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Colin Sandwith - Research Associate Professor

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Principal Publications

"Corrosion and Aging Tests-Via Measurements of Insulation Resistance, Impedance, and Electrochemical Noise-on Jackets of Small-Diameter, Armored, Fiber-Optic Cables With and Without Simulated Biofouling Damage," with R.L. Ruedisueli, Proceedings, Ocean Community Conference '98, November 16-18, Baltimore, Mary-land [CD-ROM], Marine Technology Society, 1828 L Street NW, Suite 906, Washington, D.C., 20036, 5 pp.

"Demonstration of Fiber-Strain Measurement Using a Brillouin Optical-Fiber Time-Domain Analysis System," with W.D. McCormick, J.A. Thornton, D.R. Wise, and R.I. Odom, Proceedings, Ocean Community Conference '98 [CD-ROM], Marine Technology Society, 1828 L Street NW, Suite 906, Washington, D.C., 20036, 12 pp.

"Single Node Test Report (Failure Analysis)," with M. Fager, E.W. Swenson, and B. Burns (Raytheon Marine Systems) and N. Maurer (NRAD, San Diego), April 3, 1998 (in process).

"Corrosion Resistance of Certain Strength Wires Used in Small Fiber-Optic Cables Exposed to Seawater," with R.L. Ruedisueli, Oceans '97 MTS/IEEE Conference Proceedings, Vol. 2, 957-963, 1997.

"Fiber-Strain Measurement Using Brillouin Optical-Fiber Time-Domain Analysis," with W.D. McCormick, J.A. Thornton, D.R. Wise, and R.I. Odom, Proceedings of 45th International Wire and Cable Symposium, 415-427, Reno, Nevada, November 1996.

"Resistance of Steel Strength Wires Used in Small Fiber-Optic Cables to Seawater Corrosion," with R.L. Ruedisueli, A.L. James, and G.E. Gotthardt, Proceedings of Oceans'96 MTS/IEEE, 1, 511-516, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, September 1996.

"An Experiment to Reduce Corrosivitiy in Submarine Sonar Domes by Nitrogen Injections," with R.L. Ruedisueli, Proceedings of Oceans'95, 1134-1138, 1995.

"Initial Results of Monitoring Corrosivity in Submarine Sonar Domes: The Dome Water Monitoring Instrumentation System (DWMIS) Experiment, January - August 1993," with R.L. Ruedisueli, APL/UW, and J.P. Papageorge and B.A. Eng, NAVSEA, published in the proceedings of Oceans'96, Brest, France, Sept. 13-16, 1994.

"Monitoring Corrosion in Submarine Sonar Domes," with R.L. Ruedisueli, and K.G. Booth, APL/UW and J.P. Papageorge and B.A. Eng, NAVSEA, published in the proceedings of OCEANS '93, Washington, D.C., Sept. 1993.

"Fixed Distributed System Underwater Segment (FDS-UWS) Final Electrical Sea Trial Failure Mode Analysis," with J.F. Bradley and P.C. Michaelis, AT&T/Bell Labs; report produced for AT&T/Bell Labs and DOD (SPAWAR PMW-184), 30 Nov. 1992.

"Abrasion Resistance of High-Density Polyethylene Jackets used on Submarine Cables," with K.G. Booth, APL/UW, published in the proceedings of OCEANS '92, Newport, RI, Oct. 26-29, 1992.

"Seawater Monitoring Instrumentation System," with R.L. Ruedisueli and K.G. Booth, APL/UW, published in the proceedings of MTS '92, Washington, D.C., Oct. 19-21, 1992.

"South Mercer Sewerline, Status of Current Investigation and Recommendations for Further Work," APL/UW Report, Sept. 18, 1992.

"A Standardized Abrasion Resistance Test for Undersea Cable Jackets," with R.L. Ruedisueli and M.L. Welch, APL/UW, published in the proceedings of OCEANS '91, Honolulu, HI, Oct. 1-3, 1991.

"Corrosion Testing of the Steel Shield of a Small Deep-Sea Electro-Optic Cable," with R.L. Ruedisueli, APL/UW, published in the proceedings of OCEANS '91, Honolulu, HI, Oct. 1-3, 1991.

"Analysis of an Underwater Hydrophone Recovered from the Barking Sands Tactical Underwater Range after 21 Years of Service," with E.R. Dunston and A.A. Sieger, APL/UW, published in the proceedings of OCEANS '90, Washington, D.C., Sept. 24-26, 1990.

Abstract, "A Standardized Abrasion Resistance Test for Undersea Cable Jackets," with R.L. Ruedisueli, APL/UW, published in the proceedings of OCEANS '90, Washington, D.C., Sept. 24-26, 1990.

"Failure Analysis Through Autopsy of Undersea Acoustic Transducers," with Agnes Sieger, APL/UW and G.D. Hugus, Naval Research Laboratory, published in the proceedings of OCEANS '87, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Sept. 28, 1987.

"Delta 178 Failure Analysis," Applied Physics Laboratory Technical Note, July 1986.

"Failure Analysis of an Acoustic Transducer Recovered After 2351 Days (6.4 Years) in Seawater at a Depth of 494 Meters," with G.D. Hugus III, Naval Research Laboratory, published in the proceedings of the Ninth Annual Energy Sources Technology Conference and Exhibition, ASME, February 23-27, 1986, Library of Congress #86-703026, pp. 259-265.

"Reliability Monitoring of Sonar Transducers by Video Reporting of Inspections and Autopsies," with Agnes Sieger and Ronald Lind-quist, published in the proceedings of the Conference on Reliability, Stress Analysis, and Failure Prevention," ASME, Sept., 1985.

"Failure Analysis of an Acoustic Transducer Array Recovered After 2351 Days (6.3 Years) in Seawater at a Depth of 494 Meters," with G.D. Hugus, Naval Research Laboratory Report, April 30, 1985.

"An Application of a State-of-the-Art Corrosion Measurement System to a Study of the Effects of Alternating Current on Corrosion,: with R.L. Ruedisueli and Dr. H. Hager, accepted for publication in Pacific Congress on Marine Technology, April 24-27, 1984.

Report, Watertight Integrity and Corrosion of U.S.S. Guardfish Spherical Array Transducers and Structure," STRIP Quarterly Reports and STRIP Autopsy Reports, 1983.

"O-ring Installation for Underwater Components and Applications," NRL Memorandum Report 4809, April 1982.

"Painting O-ring Sealing Surfaces to Prevent Corrosion," by C.J. Sandwith in Corrosion control by organic coatings, Henry Leidheiser, Jr., ed., 1981, pp. 285-294.

"Painting O-ring Sealing Surfaces to Prevent Corrosion," presented at NACE International Conference on Corrosion Control by Organic Coatings, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, August 1980; edited by Henry Leidheiser, Jr., Ph.D.

Technical Note 15-79, "Painting O-ring Sealing Surfaces to Prevent Corrosion," C.J. Sandwith, Nov. 1979.

"Performance/Failure Analysis of Acoustic Array Connectors and Cables After 6-10 Years of Service." MTS and IEEE, OCEANS '78.

"Underwater Electrical Cable and Connector Seals: Some In-House Design Options, Commercial Options, and Performance/Failure Analysis," with J.G. Paradis and J.B. Morrison, MTS-IEEE, OCEANS '77, July 1976 for NAVFACENGCOM (available from NTIS, pub. ADA 046841).

"High-Velocity Ice Particles for Cleaning Ship Hulls, A Feasibility Study," Proceedings of the 4th International Congress on Marine Corrosion and Fouling, Juan-les-Prins, France; June 14-19, 1976.

"Marine Corrosion of Selected Small Wire Ropes and Strands," with R.C. Clark, IEEE OCEANS '75, LCCN74-76790, pp. 148-154, 1975.

"High Performance Hydrofoil Ships Versus the Marine Environment," Document 180-18350-1, Boeing Airplane Company, Seattle, WA, 1974.

"Design of Air-Bearing Cushion for the Prevention of Decubital Ulcers," with Gerald Gettel, published in proceedings of 26th Annual Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology, Sept. 30 - Oct. 4, 1973.

"Fiberoptic Catheter for Measuring Blood Pressure and O2 Concentration," with F. Schmidt, published in the proceedings of Asso-ciation for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, 1972.

"Dual-Purpose Fiberoptic Cardiovascular Catheter," with F. Schmidt and C. Johnson, published in the proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 14, p. 444, Oct. 1-5, 1972.

"Observations from a New Method of Stretch Testing Plasma Flame-Sprayed Coatings," with Leonard Johnson, submitted for publication in the American Ceramic Society Bulletin.

Book Review Introduction to Material Science by A.G. Guy, accepted Sept. 1972 for Mechanical Engineering News.

"Hardness and Deformation Anisotropy in Tungsten Single Crystals," with R. Olleman and H. Kato, U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigation, August 1, 1972.

"Test to Evaluate the Bond Shear Strength of Ceramic Coatings," with Leonard Johnson, Ceramic Bulletin, Vol. 5, No. 4, March 1971.

"Center-Deflection of Minute Glass Diaphragms," with Dennis Wiedemier, Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 12, No. 10, pp. 466-470, Oct. 1972.

"Fiberoptic Catheter for Simultaneous Measurement of Blood Pressure and Oxygen Concentration," with Dennis Wiedemeier, published in the proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 13, pp. 208, Oct. 31 - Nov. 4, 1971.

Structural Analysis and Materials, with Colin Brown, Jack Nichols and Roland Sachs). Rough draft of textbook for publication by McGraw-Hill and for U.W. Engineering Course, 1970.

"Fiberoptic Catheter-Tip Pressure Transducer," with S. Morikawa, Ofstad, and Johnson; published in the proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and the 22nd Annual Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology, July 22-31, 1969.

"Nondestructive Thermal Test for Separation of Coatings," with J. Danberg. Pacific Coast Regional Meeting, abstract published in the American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 47, No. 9, p. 865, 1968.

"Texture Determination of Anisotropic Plastic Behavior Exhibited by Indentations," R.F. Jafee et al., editors, published in Refractory Metals and Alloys IV, Research and Development, Metallurgical Society Conferences: Vol. I, pp. 265-280, 1967, Gordon and Breach, Science Publishers, Inc., 150 5th Avenue, New York, New York 10011.