Graduation Semester and Year
2015
Language
English
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Department
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
First Advisor
Hyejin Moon
Second Advisor
Kyungsuk Yum
Abstract
Low-density polymeric materials with octet-truss and quad-truss 3D microstructures were studied. The materials with 3D microstructures were created using digital light processing technology with polyethylene glycol (PEG). The mechanical properties of the materials with different relative densities were characterized in air and water. The experimental results were also compared and analyzed with the results from simulation studies. This work reveals that the material with octet-truss microstructures stand at least three times higher deformation than the materials with quad-truss microstructures. The polymeric material with internal 3D microstructures also shows a higher water absorption rate than the same material without internal microstructures.
Keywords
Metametarial, Microstructures, PEGDA, Octet-truss, Quad-truss
Disciplines
Aerospace Engineering | Engineering | Mechanical Engineering
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Arslan, Hakan, "FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF LOW-DENSITY POLYMERIC MATERIALS WITH 3D MICROSTRUCTURES" (2015). Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Theses. 107.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/mechaerospace_theses/107
Comments
Degree granted by The University of Texas at Arlington