.../OSA J. Lightwave Techn. , 6 ( 8 ), pp. 1321 – 1327 . 28 03 2011 25 08 2011 13 12 2011 13 12 2011 beams (structures) buckling cantilevers elasticity mechanical stability nanocomposites nanofibres rods (structures) shear modulus Fiber reinforced...

... 2010 03 10 2010 23 02 2011 13 04 2011 13 04 2011 buckling elastic deformation elasticity rods (structures) It is well known that a thin elastic rod may deform in the shape of a helix when it is subject to a terminal wrench . In some applications, such as in oil...

... if it was uncurled? In other words, is the shock absorbing quality of a tentacle a necessity or just a convenient by-product of the rolling-in mechanism? longitudinal waves dispersion relation boundary layer cylindrical rod biomimetics elasticity plastic flow rods (structures) wave propagation...

... 18 05 2010 09 06 2010 13 10 2010 13 10 2010 boundary-value problems deformation rods (structures) Cosserat rod symmetry quadratic strain energy cross-sectional deformation Interest in Cosserat theory of rods ( 1 ) has surged recently, due in large part...

... cables (mechanical) friction mechanical contact rods (structures) wires strand contact stress friction cable mechanics The importance of cables is very vital in almost all fields of technology from electrical power transmission to ship towing. Stranded cable geometry may lead to core...

... is given. Examples demonstrate the various results. 28 03 2007 31 03 2008 02 07 2008 damping rods (structures) vibrations By total absorption, we mean that the motion of a certain degree of freedom in harmonically excited system vanishes. Total absorption is important...

... bending strength rods (structures) thermal shock thermal stresses vibrations thermally induced vibrations dynamic thermal stresses thermal shock stress waves Thermal stress analyses are in most cases performed neglecting the effect of inertia force. Even if the thermal problem is time...

... rods (structures) mechanical stability viscoelasticity damping deformation bifurcation differential equations damping fractional calculus stability viscoelasticity In many recent studies of the viscoelastic deformation processes, it was shown that the behavior of the material can...

... presented in Atanackovic, 1997, Stability Theory of Elastic Rods, World Scientific, River Edge, NJ . The optimal shape of a rod is determined by numerical integration for several values of parameters. 02 12 2005 23 02 2007 rods (structures) elasticity boundary-value problems eigenvalues...

... of these bases. rotation rods (structures) 23 09 2005 03 02 2006 Email: oreilly@Berkeley.edu 2007 American Society of Mechanical Engineers ...

... the statistical properties of the strength, a large number of experiments must be performed, involving the measurement of strains and stresses. This task becomes extremely complex on the micro-nano-scale. rods (structures) beams (structures) stochastic processes brittleness bending statistical...

... the uniform-pressure solution is no longer unique and can be unstable. rods (structures) thermal resistance friction bifurcation mechanical contact deformation nonlinear dynamical systems This is the order ϵ 1 correction to the dominant solution and determines the long term...

... matrix. 15 11 2004 20 05 2005 rods (structures) piezoelectricity continuum mechanics elasticity vibrations Rayleigh-Ritz methods Since its introduction by Lord Rayleigh ( 1 ), the Rayleigh quotient has proved a very valuable concept used in the study of the properties...

... sensitively on the distribution of the normal load over the rod, while for the parameter ranges applicable to joint dynamics it is insensitive to the frequency of the external loading. 03 01 2003 10 08 2004 rods (structures) mechanical contact friction elasticity deformation slip jet...

...; final revision, Oct. 28, 2003. Associate Editor: K. R. Rajagopal. 22 Jan 2003 28 Oct 2003 22 06 2004 rods (structures) finite element analysis loading eigenvalues and eigenfunctions elastic constants torsion bending For a one-dimensional, beam-like structure...