Publications

1. Books

D. Roylance, Mechanics of Materials, John Wiley & Sons, 1996.

2. Papers in Refereed Journals

1.           DeVries, K.L., D.K. Roylance, and M.L. Williams, "Uses of Electron Paramagnetic Resonance in Studying Fracture," Journal of Polymer Science: Part A-1, vol. 8, pp. 237-252, 1970.

2.           Roylance, D.K., and K.L. DeVries, "Determination of Atomic Stress Distribution in Oriented Polypropylene by Infrared Spectroscopy," Journal of Polymer Science: Part BJ, vol. 9, pp. 443-447, 1971.

3.           DeVries, K.L., D.K. Roylance, and M.L. Williams, "An Experimental Investigation of Some Models of Polymer Fracture,"  International Journal of Fracture Mechanics, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 197-202, 1971.

4.           DeVries, K.L., D.K. Roylance, and M.L. Williams, "Formation of Free Radicals during Mechanical Degradation of Elastomers,"  Journal of Polymer Science: Part B, vol. 9, pp. 605-609, l971.

5.           DeVries, K.L., D.K. Roylance, and M.L. Williams, "EPR Studies of Mechanically Induced Bond Rupture in Elastomers," Journal of Polymer Science: Part A-2, vol. 10, pp. 599-606, 1972.

6.           Roylance, D.K. and M.E. Roylance, "Orientation Profile in Rolled Poly­propylene," Journal of Polymer Science: Part B, vol. 10, pp. 273-277, 1972.

7.           Roylance, D.K., "Wave Propagation in a Viscoelastic Fiber Subjected to Transverse Impact," Journal of Applied Mechanics, vol. 40, Series E, pp. 143-148, March 1973.

8.           Roylance, D.K., A.F. Wilde, and G.C. Tocci, "Ballistic Impact of Textile Structures," Textile Research Journal, vol. 43, pp. 34-41, 1973.

9.           DeVries, K.L. and D.K. Roylance, "The Observation of Molecular Bond Rupture during Fracture in Polymers," Progress in Solid State Chemistry, vol. 8, chap. 6, pp. 283-335, 1973.

10.        Wilde, A.F., J.M. Rogers, and D.K. Roylance, "Photographic Investi­gation of High Speed Missile Impact Upon Nylon Fabric, Part I: Energy Absorption and Cone Radial Velocity in Fabric," Textile Research Journal, vol. 43, pp. 753-761, 1973.

11.        Roylance, D.K., "Ballistics of Transversely Impacted Fibers," Textile Research Journal, vol. 47, pp. 679-684, 1977.

12.        Roylance, D.K., and M.E. Roylance, "Weathering of Fiber-Reinforced Epoxy Composites," Polymer Engineering and Science, vol. 18, pp. 249-254, 1978.

13.        Roylance, D.K., and S.S. Wang, "Penetration Mechanics of Textile Structures: Influence of Nonlinear Viscoelastic Relaxation," Polymer Engineering and Science, vol. 18, pp. 1068-1072, 1978.

14.        Roylance, D.K., "Stress Wave Propagation in Fibers: Effect of Cross­overs," Fiber Science and Technology, vol. 13, pp. 385-395, 1980.

15.        Roylance, D.K., P.E. McElroy, and F.J. McGarry, "Viscoelastic Prop­erties of Paper," Fiber Science and Technology, vol. 13, pp. 411-421, 1980.

16.        Roylance, D.K. "Stress Wave Damage in Graphite/Epoxy Laminates," Journal of Composite Materials, vol. 14, pp. 111-119, 1980.

17.        Roylance, D.K., "Use of 'Penalty' Finite Elements in Analysis of Polymer Melt Processing," Polymer Engineering and Science, vol. 20, pp. 1029-1034, 1980.

18.     Roylance, D.K. and S. Wang, "Influence of Fiber Properties on Ballistic Penetration of Textile Panels," Fibre Science and Technology, vol. 14, pp. 183-190, 1981.

19.     Lee, R.C., E.H. Frank, A.J. Grodzinsky, and D.K. Roylance, "Oscillatory Compressional Behavior of Articular Cartilage and its Associated Elec­tro­mechanical Properties," Journal of Biomechan­ical Engineering, vol. 103, pp. 280-292,1981.

20.     Buckley, L. and D. Roylance, "Kinetics of a Sterically Hindered Amine Cured Resin System," Polymer Engineering and Science, vol. 22, pp. 166-171, 1982.

21.     Donnellan, T. and D. Roylance, "The Curing of a Bisphenol-A Type Epoxy Resin with 1,8 Diamino-p-menthane,"  Polymer Engineering and Science, vol. 22, pp. 821-825, 1982.

22.     Popli, R. and D. Roylance, "Observation of Molecular Chain Scission During Crazing of Polystyrene," Polymer Engineering and Science, vol. 22, pp. 1046-1048, 1982.

23.     Roylance, D., "Some Consequences of a Fracture Criterion for Oriented Polymers Based on Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy," International Journal of Fracture, vol. 21, pp. 107-114, 1983.

24.     Allred, R.E. and D.K. Roylance, "Transverse Moisture Sensitivity of Aramid/Epoxy Composites," Journal of Materials Science, vol. 18, pp. 652-656, 1983.

25.     Popli, R. and D. Roylance, "A Thermodynamic Prediction of Tie Chain Length Distribution in Drawn Semicrystalline Polymers," Polymer Engi­neering and Science, vol. 25, pp. 828-833, 1985.

26.     Aylward, L., C. Douglas, and D. Roylance, "A Transient Finite Element Model for Pultrusion Processing," Polymer Process Engineering, vol. 3, pp. 247-261, 1985.

27.     Mead, J., S. Singh, D. Roylance, and J. Patt, "Nonlinear Response and Thermomechanical Degradation of a Urethane Elastomer," Polymer Engi­neer­ing and Science, vol. 27, pp. 131-140, 1987.

28.     Buckley, L.J., D.K. Roylance, and G.E. Wnek, "Influence of Dopant Ion and Synthesis Variables on Mechanical Properties of Polypyrrole Films," Journal of Polymer Science: Part B: Polymer Physics, Vol. 25, pp. 2179-2188, 1987.

29.     Fullerton, R., Roylance, D., Acton, A., and Allred, R. "Cure Analysis of Printed Wiring Boards Containing Reactive Adhesive Layers," Polymer Engineering and Science, Vol. 28, pp. 372-376, 1988.

30.     Donnellan, T.M. and D. Roylance, "Relationships in a Bismaleimide Resin System, Part I: Cure Mechanisms," Polymer Engineering and  Science, Vol. 26, p. 409, 1992.

31.     Donnellan, T.M. and D. Roylance, "Relationships in a Bismaleimide Resin system, Part II: Thermomechanical Properties," Polymer  Engineering and Science, Vol. 26, p. 415, 1992.

32.     Roylance, D. “Assessment of Olefin-Based IUD Tail Strings,” Journal of Applied Biomaterials, vol. 4. pp. 287-301, 1993.

33.     Roylance, D., C.H.M. Jenkins, and G.E. Dieter, “The Materials-Mechanics Linkage in the Engineering Curriculum,” Journal of Materials Education, Vol. 21, pp. 145-148, 1999.

34.     Roylance, D., C. Jenkins and S. Khanna, “Web Modules Linking Mechanics and Materials Science,” Journal of Materials Education, Vol. 23, pp. 137-142, 2001.  Also Proc. 2001 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, San Francisco, April 2001.

35.     Roylance, D., K.C. Cohen, C.H.M. Jenkins and S.K. Khanna, “Mechanics of Materials: a Materials Science Perspective,” Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, Vol. 216, pp. 141-145, 2001.

36.     Khanna, S.K, C.H. Jenkins and D. Roylance, “A New Approach to Integrated Instruction in Mechanics and Materials Science,” Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, Vol. 216, pp. 49-53, 2002.

37.     Roylance, D. "An Undergraduate Capstone Subject in Design and Processing," Journal of Materials Education, Vol. 24 p. 231, 2002.

38.     Roylance, M., J. Player, W. Zukas, and D. Roylance, “Modeling of Ultrasonic Processing,” Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 93, pp. 1609-1615, 2004.

3. Proceedings of Refereed Conferences

1.        Roylance, D.K., K.L. DeVries, and M.L. Williams, "Fracture Detection in Polymers by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance," Fracture 1969, Chapman and Hall, pp. 551-563, 1969. Presented at Second International Confer­ence on Fracture, Brighton, England, April 1969.

2.        Roylance, D.K., "Shock Hardness of Graphite/Epoxy Composites," Proceed­ings of the Army Science Conference, West Point, New York, 1974.

3.        Cilley, E.C., D.K. Roylance, and N.S. Schneider, "Methods of Fiber and Void Measurement in Graphite/Epoxy Composites," Composite Materials: Testing and Design, ASTM STP 546, American Society for Testing and Materials, pp. 237-249, 1974. Presented at the Third Symposium on Com­po­site Materials: Testing and Design, Williamsburg, Virginia, March 1973.

4.        Roylance, D.K., and M.E. Roylance, "Influence of Outdoor Weathering on the Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Glass/Epoxy Laminate," Environ­mental Effects on Advanced Composite Materials, ASTM STP 602, American Society for Testing and Materials, pp. 85-94, 1976. Presented at ASTM National Meeting, Montreal, 1975.

5.        Roylance, M.E., D.K. Roylance, and J.N. Sultan, "The Role of Rubber Modification in Improving High-Rate Impact Resistance," Advances in Chemistry Series, No. 154, pp. 192-205, 1976. Presented at National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Atlantic City, August 1974.

6.        Roylance, D.K., "Use of the Lloyd-DeVries Bond Rupture Model in Pre­dict­ing Polymer Fracture," Recent Advances in Engineering Science, Lehigh University Publication, pp. 177-185, 1977. Presented at 14th Annual Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science, Lehigh University, November 1977.

7.        Roylance, D.K., "Characterization of Polymer Deformation and Fracture," Applications of Polymer Spectroscopy, Academic Press, pp. 207-219, 1978. Presented at National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Francisco, August 1976.

8.        Douglas, C. and D. Roylance, "Finite Element Analysis of Nonisothermal Polymer Processing Operations," Finite Element Flow Analysis, Elsevier North-Holland Inc., 1982. (Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Finite Element Methods in Flow Problems, Tokyo, July 1982.)

9.        Roylance, D.K., "Finite Element Modeling of Nonisothermal Polymer Flows," Computer Applications in Applied Polymer Science, American Chemical Society Symposium Series, No. 197, pp. 265 - 276, 1982. Presented at National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, New York City, August 1981.

10.     McElroy, P.M., R. Allred, and D. Roylance, "Effect of Weathering on the  Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Sheet Molding Compounds," Proceedings  of the 13th National SAMPE Technical Conference, presented at Mt.  Pocono, Pennsylvania, October 1981.  

11.     Douglas, C. and D. Roylance, "Chemorheology of Reactive Systems: Finite Element Analysis," Chemorheology of Thermosetting Polymers," ACS Symposium Series, No. 227, pp. 251 - 262, 1983. Presented at National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Kansas City, September 1982.

12.     Allred, R., D. Roylance, and E. Merrill, "Surface Chemistry and Bonding of Plasma-Aminated Polyaramid Filaments," Molecular Characterization of Composite Interfaces, ACS Symposium Series, pp. 333-375, 1985. Presented at National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Seattle, March 1983.

13.     Roylance, D., "Reaction Kinetics for Thermoset Resins," The Manufac­turing Science of Composites, Proceedings of Manufacturing International '88, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, vol. IV, pp. 7-11, 1988.  Presented in Atlanta, April 1988.

14.     Roylance, D., L. Chiao, and P. McElroy, "Versatile Finite Element Code for Polymer Composite Processing," Computer Applications in Applied Polymer Science, II: Automation, Modeling, and Simulation, ACS Sympo­sium Series, No. 404, pp. 270 - 280, 1989. Presented at National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Toronto, June 1988.

15.     Ting. J., D. Roylance, H. Chi, B. Chitrangad, “Numerical Modeling of Fabric Panel Response to Ballistic Impact,” Proc. 25th International SAMPE Technical Conference, October 1993.

16.     Roylance, D., P. Chammas, J. Ting, H. Chi, and B. Scott "Numerical Modeling of Fabric Impact," Proceedings of the National Meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), San Francisco, October 1995.

17.     Ting, C., J. Ting, P. Cunniff, D. Roylance, “Numerical Characterization of the Effects of Transverse Yarn Interaction on Textile Ballistic Response,” Proc. 30th International SAMPE Technical Conference, October 1998.

18.     Roylance, M., D. Roylance and L. Nesmith, “Use of Ultrasonic Tape Lamination for In-Process Debulking of Thick Composite Structures,” Proceedings of the 43rd International SAMPE Symposium, Vol. 43, pp. 190-198, 1998.

19.     Roylance, D., C. Jenkins and S. Khanna, “Innovations in Teaching Mechanics of Materials in Materials Science and Engineering Departments,” Proc. 2001 Spring Meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education, Albuquerque, June 2001.

20.     Roylance, D. “Design and Processing in the Materials Science and Engineering Curriculum,” Proc. Meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education (Zone 1), U.S. Military Academy at West Point, April 2002.

21.     Roylance, D., “A New MSE Curriculum,” Proc. MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, April 2004.

22.     Roylance, D. “A Distance Learning Subject in Polymer Engineering,” Proc. American Society for Engineering Education Conference, Salt Lake City, June 2004.

4. Other Major Publications

1.        DeVries, K.L., D.K. Roylance, and M.L. Williams, "Some Preliminary Measurements of Free Radical Formation in Polymers Under Stress," ICRPG Supplement, 1968. Presented at Sixth ICRPG Working Group on Mechanical Behavior, Pasadena, California, 1968.  

2.        Wilde, A.F., J.J. Ricca, D.K. Roylance, G.C. Tocci, and J.M. Rogers,  "Deformation and Rupture of Fibers and Films under Missile Impact,"  Technical Report AMMRC TR72-12, Army Materials and Mechanics Research  Center, Watertown, Mass., May 1972.  

3.        Roylance, D.K., C.R. Desper, and J.J. Johnson, "Solid-Phase Forming of Thermoplastics," SAMPE Technical Conference Series, vol. 4, pp.  371-380, 1972. Presented at SAMPE Fall Meeting, Palo Alto, California, October 1972.  

4.        Stafford, W.K., and D.K. Roylance, "Engineering Properties of Graphite  Fiber Reinforced Composites," Proceedings of the 29th Annual Technical  Conference, Reinforced Plastics/Composites Institute, Society of the  Plastics Industry, Section 20E, 1-4, 1974. Presented at National SPE Meeting, Washington, D.C., February 1974.  

5.        Roylance, D.K., "Netting Analysis for Filament-Wound Pressure Vessels," Technical Note AMMRC TN76-3, Army Materials and Mechanics Research  Center, Watertown, Mass., August 1976.  

6.        Roylance, D.K., "Development of Dynamic Stress-Strain Curves from  Fiber-Impact Data," Technical Report R77-1, Department of Materials  Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,  Cambridge, Mass., January 1977.  

7.        Roylance, D.K., "Numerical Analysis of Wave Propagation in Two Crossed  Fibers," Technical Report R77-2, Department of Materials Science and  Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.,  January 1977.  

8.        Roylance, D.K., "Numerical Analysis of Projectile Impact in Woven Textile Structures," NASA Report CP-2017, pp. 240-260, 1977. Presented at NASA Workshop on Engine Rotor Failures, MIT, March 1977.  

9.        Wang, S.S., and D.K. Roylance, "Viscoelastic Wave Propagation in Polymeric Fabric Panels Subjected to Ballistic Missile Impact," Proceedings, International Conference on Applied Numerical Modeling,  Southhampton, England, August 1977.  

10.     Wang, S.S., and D.K. Roylance, "A Direct Numerical Simulation of Ballistic Missile Impact on Fabric Panels," Proceedings of the First International Conference on Mathematical Modeling, St. Louis, August 1977.  

11.     Roylance, D.K., and M.E. Roylance, "Degradation of Fiber-Reinforced Epoxy Composites by Outdoor Weathering," Proceedings of the Inter­national Conference in Environmental Degradation of Engineering Materials, Blacksburg, Virginia, October 1977.  

12.     Wang, S.S., and D.K. Roylance, "Dynamic Fracture of Nonlinear Polymeric Fabric Panels," Proceedings of the International Symposium on Numerical  Methods in Fracture Mechanics, Swansea, England, January 1978.  

13.     Roylance, D.K., J. Courter, and S.S. Wang, "Fracture Mechanics of Orthotropic Polymers," Organic Coatings and Plastics Chemistry Preprints, vol. 38, pp. 244-249, March 1978. Presented at National ACS Meeting, Anaheim, California, March 1978.  

14.     Roylance, D.K., and R. Popli, "Stress-Induced Bond Scission in  Polymers," Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Yield,  Deformation, and Fracture of Polymers, Churchill College, Cambridge,  England, April 1979.  

15.     Blout, J.S., D.K. Roylance, and M.E. Roylance, "Environment/Fatigue Interactions in Kevlar/Epoxy Laminate," Technical Note AMMRC TN78-4,  Army Materials and Mechanics Research Center, Watertown, Mass., May  1978.    

16.     Roylance, D.K., and S.S. Wang, "Penetration Mechanics of Textile Struc­tures," Technical Report CEMEL-218, U.S. Army Natick Research and Development Command, Natick, Mass., June 1979.  

17.     Roylance, D.K., and S.S. Wang, "Penetration Mechanics of Textile Structures," Ballistic Materials and Penetration Mechanics, R.C.  Laible, ed., Elsevier, 1980.  

18.     Popli, R. K., and D. Roylance, "Molecular Fracture Behavior in Oriented Polymers," Final Report DAAG-29-76-C-0044, Army Research Office, June 1980.  

19.     Courter, J.L. and D. Roylance, "Microstructure and Nonlinear Visco­elasticity in Oriented Polypropylene," Final Report N00014-76-C-0846, Office of Naval Research, January 1981.  

20.     McElroy, P., E. Faeth, and D. Roylance, "An Assessment of Weather­ability of Various Sheet Molding Compounds," Final Report  49-9503, Sandia Laboratories, May 1981.  

21.     McElroy, P.M., D. Medved, and D. Roylance, "Weathering of Sheet Molding Compounds," Proceedings of the International Symposium on Environmental  Degradation of Engineering Materials, presented at Virginia Polytechnic  Institute, September 1981.  

22.     Allred, R.E., and D. Roylance, "The Influence of Moisture on the Transverse Mechanical Behavior of Kevlar 49/Epoxy Composites at 25C," Proceedings of the Critical Review of Techniques for the Characterization of Composite Materials, Army Materials and Mechanics  Research Center Report MS82-3, pp. 157-169, May 1982.  

23.     McElroy, P., D. Medved, and D. Roylance, "Weatherability of Sheet Molding Compounds," Final Report SAND 83-7101, Sandia National Laboratories, June 1983.  

24.     McElroy, P., and D. Roylance, "Weatherability of Sheet Molding Compound," Proceedings of the 16th National SAMPE Technical Conference,  pp. 505-512, presented at Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 1984.  

25.     Aylward, L., C. Douglas, and D. Roylance, "Analysis of Cure in Composite Processing," Proceedings of the 16th National SAMPE Technical Conference, pp. 148-158, presented at Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 1984.  

26.     Roylance, D., J. Mead, and J. Patt, "Damage Accumulation in Elastomeric Components," Technical Report No. 13068, U.S. Army Tank-Automotive  Command, Warren, MI, September 1984.  

27.     Buckley, L., G. Wnek, and D. Roylance, "Structure/Property Rela­tionships in Electrically Grown Polypyrrole Films," Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 53, pp. 101-104, 1985.  

28.     DeVries, K., and D. Roylance, "Electron Spin Resonance," Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Engineering, Vol. 5, 2nd ed., pp. 687-724, 1986.  

29.     Mead, J., S. Singh, D. Roylance, and J. Patt, "Thermomechanical Degradation of Elastomers," Elastomers and Rubber Technology, 32nd  Sagamore Army Materials Research Conference Proceedings, August 1986.  

30.     Roylance, D., J. Mead, and J. Patt, "Mechanical Degradation of a Polyurethane Elastomer," Technical Report No. 13136, U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Command, Warren, MI, September 1985.  

31.     Roylance, D., "Processing Studies for Urethane Foam," Final Report, Martin Marietta Aerospace Corp., Contract A71031, March 1986.  

32.     Roylance, D., "Fracture Mechanics Evaluation of Overwrapped Pressure Vessels," Report for Martin Marietta Michoud Aerospace, New Orleans, February 1987.  

33.     Singh, S.N., D.K. Roylance, and J. Patt, "Deformation Behavior and Thermomechanical Failure of Carbon-Black-Filled Elastomers," Technical Report No. 13292, U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Command, Warren, MI, September 1987.    

34.     Roylance, D., "Numerical Simulation of Nonisothermal Reactive Polymer Processing Flow," Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 58, pp. 274-278, June 1988.  Presented at the Third Chemical Congress of North America, Toronto.  

35.     Roylance, D., "Use of Engineering Formulas," Engineered Materials Handbook, Vol. 2: Engineering Plastics, ASM International, pp. 652-654, 1988.. 652-654, 1988. 

36.     Houghton, W., and D. Roylance, Improved Flexible Armor Design, Contract DAAK60-87-R-0042, U.S. Army Natick R&D Center, August 1989.

37.     Roylance, D., "Thermal Properties and Temperature Effects," Vol. 3: Adhesives & Sealants, ASM Engineered Materials Handbook Series, pp. 420-427, 1990.  

38.     Roylance, D., "Temperature-Dependent Effects in Polymer Processing," Temperature Control Principles for Process Engineers, G. Dougherty, ed., Hanser Publishers, 1993.

39.     Player, J., M. Roylance, W. Zukas, and D. Roylance, “Ultrasonic Tape Consolidation and Out-of-Autoclave Curing of Thick Composite Structures,”  Proc. 32nd International SAMPE Conference, Boston, November 2000.

40.     Roylance, D. “Modules in Mechanics of Materials,” a collection of web-based instructional modules funded by the Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement Program of the National Science Foundation, available at http://web.mit.edu/course/3/3.11/www/modules.html, 1999-2001.

41.     Zhao, W, D. Roylance, and J. Player, “Finite Element Analysis of Ultrasonic Processing of a Polymer-Matrix Composite,” August 2005.

5. Internal Memoranda and Progress Reports

1.        DeVries, K.L., D.K. Roylance, and M.L. Williams, "An Investigation of Basic Fracture Mechanisms Using EPR," Technical Report UTEC DO68-085, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, July 1968.

2.        Roylance, D.K., "An Investigation of Polymer Fracture," Technical Report UTEC ME68-059, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, August 1968.

3.        McGarry, F.J., D.K. Roylance, J.F. Mandell, A. Darwish, and D.R. Roberts, "Fracture Toughness Testing of Polyvinyl Chloride and High Density Polyethylene Pipe," Progress Report, Technology Adaptation Program, March 1979.

4.        Roylance, D.K., P.E. McElroy, and F.J. McGarry, "Numerical Analysis of Speaker Cone Dynamics," Technical Report, The Bose Corp., April 1979.

5.        Roylance, D. "Netting Analysis for Filament-Wound Composite Materials," Lecture Notes for 3.11, February 1988.

6.        Ling, S., and D. Roylance, "Injection Molding," experiment module for 3.97, May 1990.

7.        Roylance, D., Finite Element Analysis of NonisothermalReactive Flows, Lecture Module for 3.064, Dec. 2003.