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In this work, we consider the stability of a spherical shell under combined loading from a uniform external pressure and a homogenous natural curvature. Nonmechanical stimuli, such as one that tends to modify the rest curvature of an elastic body, are prev ...
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Adhesive pads are commonly used in both natural and engineering systems. A recent study [Cohen et al. Soft Matter 2018] has shown that the failure of finite pads, subjected to loading parallel to the substrate, can be triggered by different mechanisms; int ...
The main objective of this work is to develop a reliable numerical model to describe dissipation in Suspended Microchannel Resonators, through determination of the Quality Factor, as a costless and quickly reproducible procedure to determine the effectiven ...
Given any solutionuof the Euler equations which is assumed to have some regularity in space-in terms of Besov norms, natural in this context-we show by interpolation methods that it enjoys a corresponding regularity in time and that the associated pressure ...
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We investigate how the configurations obtained from the writhing of a heavy elastic rod are influenced by its intrinsic natural curvature. To this end, we perform a combination of numerics and precision model experiments on the compression or twisting of a ...
Nature produces CaCO3-based materials that display fascinating mechanical properties. These properties are a result of the exquisite control over the formation of CaCO3 crystals that nature possesses. Such a high level of control is likely achieved, at lea ...