Topics: Boundary-value problems , Composite materials , Engineering simulation , Fillers (Materials) , Simulation , Stress , Temperature , Storage , Deformation , Shape memory polymers

Different Fatigue Dynamics Under Statistically and Spectrally Similar Deterministic and Stochastic Excitations

Son Hai Nguyen, Mike Falco, Ming Liu, David Chelidze

J. Appl. Mech. April 2014, 81(4): 041004. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4025138

Abstract

View articletitled, Different Fatigue Dynamics Under Statistically and Spectrally Similar Deterministic and Stochastic Excitations

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Topics: Damage , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Excitation , Fatigue , Signals , Stress , Fatigue testing , Cycles , Fracture (Materials) , Fatigue damage

On the Fracture Toughness of Pseudoelastic Shape Memory Alloys

Theocharis Baxevanis, Chad M. Landis, Dimitris C. Lagoudas

J. Appl. Mech. April 2014, 81(4): 041005. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4025139

Abstract

View articletitled, On the Fracture Toughness of Pseudoelastic Shape Memory Alloys

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Topics: Fracture (Materials) , Fracture toughness , Phase transitions , Stress , Shape memory alloys , Temperature

Added Mass and Aeroelastic Stability of a Flexible Plate Interacting With Mean Flow in a Confined Channel

Rajeev K. Jaiman, Manoj K. Parmar, Pardha S. Gurugubelli

J. Appl. Mech. April 2014, 81(4): 041006. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4025304

Abstract

View articletitled, Added Mass and Aeroelastic Stability of a Flexible Plate Interacting With Mean Flow in a Confined Channel

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Topics: Flow (Dynamics) , Fluids , Stability , Tension , Elastic plates , Dispersion relations

Solution of the Contact Problem of a Rigid Conical Frustum Indenting a Transversely Isotropic Elastic Half-Space

X.-L. Gao, C. L. Mao

J. Appl. Mech. April 2014, 81(4): 041007. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4025140

Abstract

View articletitled, Solution of the Contact Problem of a Rigid Conical Frustum Indenting a Transversely Isotropic Elastic Half-Space

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Topics: Contact mechanics , Displacement , Elastic half space , Stress

Thermal Tuning of Band Structures in a One-Dimensional Phononic Crystal

Zuguang Bian, Wei Peng, Jizhou Song

J. Appl. Mech. April 2014, 81(4): 041008. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4025058

Abstract

View articletitled, Thermal Tuning of Band Structures in a One-Dimensional Phononic Crystal

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Topics: Phononic crystals , Waves , Energy gap

Stochastic Averaging of Quasi-Integrable and Resonant Hamiltonian Systems Under Combined Gaussian and Poisson White Noise Excitations

Wantao Jia, Weiqiu Zhu, Yong Xu, Weiyan Liu

J. Appl. Mech. April 2014, 81(4): 041009. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4025141

Abstract

View articletitled, Stochastic Averaging of Quasi-Integrable and Resonant Hamiltonian Systems Under Combined Gaussian and Poisson White Noise Excitations

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Topics: Density , Excitation , Probability , Resonance , White noise , Finite difference methods

Buckling Mode Jump at Very Close Load Values in Unattached Flat-End Columns: Theory and Experiment

H. Kalathur, T. M. Hoang, R. S. Lakes, W. J. Drugan

J. Appl. Mech. April 2014, 81(4): 041010. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4025149

Abstract

View articletitled, Buckling Mode Jump at Very Close Load Values in Unattached Flat-End Columns: Theory and Experiment

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Topics: Buckling , Stress , Deflection

Dynamics of a Linear Oscillator Coupled to a Bistable Light Attachment: Analytical Study

L. I. Manevitch, G. Sigalov, F. Romeo, L. A. Bergman, A. Vakakis

J. Appl. Mech. April 2014, 81(4): 041011. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4025150

Abstract

View articletitled, Dynamics of a Linear Oscillator Coupled to a Bistable Light Attachment: Analytical Study

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Topics: Approximation , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Energy transformation , Resonance , Harmonic oscillators , Flow (Dynamics) , Oscillations

Asperity Interaction and Substrate Deformation in Statistical Summation Models of Contact Between Rough Surfaces

Antonis I. Vakis

J. Appl. Mech. April 2014, 81(4): 041012. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4025413

Abstract

View articletitled, Asperity Interaction and Substrate Deformation in Statistical Summation Models of Contact Between Rough Surfaces

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Topics: Deformation , Separation (Technology) , Surface roughness , Materials properties , Density

A Novel Constitutive Formulation for Rubberlike Materials in Thermoelasticity

Zhu-Ping Huang

J. Appl. Mech. April 2014, 81(4): 041013. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4025272

Abstract

View articletitled, A Novel Constitutive Formulation for Rubberlike Materials in Thermoelasticity

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Topics: Compressibility , Deformation , Rubber , Stress , Temperature , Thermoelasticity , Tension , Constitutive equations , Temperature effects

Evaluation of Reissner’s Equations of Finite Pure Bending of Curved Elastic Tubes

S.V. Levyakov

J. Appl. Mech. April 2014, 81(4): 041014. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4025414

Abstract

View articletitled, Evaluation of Reissner’s Equations of Finite Pure Bending of Curved Elastic Tubes

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Topics: Cross section (Physics) , Finite element analysis , Stress , Stress concentration , Pipes , Deformation , Displacement , Approximation , Shells , Geometry

2D Elastodynamic Solution for the Impact Response of Laminated Composites

Jiawen Xie, Anthony M. Waas

J. Appl. Mech. April 2014, 81(4): 041015. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4025276

Abstract

View articletitled, 2D Elastodynamic Solution for the Impact Response of Laminated Composites

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Topics: Boundary-value problems , Composite materials , Displacement , Mode shapes , Steady state , Stress , Transients (Dynamics) , Vibration , Elastodynamics , Free vibrations

Rate Dependent Adhesion Energy and Nonsteady Peeling of Inextensible Tapes

Christopher Kovalchick, Alain Molinari, Guruswami Ravichandran

J. Appl. Mech. April 2014, 81(4): 041016. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4025273

Abstract

View articletitled, Rate Dependent Adhesion Energy and Nonsteady Peeling of Inextensible Tapes

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Topics: Adhesion , Steady state

Temperature-Dependent Modulus of Metals Based on Lattice Vibration Theory

Honghong Su, Xufei Fang, Xue Feng, Bo Yan

J. Appl. Mech. April 2014, 81(4): 041017. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4025417

Abstract

View articletitled, Temperature-Dependent Modulus of Metals Based on Lattice Vibration Theory

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Topics: Metals , Temperature , Vibration , High temperature , Shear modulus , Bulk modulus

Multiphysics of Multilayered and Functionally Graded Cylinders Under Prescribed Hygrothermomagnetoelectromechanical Loading

A. H. Akbarzadeh, D. Pasini

J. Appl. Mech. April 2014, 81(4): 041018. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4025529

Abstract

View articletitled, Multiphysics of Multilayered and Functionally Graded Cylinders Under Prescribed Hygrothermomagnetoelectromechanical Loading

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Topics: Cylinders , Composite materials

Electromechanical Bistable Behavior of a Novel Dielectric Elastomer Actuator

Tiefeng Li, Zhanan Zou, Guoyong Mao, Shaoxing Qu

J. Appl. Mech. April 2014, 81(4): 041019. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4025530

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View articletitled, Electromechanical Bistable Behavior of a Novel Dielectric Elastomer Actuator

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Topics: Actuators , Elastomers , Membranes , Equilibrium (Physics)

Control of Uncertain Nonlinear Multibody Mechanical Systems

Firdaus E. Udwadia, Thanapat Wanichanon

J. Appl. Mech. April 2014, 81(4): 041020. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4025399

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View articletitled, Control of Uncertain Nonlinear Multibody Mechanical Systems

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Topics: Control equipment , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Errors , Trajectories (Physics) , Uncertainty , Multibody systems , Simulation , Equations of motion