Clarkson University Professors Receive Office of Naval Research Grant for Development of a Viscoelastic-Plastic Approach to Static Strength Prediction of Bonded Joints

With an $800,000 grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Advanced Naval Platforms Division, Clarkson University Prof. Marcias Martinez (Principal Investigator) and Prof. Craig Merrett (Co-PI) from the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering in collaboration with Prof. Sumona Mondal (Co-PI) from the Department of Mathematics will begin work on developing mathematical physics-based models for determining the time to failure of bonded joints.