Preface xiiBiographies xvPart I Multi-Disciplinary Modeling and Characterization 11 Layer Arrangement Impact on the Electromechanical Performance of a Five-Layer Multifunctional Smart Sandwich Plate 3Rasool Moradi-Dastjerdi and Kamran Behdinan1.1 Introduction 31.2 Modeling of 5LMSSP 51.3 Mesh-Free Solution 101.4 Numerical Results 131.5 Conclusions 212 Heat Transfer Behavior of Graphene-Reinforced Nanocomposite Sandwich Cylinders 25Kamran Behdinan and Rasool Moradi-Dastjerdi2.1 Introduction 252.2 Modeling of Sandwich Cylinders 272.3 Mesh-Free Formulations 302.4 Results and Discussion 312.5 Conclusions 363 Multiscale Methods for Lightweight Structure and Material Characterization 43Vincent Iacobellis and Kamran Behdinan3.1 Introduction 433.2 Overview of Multiscale Methodologies and Applications 443.3 Bridging Cell Method 463.4 Applications 483.5 Multiscale Modeling of Lightweight Composites 553.6 Conclusion 614 Characterization of Ultra-High Temperature and Polymorphic Ceramics 67Ali Radhi and Kamran Behdinan4.1 Introduction 674.2 Crystalline Characterization of UHTCs 694.3 Chemical Characterization of a UHTC Composite 714.4 Polymeric Ceramic Crystalline Characterization 754.5 Multiscale Characterization of the Anatase-Rutile Transformation 784.6 Conclusion 85Part II Multifunctional Lightweight Aerostructure Applications 915 Design Optimization of Multifunctional Aerospace Structures 93Mohsen Rahmani and Kamran Behdinan5.1 Introduction 935.2 Multifunctional Structures 945.3 Computational Design and Optimization 955.4 Applications 985.5 Conclusions 1066 Dynamic Modeling and Analysis of Nonlinear Flexible Rotors Supported by Viscoelastic Bearings 109Mohammed Khair Al-Solihat and Kamran Behdinan6.1 Introduction 1096.2 Dynamic Modeling 1106.3 Free Vibration Characteristics 1146.4 Nonlinear Frequency Response 1156.5 Conclusions 1207 Modeling and Experimentation of Temperature Calculations for Belt Drive Transmission Systems in the Aviation Industry 123Xingchen Liu and Kamran Behdinan7.1 Introduction 1237.2 Analytical-Numerical Thermal Model 1257.3 Experimental Setup 1397.4 Results and Discussion 1407.5 Conclusion 1468 An Efficient Far-Field Noise Prediction Framework for the Next Generation of Aircraft Landing Gear Designs 151Sultan Alqash and Kamran Behdinan8.1 Introduction and Background 1518.2 Modeling and Numerical Method 1558.3 Implementation of the Multiple Two-Dimensional Simulations Method 1638.4 Results and Discussion 1708.5 Summary and Conclusions 1799 Vibration Transfer Path Analysis of Aeroengines Using Bond Graph Theory 187Seyed Ehsan Mir-Haidari and Kamran Behdinan9.1 Introduction 1879.2 Overview of TPA Methodologies 1889.3 Bond Graph Formulation 1949.4 Bond Graph Modeling of an Aeroengine 1969.5 Transmissibility Principle 2049.6 Bond Graph Transfer Function 2049.7 Aeroengine Global Transmissibility Formulation 2059.8 Design Guidelines to Minimize Vibration Transfer 2089.9 Conclusion 21210 Structural Health Monitoring of Aeroengines Using Transmissibility and Bond Graph Methodology 215Seyed Ehsan Mir-Haidari and Kamran Behdinan10.1 Introduction 21510.2 Fundamentals of Transmissibility Functions 21910.3 Bond Graphs 22010.4 Structural Health Monitoring Damage Indicator Factors 22310.5 Aircraft Aeroengine Parametric Modeling 22310.6 Results and Discussion 22510.7 Conclusion 234References 235Index 237
Dr. Kamran Behdinan, PEng., Professor, Advanced Research Laboratory for Multifunctional Lightweight Structures (ARL-MLS), Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada.Dr. Rasool Moradi-Dastjerdi, Postdoctoral Fellow, Advanced Research Laboratory for Multifunctional Lightweight Structures (ARL-MLS), Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada.