1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, USA
2. Intelligent Composites Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, USA
3. Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, 701 Lima Avenue, Findlay, Ohio 45840, USA
4. Apollo Tyres Ltd., Oragadam, Sriperumbudur 602105, Tamilnadu, India