Mechanics and Materials
Recent and Ongoing Projects
Additive manufacturing
Load losses in bolted connections
Thermal barriers for structural connections
Effect of exposure to fluids on strength of polymers
Recent Publications
Steel Connections with FRR Thermal Barrier Filler Plates under Service Loading Douglas Cleary, William T Riddell, Nicolette Camishion; Patrick Downey, Sean Marko, Graham Neville; Matthew Oostdyk, Thomas Panaro, Journal of Structural Engineering.
Time dependent behavior of a FRR Thermal Break Pad under Compressive Loads, Matthew Oostdyk, Matthew Polhemus, Andreas Gabrielsen, Douglas Cleary, William Riddell, Structures Vol. 2, pp. 44-49, 2015.
A Bridge between Finite Element and Shear Lag Analyses for Fiber Pull Out, George Avery, William Riddell, paper ID 1688, in the Proceedings of the American Society for Composites 30th Conference, East Lansing, MI, Sept. 28-30, 2015.
Effect of Water on the Mechanical Properties of Fiber-Reinforced Polymers, Ashley Shepp, Scott Pedersen, Kevin Dahm, William Riddell, paper ID 1859, in the Proceedings of the American Society for Composites 30th Conference, East Lansing, MI, Sept. 28-30, 2015.
Fatigue Crack Growth from Compression Pre-cracks, M. Borz, M. Chadwick, A. Branin, W. Riddell, Materials Performance and Characterization, Vol. 4, no 2, MPC20140031, 2014.
Relaxation of ASTM A325 Bolted Assemblies, D. Rauther, I. Baker, A. Yetka, D. Cleary, W. Riddell, Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 140, no 9, paper number 04014060, 2014.
Modification of Fiber-Matrix Bond Strength through Surface Treatments Nicholas E. Holsman, Brent A. Holford, Jerald A. Wesley, Kevin W. Wynn, William T. Riddell, in Proceedings of ASC 29/US-Japan 16/ ASTM D-30 Conference, UC San Diego, September, 2014.
Mechanics and Materials