NANOINDENTATION INVESTIGATION IN POLYMERS WITH CYLINDRICAL CURVATURE AND PLANAR SURFACE AREA FOR ENHANCED MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION By HINAL R. PATEL A thesis submitted to the School of Graduate Studies Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey In partial fulfillment of the requirements For the degree of Master of Science Graduate Program in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Written under the direction of Assimina A. Pelegri And approved by _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ New Brunswick, New Jersey May, 2019