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Research Papers

Two- and Three-Dimensional Failure Criteria for Laminate Composites

Mor Mega, Orly Dolev, Leslie Banks-Sills

J. Appl. Mech. February 2020, 87(2): 021001. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4045109

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View articletitled, Two- and Three-Dimensional Failure Criteria for Laminate Composites

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Topics: Failure , Delamination , Laminates , Composite materials , Statistical analysis

Thermodynamically Consistent Variational Approach for Modeling Brittle Fracture in Thick Plates by a Hybrid Phase Field Model

P. Raghu, A. Rajagopal, J. N. Reddy

J. Appl. Mech. February 2020, 87(2): 021002. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4045236

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View articletitled, Thermodynamically Consistent Variational Approach for Modeling Brittle Fracture in Thick Plates by a Hybrid Phase Field Model

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Topics: Boundary-value problems , Brittle fracture , Damage , Finite element analysis , Fracture (Materials) , Modeling , Plates (structures) , Stress , Fracture (Process) , Displacement

Piezoelectric Actuated Nonlinear Energy Sink With Tunable Attenuation Efficiency

Jian Zhao, Ming Lyu, Hongxi Wang, Najib Kacem, Yu Huang, Pengbo Liu

J. Appl. Mech. February 2020, 87(2): 021003. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4045108

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View articletitled, Piezoelectric Actuated Nonlinear Energy Sink With Tunable Attenuation Efficiency

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Topics: Cantilevers , Excitation , Stress , Vibration , Mode shapes

A Theoretical and Experimental Study on Extreme Stress Concentration-Free Designs of Circumferentially Notched Thin Cylindrical Shells

Yunfeng Shi, Bo Wang, Hao Wu, Bin Wang, Changzhi Liu, Rui Li

J. Appl. Mech. February 2020, 87(2): 021004. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4045281

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View articletitled, A Theoretical and Experimental Study on Extreme Stress Concentration-Free Designs of Circumferentially Notched Thin Cylindrical Shells

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Topics: Pipes , Stress , Stress concentration , Design , Tension , Shells

Control of Period-Doubling and Chaos in Varying Compliance Resonances for a Ball Bearing

Zhiyong Zhang, Xiaoting Rui, Rui Yang, Yushu Chen

J. Appl. Mech. February 2020, 87(2): 021005. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4045398

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View articletitled, Control of Period-Doubling and Chaos in Varying Compliance Resonances for a Ball Bearing

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Topics: Ball bearings , Bifurcation , Chaos , Resonance , Stiffness , Bearings , Rotors

Buckling of an Elastic Plate/Layer Along a Rigid Base With Adhesion

George G. Adams

J. Appl. Mech. February 2020, 87(2): 021006. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4045528

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View articletitled, Buckling of an Elastic Plate/Layer Along a Rigid Base With Adhesion

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Topics: Adhesion , Buckling , Elastic plates , Stress , Delamination

Design of a Command-Shaping Scheme for Mitigating Residual Vibrations in Dielectric Elastomer Actuators

Atul Kumar Sharma

J. Appl. Mech. February 2020, 87(2): 021007. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4045502

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View articletitled, Design of a Command-Shaping Scheme for Mitigating Residual Vibrations in Dielectric Elastomer Actuators

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Topics: Actuators , Damping , Design , Elastomers , Equilibrium (Physics) , Signals , Vibration , Transients (Dynamics) , Electric fields , Polymer chains

A New Elastic Theory of Nanocomposites With Incoherent Interface Effect Based on Interface Energy Density

Yin Yao, Zhilong Peng, Jianjun Li, Shaohua Chen

J. Appl. Mech. February 2020, 87(2): 021008. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4045624

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View articletitled, A New Elastic Theory of Nanocomposites With Incoherent Interface Effect Based on Interface Energy Density

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Topics: Composite materials , Density , Nanocomposites , Nanoparticles , Stress , Elasticity , Elastic moduli

The Shape of a Photo-Actuated Pyramidal Cone

L. H. He, S. Xia

J. Appl. Mech. February 2020, 87(2): 021009. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4045622

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View articletitled, The Shape of a Photo-Actuated Pyramidal Cone

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Topics: Disks , Shapes , Deformation , Design

Free and Forced Oscillations of Magnetic Liquids Under Low-Gravity Conditions

Álvaro Romero-Calvo, Gabriel Cano Gómez, Elena Castro-Hernández, Filippo Maggi

J. Appl. Mech. February 2020, 87(2): 021010. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4045620

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View articletitled, Free and Forced Oscillations of Magnetic Liquids Under Low-Gravity Conditions

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Topics: Gravity (Force) , Magnetic fields , Oscillations , Sloshing , Shapes , Equilibrium (Physics) , Electromechanical analogies , Boundary-value problems