheet Seams in Titanium-Graphite Hybrid Laminates," September, 1999. (11)

Also available in the Proceedings of the American Society for Composites 14th Annual Conference, Dayton, September, 1999, pp.

TELAC 99-10

Burianek, Dennis A., and Spearing, S. Mark, "Durability of Titanium-Graphite Hybrid Laminates," July, 1999. (8)

Also available in the Proceedings of DURACOSYS '99, Brussels, July, 1999, pp.

TELAC 99-09

Mirazo, Jose M., Toribio, Michael G., and Spearing S. Mark, "Compressive Failure of Notched Graphite/Epoxy Honeycomb Sandwich Panels," July, 1999. (9)

Also available in the Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Composite Materials, Paris, July, 1999, pp. List of TELAC Publications, 1999

TELAC 99-08

Toribio, Michael G., Mirazo, Jose M., and Spearing S. Mark, "On the Compressive Response of Notched Composite Sandwich Panels," April, 1999. (10)

Also available in the Proceedings of the 40th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/ AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, St. Louis, MO, April, 1999, pp.

TELAC 99-07

Jenkins, Staci Nicole, "Investigation of Curved Composite Panels Under High-G Loading," S. M. Thesis, June, 1999. (161)

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TELAC 99-06

Toribio, Michael Garcia-Lopez, "Compressive Response of Notched Composite-Honeycomb Sandwich Panels," S. M. Thesis, June, 1999. (271)

TELAC 99-05

Mirazo-Antolin, Jose M., and Spearing, S. Mark, "Damage Modeling of Notched Graphite/Epoxy Sandwich Panels in Compression," June, 1999. (37)

TELAC 99-04

Mirazo-Antolin, Jose M., "Damage Characterization and Modeling of Notched Graphite/Epoxy Sandwich Panels in Compression," S. M. Thesis, February, 1999. (146)

TELAC 99-03

Lagace, Paul A., "Composite Fuselage Technology," Final 'Summary of Research' Report for NASA Grant Number NAG-1-997, December, 1999. (29)

TELAC 99-02

Lagace, Paul A., "Impact Damage Resistance and Damage Tolerance of Curved Composite Shell Structures," Final Technical Report for FAA Grant Number 94-G-037, December 1999. (19)

TELAC 99-01

Wardle, Brian L., and Lagace, Paul A., "Response of Transversely-Loaded Composite Shells: Bifurcation, Limit-Point Buckling, and Dynamic Collapse," April, 1999. (15)

Also available in the Proceedings of the 40th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/ AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, St. Louis, MO, April, 1999, pp.

Also available in AIAA Journal, Vol. 38, No. 3, March, 2000, pp. 507-516.

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TELAC 98-14

Crews, Lauren K., "High Temperature Degradation of Graphite/Epoxy Composites," Ph.D. Thesis, September, 1998. (353)

TELAC 98-13

Reynolds, Tom G., "Accelerated Tests of Environmental Degradation in Composite Materials," S. M. Thesis, September, 1998. (176)

TELAC 98-12

Lagace, Paul A., and Mamorini, Luca, "Factors in the Compressive Strength of Composite Sandwich Panels with Thin Facesheets," September, 1998. (15)

Also available in the Proceedings of the American Society for Composites 13th Technical Conference, Baltimore, MD, September, 1998, pp.

Also available in Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials, Vol. (?), pp.

TELAC 98-11

Spearing, S. Mark, and Burianek, Dennis A., "Fatigue Induced Delamination in Titanium-Graphite Hybrid Laminates," September, 1998. (15)

Also available in the Proceedings of the American Society for Composites 13th Technical Conference, Baltimore, MD, September, 1998, pp.

TELAC 98-10

Patekar, Kaustubh A., "Long Term Degradation of Resin for High Temperature Composites," S. M. Thesis, June, 1998. (105)

TELAC 98-09

McManus, Hugh L., and Patekar, Kaustubh A., "Long Term Degradation of Polyimide Composites," September, 1998. (9)

Also available in the Proceedings of the 8th U.S.-Japan Conference on Composite Materials,

TELAC 98-08

Tsu, Luis C., McManus, Hugh L., and Bowles, Kenneth J., "Mechanical Properties of Degraded PMR-15 Resin," presented at the ASTM Symposium on Time Dependent and Non-Linear Effects in Polymers and Composites," Atlanta, GA, May, 1998. (23)

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TELAC 98-07

Wardle, Brian L., "Buckling and Damage Resistance of Transversely-Loaded Composite Shells," Ph.D. Thesis, June, 1998. (286)

TELAC 98-06

Reynolds, Tom G., and McManus, Hugh L., "Understanding and Accelerating Environmentally-Induced Degradation and Microcracking," April, 1998. (8)

Also available in the Proceedings of the 39th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/ AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Long Beach, CA, April, 1998, pp.

TELAC 98-05

Burianek, Dennis A., and Spearing, S. Mark, "Fatigue Damage in Titanium-Graphite Hybrid Laminates," April, 1998. (10)

Also available in the Proceedings of the 39th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/ AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Long Beach, CA, April, 1998, pp.

TELAC 98-04

Spearing, S. Mark, "Fatigue of Fiber-Composites: The Case for Mechanism-Based Models," April, 1998. (9)

Also available in the Proceedings of the 39th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/ AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Long Beach, CA, April, 1998, pp.

TELAC 98-03

Tuckela, Mark A., Lagace, Paul A., and Wardle, Brian L., "Buckling Response of Transversely Loaded Composite Shells - Part 1: Experiments," April, 1998. (10)

Also available in the Proceedings of the 39th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/ AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Long Beach, CA, April, 1998, pp.

TELAC 98-02

Czepiela, Steven A., McManus, Hugh L., and Hastings, Daniel, "The Charging of Composites in the Space Environment: Electrical Property Measurements," January 1998. (9)

Also available as AIAA Paper No. 98-0990 in the Proceedings of the 36th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, NV, Jan. 1998.

TELAC 98-01

Burianek, Dennis A., "Fatigue Damage in Titanium Graphite Hybrid Laminates", S.M. Thesis, January, 1998. (107)

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TELAC 97-14

McManus, Hugh L., Foch, Bethany J., and Cunningham, Ronan A., "Mechanism-Based Modeling of Long-Term Degradation", September, 1997. (8)

Also available in Proceedings of DURACOSYS 97: Progress in the Durability Analysis of Composites, Blacksburg , VA , Sept. 1997.

TELAC 97-13

Czepiela, Steven A., "The Charging of Composites in the Space Environment", S.M. Thesis, August, 1997. (362)

TELAC 97-12

Dunn, Chris T., and McManus, Hugh L., "Test Validation and Detailed Design of Mini-Satellite Structures", Final Report for DFY97, Draper IR&D Contract E-96-412, August, 1997. (6)

TELAC 97-11

Crews, Lauren K., and McManus, Hugh L., "Modeling the High-Temperature Degradation of Graphite/Epoxy", October, 1997. (10)

Also available in the Proceedings of the American Society for Composites 12th Technical Conference, Dearborn, Michigan, October 1997, pp. 1123-1132.

TELAC 97-10

Shetty, Sharath P., "Fracture and Failure of Layered Materials Under Thermomechanical Loading", S.M. Thesis, May, 1997. (124)

TELAC 97-09

Bradai, Moez, "Microcracking in Composite Laminates Under Thermal Cycling", April, 1997. (61)

TELAC 97-08

Foch, Bethany J., "Integrated Degradation Models for Polymer Matrix Composites", S.M. Thesis, May, 1997. (142)

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TELAC 97-07

Wardle, Brian L., and Lagace, Paul A., "On the Use of Quasi-Static Testing to Assess Impact Damage Resistance of Composite Shell Structures", February, 1997. (42)

Also available in Mechanics of Composite Materials and Structures, Vol. 5, No. 1, January-March, 1998, pp. 103-121.

TELAC 97-06

Sheplak, Mark and Dugundji, John, "Large Deflections of Clamped Circular Plates under Initial Tension and Transitions to Membrane Behavior", February, 1997. (42)

Revised version available in Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 65, March, 1998, pp. 107-115.

TELAC 97-05

Foch, Bethany J., and McManus, Hugh L., "Modeling of Environmentally Induced Damage in Polymer Matrix Composites", July, 1997. (10)

Also available in the Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Composite Materials, Gold Coast, Australia, July, 1997.

TELAC 97-04

Cunningham, Ronan and McManus, Hugh L., "Mechanisms of Chemical Degradation in PMR-15 Composites", April, 1997. (10).

Also available in the Proceedings of HITEMP Conference, Cleveland , Ohio , April, 1997. Vol. 1, Paper 15.

TELAC 97-03

Wardle, Brian L., and Lagace, Paul A., "On the Behavior of Composite Shells under Transverse Impact and Quasi-Static Loading", April, 1997. (11)

Also available as AIAA Paper No. 97-1059 in the Proceedings of the 38th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Kissimmee, Florida, April, 1997. pp.

Revised version available in AIAA Journal, Vol. 36, No. 6, June, 1998, pp. 1065-1073.

TELAC 97-02

Michii, Yuki C., "Prediction of Microcracking Distributions in Composite Laminates using a Monte Carlo Simulation Method", S.M. Thesis, January, 1997. (333)

TELAC 97-01

Czepiela, Steven A., Hastings, Daniel, and McManus, Hugh L., "Charging of Composites in the Space Environment", January, 1997. (9)

Also available as AIAA Paper No. 97-0629 from the 35th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, NV, January, 1997.

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TELAC 96-14

Lagace, Paul A., Spearing, S. Mark, and McManus, Hugh L.N., "A Proposed Design Methodology for the Failure and Durability of Composite Structures", August, 1996. (20)

Also available in the Proceedings of the 11th DoD/NASA/FAA Conference on Fibrous Composites in Structural Design, October, 1996, Ft. Worth, Texas, pp.V-25 - V-44.

TELAC 96-13

Cunningham, Ronan A., "High Temperature Degradation Mechanisms In Polymer Matrix Composites", S.M. Thesis, December, 1996. (304)

TELAC 96-12

Dunn, Christopher T., McManus, Hugh L., and Socha, Michael, "Design and Construction of a One-Piece Multifunctional Small Satellite Bus Structure", September, 1996. (12)

Also available in the Proceedings of the Tenth Annual AIAA/USU Small Satellite Conference, Logan , UT , Sept. 1996.

TELAC 96-11

Tudela, Mark A., "Structural Response and Damage Development of Cylindrical Composite Panels", S.M. Thesis, September, 1996. (464)

TELAC 96-10

Southard, Bari M., "On the Variability of Composite Laminate Properties: Prediction and Minimization", S.M. Thesis, August, 1996. (283)

TELAC 96-09

Budiman, Haryanto T., "Mechanisms of Damage Tolerance and Arrest in Pressurized Composite Cylinders", Ph.D. Thesis, August, 1996. (346)

TELAC 96-08

Cunningham, Ronan, and McManus, Hugh L., "Coupled Diffusion-Reaction Models for Predicting the Distribution of Degradation in Polymer Matrix Composites", November, 1996. (11)

Also available in the Proceedings of the 1996 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Atlanta, GA, November, 1996, pp.

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TELAC 96-07

Michii, Yuki C., and McManus, Hugh L., "Prediction of Microcracking Distributions in Composite Laminates Using a Monte-Carlo Simulation Method", October, 1996. (9)

Also available in the Proceedings of the American Society for Composites 11th Technical Conference, Atlanta, GA, October, 1996, pp. 428-436.

Also available in the Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Vol. 16, No. 13, 1997, pp. 1220-1230.

TELAC 96-06

Wardle, Brian L., and Lagace, Paul A., "On the Use of Dent Depth as an Impact Damage Metric for Thin Composite Structures", October, 1996. (11)

Also available in the Proceedings of the American Society for Composites 11th Technical Conference, Atlanta, GA, October, 1996, pp. 515-528.

Also available in Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Vol. 16, No. 12, 1997, pp. 1093-1110.

TELAC 96-05

Wardle, Brian L., and Lagace, Paul A., "Dent Depth Characterization: Addendum to TELAC Report 95-4 "Impact and Quasi-Static Response of Cylindrical Composite Shells", June, 1996. (25)

TELAC 96-04

Spearing, S. Mark., "Design Diagrams for Reliable Layered Materials", April, 1996. (10)

Also available as AIAA Paper No. 96-1476 in the Proceedings of the 37th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, April, 1996, pp. 1458-1467.

TELAC 96-03

Southard, Bari M., and McManus, Hugh L., "Paths to Failure and Variability of Failure Loads of Composite Laminates", April, 1996. (11)

Also available as AIAA Paper No. 96-1460 in the Proceedings of the 37th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, April, 1996, pp. 1281-1291.

TELAC 96-02

Wardle, Brian L., and Lagace, Paul A., "Importance of Instability in the Impact Response of Composite Shells", April, 1996. (11)

Also available as AIAA Paper No. 96-1468 in the Proceedings of the 37th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, April, 1996, pp. 1363-1373.

Also available in AIAA Journal, Vol. 35, No. 2, February, 1997, pp. 389-396.

TELAC 96-01

Budiman, Haryanto, T., Henault, Kerry F., and Lagace, Paul A., "Effects of Axial and Hoop Stiffeners on the Damage Propagation in Pressurized Composite Cylinders", April, 1996. (10)

Also available as AIAA Paper No. 96-1554 in the Proceedings of the 37th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, April, 1996, pp.

Also available in AIAA Journal, Vol. 35, No. 1, January, 1997, pp. 145-151.

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TELAC 95-15

Abernathy, Erik, and McManus, Hugh L., "Effects of Material and Manufacturing Variations on Dimensionally Stable Composite Structures", October, 1995. (31)

Also available in the Proceedings of the American Society for Composites 10th Technical Conference, Santa Monica, CA, October, 1995, pp. 3-11.

Revised version available in Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Vol. 16, No. 3, 1997, pp. 270-287

TELAC 95-14

Olsson, Robin, and McManus, Hugh L., "Improved Theory for Contact Indentation of Sandwich Panels", April, 1995. (9)

Also available as Paper No. 95-1374 in the Proceedings of the 36th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, New Orleans, LA, April, 1995, pp. 1812-1820.

Revised version available in AIAA Journal, Vol. 34, No. 6, 1996, pp. 1238-1244.

TELAC 95-13

Brewer, John L., McManus, Hugh L., "Adhesive Layer Barriers to Provide Damage Tolerance of Bonded Structures", presented at the Society of Automotive Engineers 11th Annual Composites Conference and Exposition, Dearborn, MI, November, 1995. (9)

TELAC 95-12

McManus, Hugh L., "Assessment of Adhesive Layer Barriers to Inhibit Debonding", Final Report for Period September, 1994 - September, 1995 for Technical Task Directive No. 39 or Contract DTRS-57-92-C-00054, October, 1995. (13)

TELAC 95-11

McManus, Hugh L., and Cunningham, Ronan, "Coupled Materials and Mechanics Analyses of Durability Tests for High Temperature Polymer Matrix Composites", presented at the Second ASTM Symposium on High Temperature and Environmental Effects on Polymeric Composites, Norfolk, VA, November, 1995. (24)

Revised version available in ASTM STP 1302: High Temperature and Environmental Effects on Polymeric Composites, 1997, pp. 1-17.

TELAC 95-10

McManus, Hugh L., and Shia, David, "Modeling of Composite Ablators using Massively Parallel Computers", April, 1995. (9)

Also available as AIAA Paper No. 95-1374 in the Proceedings of the 36th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, New Orleans, LA, April, 1995, pp. 1371-1379.

TELAC 95-09

Abernathy, Erik, "Probabilistic Analysis and Design of Dimensionally Stable Composite Structures", S.M. Thesis, December, 1995. (293)

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TELAC 95-08

Shia, David, "Analysis of Composite Ablators using Massively Parallel Computation", S.M. Thesis, August, 1995. (205)

TELAC 95-07

Budiman, Haryanto T., and Lagace, Paul A., "Nondimensional Parameters for Geometric Nonlinear Effects in Pressurized Cylinders with Axial Cracks", August, 1995. (33)

Also available in Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 64, June, 1997, pp. 401-407.

TELAC 95-06

Kucner, Lauren K., "Experimental Investigation of Fire Damage to Composite Materials", S.M. Thesis, May, 1995. (292)

TELAC 95-05

Lagace, Paul A., and Priest, Stacy M., "Damage Tolerance of Pressurized Graphite/Epoxy Cylinders under Uniaxial and Biaxial Loading", presented at ASTM Sixth Symposium on Composite Materials: Fatigue and Fracture, Denver, CO, May, 1995. (43)

Revised version available in Composite Materials: Fatigue and Fracture (Sixth Volume), ASTM STP1285, 1997, pp. 8-26.

TELAC 95-04

Wardle, Brian L., "Impact and Quasi-Static Response of Cylindrical Composite Shells", S.M. Thesis, May, 1995. (381)

TELAC 95-03

Maddocks, Jason R., and McManus, Hugh L., "Prediction of Microcracking in Composite Laminates under Thermomechanical Loading", August, 1995. (8)

Also available in the Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Composite Materials, Whistler, Canada, August, 1995, pp. I-415 - I-422.

Revised version available in Polymers and Polymer Composites, Vol. 4, No. 5, 1996, pp. 304-314.

TELAC 95-02

Maddocks, Jason R., "Microcracking in Composite Laminates under Thermal and Mechanical Loading", S.M. Thesis, May, 1995. (225)

TELAC 95-01

Spearing, S. Mark, Lagace, Paul A., and McManus, Hugh L. N., "On the Role of Lengthscale in the Prediction of Failure of Composite Structures: Assessments and Needs", August, 1995. (8)

Also available in the Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Composite Materials, Whistler, Canada, August, 1995, pp. IV-49 - IV-56.

Also available in Applied Composite Materials, Vol. 5, No. 3 May, 1998, pp.139-149.

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TELAC 94-10

Shia, David, and McManus, Hugh L., "A Massively Parallel Computational Approach to Coupled Thermoelastic/Porous Gas Flow Problems", presented at the 1994 JANNAF Rocket Nozzle Technology Subcommittee Meeting, Seattle , November, 1994.

TELAC 94-09

Kucner, Lauren K., and McManus, Hugh L., "Experimental Studies of Composite Laminates Damaged by Fire", October, 1994. (15)

Also available in the Proceedings of the 26th International SAMPE Technical Conference, Atlanta GA , October, 1994, 341-353.

TELAC 94-08

Olsson, Robin, "Simplified Theory for Contact Indentation of Sandwich Panels", S.M. Thesis, September, 1994. (172)

TELAC 94-07

Vogler, Tracy J., "Compressive Behavior and Failure of Composite Sandwich Panels", S.M. Thesis, June 1994. (370)

TELAC 94-06

Park, Cecelia H., and McManus, Hugh L., "Thermally Induced Damage in Composite Space Structures: Predictive Methodology and Experimental Correlation", September, 1994. (8)

Also available in the Proceedings of the American Society for Composites Ninth Technical Conference, September, 1994, pp. 161-168.

Revised version available in Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 56, No. 10, 1996, pp. 1209-1219.

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TELAC 94-05

Tsang, P. H. Wilson, "Impact Resistance and Damage Tolerance of Composite Sandwich Panels", Ph.D. Thesis, March, 1994. (436)

TELAC 94-04

Tsang, P.H. Wilson, and Lagace, Paul A., "Failure Mechanisms of Impact-Damaged Sandwich Panels Under Uniaxial Compression", April, 1994. (10)

Also available as AIAA Paper No. 94-1396, in the Proceedings of the AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 35th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Hilton Head, SC, April, 1994, pp. 745-754.

TELAC 94-03

Tsang, P.H. Wilson, "Reference Manual for GROWTH: Dimple Propagation Model", March, 1994. (56)

TELAC 94-02

Park, Cecelia H.S., "Analysis of Thermally Induced Damage in Composite Space Structures", S.M. Thesis, January, 1994. (164)

TELAC 94-01

Kroes, Richard A., "An Analytical and Experimental Study of Mechanisms Critical to the Failure of Notched Graphite/Epoxy Laminates", S.M. Thesis, January, 1994. (213)

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TELAC 93-19

Priest, Stacy M., "Damage Tolerance of Pressurized Graphite/Epoxy Tape Cylinders Under Uniaxial and Biaxial Loading", S.M. Thesis, December, 1993. (318)

TELAC 93-18

Lagace, Paul A., and Williamson, James E., "Contribution of the Core and Facesheet to the Impact Damage Resistance of Composite Sandwich Panels", November, 1993. (21)

Also available in the Proceedings of the Tenth DoD/NASA/FAA Conference on Fibrous Composites in Structural Design, Hilton Head, South Carolina, April, 1994, pp. II-53 - II-74.

TELAC 93-17

Chen, Warren C. and Dugundji, John, "A Formulation of Nonlinear Limit Cycle Oscillation Problems in Aircraft Flutter", September, 1993. (155)

TELAC 93-16

McManus, Hugh L., "Stress and Damage in Polymer Matrix Composite Materials due to Material Degradation at High Temperatures", December, 1993. (22)

Also available in the Proceedings of the 35th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, CP942, Hilton Head, SC, April 1994, pp. 736-744.

TELAC 93-14

Tai, David S., "A New Model of Moisture Evaporation in Composite Materials in Rapid Temperature Rise Environments", S.M. Thesis, November, 1993. (85) 1993, Page 3TELAC 93-15 McManus, Hugh L., "Analysis Needs for Functionally Gradient Materials", June, 1993. (10)

TELAC 93-13

McManus, Hugh L., and Mak, Yew-Poh, "Strain Rate and Manufacturing Technique Effects on the Damage Tolerance of Composite Laminates", April, 1993. (10)

Also available as AIAA Paper No. 93-1523 in the Proceedings of the AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 34th Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, La Jolla, California, April, 1993, pp. 1853-1862.

TELAC 93-12

Tai, David S., and McManus, Hugh L., "A Combined Fickian Diffusion-Darcy Flow Model for the Movement of Gases within a Porous Media", presented at the JANNAF Rocket Nozzle Technology Subcommittee Meeting, Huntsville , Alabama , October, 1993. (10)

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TELAC 93-11

Lagace, Paul A., "Understanding Impact of Composite Structures: Issues and Needs" (extended abstract), September, 1993. (5)

Also available in the Proceedings of the Second Canadian International Composites Conference and Exhibition, Ottawa , September, 1993, pp. 33-37.

TELAC 93-10

Bhat, Narendra V., "Delamination Growth in Graphite/Epoxy Composite Laminates under Tensile Loading", Ph.D. Thesis, September, 1993. (294)

TELAC 93-09

Thomas, Stephen A., "Effects of Structural Parameters on the Static Indentation and Bending Behavior of Graphite/Epoxy Laminates", S.M. Thesis, September, 1993. (389)

TELAC 93-08

Williamson, James E., and Lagace, Paul A., "Response Mechanisms in the Impact of Graphite/Epoxy Honeycomb Sandwich Panels", October, 1993. (11)

Also available in the Proceedings of the American Society for Composites Eighth Technical Conference, October, 1993, pp. 287-297.

TELAC 93-07

McManus, Hugh L., Bowles, David E., and Tompkins, Stephen S., "Prediction of Thermal Cycling Induced Matrix Cracking", October, 1993. (10).

Also available in the Proceedings of the American Society for Composites Eighth Technical Conference, October, 1993, pp. 1120-1129.

Also available in the Proceedings of the Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Vol. 15, No. 2, 1996, pp. 124-140.

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TELAC 93-06

Lagace, Paul A., Mong, Renee L., and Wyland Kuhlmann, Chantell, "Suppression of Delamination in a Gradient Stress Field in Graphite/Epoxy Laminates", July, 1993. (9)

Also available in the Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM/9), Vol. VI, Madrid, July, 1993, pp. 705-713.

TELAC 93-05

McManus, Hugh L., "Prediction of Fire Damage to Composite Aircraft Structures", July, 1993. (8)

Also available in the Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM/9), Vol. V, Madrid, July, 1993, pp. 929-937.

TELAC 93-04

Ranniger, Claudia U., Lagace, Paul A., and Graves , Michael J., "Damage Tolerance and Arrest Characteristics of Pressurized Graphite/Epoxy Tape Cylinders", presented at the ASTM Fifth Symposium on Composite Materials: Fatigue and Fracture, May, 1993. (42)

Revised version availablein Composite Materials: Fatigue and Fracture -- Fifth Volume, ASTM STP 1230, 1995, pp. 407-426.

TELAC 93-03

Matsuhashi, Hiroto, Graves, Michael J., Dugundji, John, and Lagace, Paul A., "Effect of Membrane Stiffening in Transient Impact Analysis of Composite Laminated Plates", April, 1993. (11)

Also available as AIAA Paper No. 93-1611 in the Proceedings of the AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 34th Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, La Jolla, California, April, 1993, pp. 2668-2678.

TELAC 93-02

Lagace, Paul A., and Wolf, Edward, "Impact Damage Resistance of Several Laminated Material Systems", April, 1993. (10)

Also available as AIAA Paper No. 93-1524 in the Proceedings of the AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 34th Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, La Jolla, California, April, 1993, pp. 1863-1872.

Revised version available in AIAA Journal, Vol. 33, No. 6, June, 1995, pp. 1106-1113.

TELAC 93-01

Farmer, Jeffrey D., "Heat Transfer in an Anisotropic Thermosetting Advanced Composite During its Cure", S.M. Thesis, January, 1993. (312)

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TELAC 92-16

Graves , Michael J., and Sawicki, Adam J., "The Failure of Integrally Stiffened Graphite/Epoxy Cylinders", 1992. (14)

Also available in Composite Structures, Vol. 27, 1994, pp. 269-282

TELAC 92-15

McManus, Hugh L., "Exact Solutions to Quasi-Steady State Inertial Gas Flow Problems", December, 1992. (8)

TELAC 92-14

McManus, Hugh L., "Probabilistic Methods for the Calculation of Laminate Properties", October, 1992. (9)

Also available in the Proceedings of the American Society for Composites Seventh Technical Conference, October, 1992, pp. 625-633.

TELAC 92-13

McManus, Hugh. L., "Application of Poroelasticity Theory to Decomposing Composites", April, 1992. (7)

Also available as AIAA Paper No. 92-2483-CP in the Proceedings of the AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 33rd Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Dallas, Texas, April, 1992, pp. 3172-3178.

Also available in the Proceedings of Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Vol. 12, June 1993, pp. 712-722.

TELAC 92-12

McManus, Hugh L., "Critical Factors in the Analysis of Decomposing Composites", May, 1992. (7)

Also available in AMD-Vol. 136, Computational Mechanics of Porous Materials and their Thermal Decomposition, ASME, 1992, pp. 113-119.

TELAC 92-11

Kim, Taehyoun, "Reference Manual for FREE1: Nonlinear Large Amplitude Free Vibration of Composite Blades at Large Static Deflection", December, 1992. (38)

TELAC 92-10

Lagace, Paul A., and Bhat, Narendra, V., "On the Prediction of Delamination Initiation", December, 1992. (7)

Also available in Advanced Composites '93 (Proceedings of the International Conference on Advanced Composite Materials), Wollongong , Australia , February, 1993, pp. 335-341.

TELAC 92-09

Bhat, Narendra V., and Lagace, Paul A., "An Analytical Method for the Evaluation of Interlaminar Stresses due to Material Discontinuities", November, 1992. (30)

Revised version available in Journal of Composite Materials, Vol. 28, No. 3, 1994, pp. 190-210.

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TELAC 92-08

Matsuhashi, Hiroto, "Nonlinear Analysis of Composite Laminated Plates Subjected to Impact", S.M. Thesis, August, 1992. (252)

TELAC 92-07

Kozel, Laura A., "The Effect of Implants on the Structural Integrity of Graphite/Epoxy Laminates ", S.M. Thesis, August, 1992. (258)

TELAC 92-06

Lagace, Paul A., Williamson, James E., Tsang, P.H. Wilson, Wolf, Edward and Thomas, Stephen A., "The Use of Force as a (Impact) Damage Resistance Parameter", October, 1992. (10)

Also available in the Proceedings of the American Society for Composites Seventh Technical Conference, October, 1992, pp. 991-1000.

Revised version ("A Preliminary Proposition for a Test Method to Measure (Impact) Damage Resistance") available in Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Vol. 12, No. 5, May, 1993, pp. 584-601.

TELAC 92-05

Mak, Yew-Poh, "Strain Rate Effects on Tensile Fracture and Damage Tolerance of Composite Laminates", S.M. Thesis, May, 1992. (274)

TELAC 92-04

Kim Taehyoun, "Nonlinear Large Amplitude Structural and Aeroelastic Behavior of Composite Rotor Blades of Large Static Deflection", Ph.D. Thesis, June, 1992. (239)

TELAC 92-03

Wolf, Edward, "Impact Damage Mechanisms in Several Laminated Material Systems", S.M. Thesis, March, 1992. (335)

TELAC 92-02

Kim, Taehyoun, and Dugundji, John, "Nonlinear Large Amplitude Aeroelastic Behavior of Composite Rotor Blades at Large Static Deflection", April, 1992. (11)

Also available as AIAA Paper No. 92-2257 in the Proceedings of the AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 33rd Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Dallas, Texas, April, 1992, pp. 1350-1360.

TELAC 92-01

Chow, Wai Tuck, and Graves, Michael J., "Stress Analysis of a Rectangular Implant in Laminated Composite Using 2-D and 3-D Finite Elements", April, 1992. (14)

Also available as AIAA Paper No. 92-2477 in the Proceedings of the AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 33rd Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Dallas, Texas, April, 1992, pp. 848-861.

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TELAC 91-17

Graves , Michael J. and Lagace, Paul A., "Composite Fuselage Technology -- Summary of Year 2 Results for NASA Grant NAG-1-991, December, 1991. (38)

TELAC 91-16

Dunn, Peter E., "Nonlinear Stall Flutter of Wings with Bending-Torsion Coupling", Ph.D. Thesis, December, 1991. (261)

TELAC 91-15

Tsang, P.H. Wilson, "Reference Manual for ELLIP: Stress Around an Elliptic Inclusion in an Anisotropic Plate Under Plane Stress", November, 1991. (32)

TELAC 91-14

Guy, Teresa A., and Lagace, Paul A., "Compressive Residual Strength of Graphite/Epoxy Laminates After Impact", presented at the 9th DOD/NASA/FAA Conference on Fibrous Composites in Structural Design," Lake Tahoe, Nevada, November, 1991. (23)

Also available in Proceedings of the Ninth DOD/NASA/FAA Conference on Fibrous Composites in Structural Design, DOT/FAA/CT-92-25, 1992, pp. 253-274.

TELAC 91-13

Chow, Wai Tuck, "Stress Analysis of a Rectangular Implant in Laminated Composites Using 2-D and 3-D Finite Elements", S.M. Thesis, October, 1991. (Vol. I - 238, Vol. II - 147)

TELAC 91-12

Williamson, James E., "Response Mechanisms in the Impact of Graphite/Epoxy Honeycomb Sandwich Panels", S.M. Thesis, August, 1991. (392)

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TELAC 91-11

Ranniger, Claudia U., "Damage Tolerance and Arrest Characteristics of Pressurized Graphite/Epoxy Tape Cylinders," S.M. Thesis, June, 1991. (194)

TELAC 91-10

Ranniger, Claudia U., "Effect of Cylinder Diameter on the Damage Tolerance of Graphite/Epoxy Cylinders with Axial Notches", May, 1991. (78)

TELAC 91-09

Guy, Teresa A., "Compressive Residual Strength of Graphite/Epoxy Laminates after Impact", S.M. Thesis, May, 1991. (333)

TELAC 91-08

Notestine, Randolph J., "Comparison of Experimental Results and Analytical Solutions for the Deflections of Anistropic Plates", S.M. Thesis, May, 1991. (379)

TELAC 91-07

Sawicki, Adam J., Graves, Michael J., and Lagace, Paul A., "Failure of Graphite/Epoxy Panels with Stiffening Strips", presented at the ASTM 4th Symposium on Composite Materials: Fatigue and Fracture, May, 1991. (58)

Revised version available in Composite Materials: Fatigue and Fracture, Fourth Volume, ASTM STP 1156, 1993, pp. 5-34.

TELAC 91-06

Lagace, Paul A., Bhat, Narendra, V., and Gundogdu, Ahmet, "Response of Notched Graphite/Epoxy and Graphite/PEEK Systems", presented at the ASTM 4th Symposium on Composite Materials: Fatigue and Fracture, May, 1991. (42)

Revised version available in Composite Materials: Fatigue and Fracture, Fourth Volume, ASTM STP 1156, 1993, pp. 55-71.

TELAC 91-05

Tsang, P.H. Wilson, "Reference Manual for SPANSTIN: Stresses and Strains in a Sandwich Panel under Static Indentation", April, 1991. (53)

TELAC 91-04

Tsang, P.H. Wilson, "Reference Manual for DROCSPIL: Dynamic Response of Composite Sandwich Panels under Impact Loading", March, 1991. (55)

TELAC 91-03

Lagace, Paul A. and Bonello, Kenneth J., "Damage Accumulation in Graphite/Epoxy Laminates Due to Cyclic Gradient Stress Fields", July, 1991. (15)

Also available in Composites: Design, Manufacture and Application, Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Composite Materials, Honolulu, July, 1991, pp. 38-A-1 - 38-A-15.

Also available in Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Vol. 12, No. 10, October, 1993, pp. 1111-1135.

TELAC 91-02

Kim, Taehyoun, and Dugundji, John, "Nonlinear Large Amplitude Vibration of Composite Helicopter Blades at Large Static Deflection", April, 1991. (11)

Also available as AIAA Paper No. 91-1221 in the Proceedings of the AAIA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 32nd Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Baltimore, MD, April, 1991, pp. 2071-2081.

TELAC 91-01

Lagace, Paul A., Ryan, Kiernan F., and Graves , Michael J., "Effect of Damage on the Impact Response of Composite Laminates", April, 1991. (7)

Also available as AIAA Paper No. 91-1079 in the Proceedings of the AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 32nd Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Baltimore, MD, April, 1991, pp. 1137-1143.

Revised version available in AIAA Journal, Vol. 32, No. 6, June, 1994, pp. 1328-1330.

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TELAC 90-19

Graves , Michael J. and Lagace, Paul A., "Composite Fuselage Technology -- Summary of Year 1 Results for NASA Grant NAG-1-991", October, 1990. (24)

TELAC 90-18

Wilson, Thomas A., "The Effects of Manufacturing on the Structural Integrity of Gr/PEEK Composite Parts", S.M. Thesis, September, 1990. (205)

TELAC 90-17

Sawicki, Adam J., "Damage Tolerance of Integrally Stiffened Composite Plates and Cylinders", S.M. Thesis, September, 1990. (351)

TELAC 90-16

Mamorini, Luca, "The Contribution of Face Wrinkling to the Compressive Strength of Thin Composite Facesheet Sandwich Panels", July, 1990. (116)

TELAC 90-15

Dugundji, John, "Static and Dynamic Properties of Composite Blades with Structural Couplings", Final Report for U.S. Army Research Office Contract # DAAL 03-87-K-0024 for Period 1 February 1987 to 30 June 1990 , August, 1990. (8)

TELAC 90-14

Kim, Taehyoun and Dugundji, John, "Nonlinear Large Amplitude Vibration of Composite Helicopter Rotor Blade at Large Static Deflection", Interim Technical Report for U.S. Army Research Office Contract DAAL 03-87-K-0024, July, 1990. (79)

TELAC 90-13

Lagace, Paul A. and Sultana, John A., "Effects of Residual Manufacturing Stresses on the Fracture of Graphite/Epoxy Laminates", presented at the 22nd International SAMPE Technical Conference, Boston , Massachusetts , November, 1990. (11)

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TELAC 90-12

Brewer, John C. and Lagace, Paul A., "Failure of Graphite/Epoxy Induced by Delamination", presented at the 22nd International SAMPE Technical Conference, Boston , Massachusetts , November, 1990. (14)

TELAC 90-11

Lagace, Paul A., "On Delamination Failures in Composite Laminates", July, 1990. (19)

Also available in the Proceedings of the Indo - U.S. Workshop on Composites for Aerospace Applications, Bangalore, India, July, 1990, pp. 318-336.

TELAC 90-10

Bhat, Narendra, V, Lagace, Paul A., and Gundogdu, Ahmet, "Response of Notched Graphite/Epoxy and Graphite/PEEK Systems", June, 1990. (109)

TELAC 90-09

Tsang, P.H. Wilson, and Dugundji, John, "Damage Resistance of Graphite/Epoxy Sandwich Panels under Low Speed Impacts", May, 1990. (12)

Also available in Proceedings of the 46th Annual Forum of the American Helicopter Society, Washington, D.C., May, 1990, pp. 683-694.

TELAC 90-08

Quek, Meng Yin, "Finite Element Prediction of Damage Accumulation in Graphite/Epoxy Laminates under a Gradient Stress Field", S.M. Thesis, May, 1990. (74)

TELAC 90-07

Bonello, Kenneth J., "Damage Accumulation in Graphite/Epoxy Laminates due to Cyclic Gradient Stress Fields", S.M. Thesis, May, 1990. (159)

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TELAC 90-06

Cairns , Douglas S., and Lagace, Paul A., "A Consistent Engineering Methodology for the Treatment of Impact in Composite Materials", June, 1990. (11)

Also available in the Proceedings of the American Society for Composites Fifth Technical Conference, June, 1990, pp. 589-599.

Also available in Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Vol. 11, No. 4, April, 1992, pp. 395-412.

TELAC 90-05

Lagace, Paul A., and Bhat, Narendra V., "Efficient Use of Film Adhesive Interlayers to Suppress Delamination". Presented at the ASTM 10th Symposium on Composite Materials: Testing and Design, April, 1990 (32).

Also available in Composite Materials: Testing and Design Tenth Volume, ASTM STP 1120, 1992, pp. 384-396.

TELAC 90-04

Saeger, Kevin J. and Lagace, Paul A., "Effects of Localized Bending at Through-Flaws in Pressurized Composite Cylinders", April 1990. (7)

Also available as AIAA Paper No. 90-0920 in the Proceedings of the AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 31st Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, April, 1990, pp. 966-972.

Also available in Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Vol. 6, No. 4, October, 1993, pp. 381-393.

TELAC 90-03

Dunn, Peter and Dugundji, John, "Nonlinear Stall Flutter and Divergence Analysis of Cantilevered Graphite/Epoxy Wings". (13)

Also available as AIAA Paper No. 90-0983 in the Proceedings of the AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 31st Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, April, 1990, pp. 1476-1488.

TELAC 90-02

Lagace, Paul A. and Saeger, Kevin J., "Methodology for Prediction of Delamination Initiation at Holes in Composite Laminates", April, 1990. (8)

Also available as AIAA Paper No. 90-1019 in the Proceedings of the AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 31st Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Long Beach, CA, April, 1990, pp. 1183-1190.

TELAC 90-01

Lagace, Paul A., Tsang, Wilson, and Williamson, James T., "Damage Resistance and Damage Tolerance of AMOCO ERLX-1983 3K-20-PW Sandwich Panels", Report for Boeing Helicopters for Period 6/1/89 to 12/31/89 , January, 1990. (103)

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