BEARING RESPONSE TEST FOR THE POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITE LAMINATES: OPTIMIZATION OF DISPLACEMENT GAGE POSITION A Thesis by Mohan Mittur Narayana B.E., B.I.T Visveswariah Technological University, 2005 Submitted to the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the faculty of the Graduate School of Wichita State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Degree of Master of Science May 2008