Development of Engineered Metallic Composites for Control of Compressive Deformation and Failure Modes
Abstract
We propose to establish a research program at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) that will focus on fundamental aspects of the ÒDevelopment of Engineered Metallic Composites for Control of Compressive Deformation and Failure Modes.Ó Our proposed efforts will provide undergraduate, post-baccalaureate and graduate students at our minority serving institution with critical educational and highly specialized research opportunities that will prepare them to serve them in future careers in defense research and development. The primary objective of this program is to develop a fundamental understanding of methodologies to induce transverse deformation and ultimately shear dominated deformation behavior in additively manufacture mesostructured composite materials. We envision four different primary research thrusts that will run concurrently throughout the duration of this four-year research and education program: 1.ÀÀEngineering of mesostructured and/or spatially varying lattices for direct control of the dynamic and high strain rate deformation of the composite structures 2.ÀÀComputational based design and optimization of the mesoscale lattice structure to control the incipient transverse deformation behavior and subsequent failure of materials under impact and high rate compression. 3.ÀÀDevelopment of processes for the fabrication of two-phase metal-metal composite materials with functionalized deformation behavior under high strain rate loading. 4.ÀÀDirect time resolved measurements of the dynamic deformation response that will be used in cooperation with computational modeling to enhance control of the dynamic deformation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- May 24, 2023
- Source ID
- W911NF2310168
Entities
People
- Brian E. Schuster
Organizations
- Army Contracting Command
- Office of the Secretary of Defense
- University of Texas at El Paso