Mechanics of Biological Systems, Materials and other topics in Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Volume 4

1. Design of Bolted Connection in Composite Beams for Moment Resistance
H. K. Cho, J. M. Considine, D. R. Rammer, R. E. Rowlands

2. Measurement of 3D Deformation Field of ECM Generated by Mesenchymal Stem Cell Using DVC Method
Yasuyuki Morita, Naoki Kawase, Takashi Yamauchi, Yang Ju

3. Global Vibrational Modes in Proteins: Raman Spectroscopy and Numerical Modeling
Alberto Carpinteri, Giuseppe Lacidogna, Andrea Bassani, Gianfranco Piana

4. Digital Image Correlation Study of the Deformation and Functioning of the Human Heart during Open-Heart Surgery
Ayat Soltani, S. Curtze, J. Lahti, K. Järvelä, J. Laurikka, M. Hokka, V.-T. Kuokkala

5. Anisotropic Conductivity Tensor for Irreversible Electroporation Simulations
Nicholas LaBarbera, Corina Drapaca

6. Two-Dimensional Culture Systems to Investigate Mechanical Interactions of the Cell
Brett N. Napiwocki, Alana Stempien, Jacob Notbohm, Randolph S. Ashton, Wendy Crone

7. Continuous Composite Beams Stiffened with CFRP Sheet at the Hogging Moment Region
Ayman El-Zohairy, Hani Salim, Suzan Mostafa, Hesham Shaaban

8. Evaluation of Finite Element Codes for the Simulation of Aluminum Extrusion Process
Tushar Bakhtiani, Jing Zhang, Hazim El-Mounayri

9. The Extended Abstract: The Growth and Mechanical Property of Mesolayer in Abalone Nacre
Bart Prorok, Anqi Zhang, Yan Chen, Fucito Kristin

10. Dynamic Analysis of a Critical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Components for Development of Future Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
Michael Coatney, Natasha Bradley, Jin Yoo

11. Water Shock Experiments on Automotive Underbody Panels
Kevin A. Gardner, Jeremy D. Seidt, Amos Gilat

12. Experimentally Validated Finite Element Simulation of Aluminum Extrusion of a Micro-Multiport Condenser
Tushar Bakhtiani, Hazim El-Mounayri, Jing Zhang

Keywords: Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Biomaterials, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials