A Combined Boundary Integral Method for Crack Problems in Multilayered Elastic Media under the Plane Strain Condition Doctor of Philosophy, Graduate Program in Mechanical Engineering University of California, Riverside, December 2013 Professor Guanshui Xu, Chairperson The   crack   problems   in…

Impact and Indentation Mechanics if Advanced Materials—From Nanometer Measurements to Microsecond Observations Dr. L. Roy Xu   Department of Mechanical Engineering   University of Texas at El Paso Recently, extensive applications of advanced composite materials are found in aerospace, civil and marine structures, for…