Explores the mechanical and thermal properties of materials like wood, brick, concrete, and glasses, including their resistance to thermal shock and types of glazing.
Explores fracture mechanics, crack growth, and the weakest link theory, emphasizing the statistical distribution of crack sizes and the significance of the largest crack in material failure.
Explores failure mechanisms in MEMS, covering design, manufacturing, and in-use failures, emphasizing reliability considerations and mitigation strategies for mechanical shock and vibration resistance.
Explores shear at interfaces in concrete structures, covering longitudinal shear, shear between panels, and shear at the interface between concrete cast at different times.