Topics: Flow (Dynamics) , Simulation , Tidal turbines , Turbines , Thrust , Engineering simulation , Rotors , Hydrodynamics , Computer simulation , Water

An Inverse Method to Predict NEMS Beam Properties From Natural Frequencies

Alyssa T. Liem, Atakan B. Ari, J. Gregory McDaniel, Kamil L. Ekinci

J. Appl. Mech. June 2020, 87(6): 061002. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046445

Abstract

View articletitled, An Inverse Method to Predict NEMS Beam Properties From Natural Frequencies

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Topics: Boundary-value problems , Elastic moduli , Errors , Nanoelectromechanical systems , Stiffness , Stress , Finite element model

Ice Penetration by a Bluff-Body Melting Probe

Kerstin Weinberg, Michael Ortiz

J. Appl. Mech. June 2020, 87(6): 061003. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046633

Abstract

View articletitled, Ice Penetration by a Bluff-Body Melting Probe

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Topics: Ice , Melting , Probes , Weight (Mass) , Water , Energy dissipation

Dynamics of Flexoelectric Materials: Subsonic, Intersonic, and Supersonic Ruptures and Mach Cone Formation

Antonios E. Giannakopoulos, Ares J. Rosakis

J. Appl. Mech. June 2020, 87(6): 061004. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046634

Abstract

View articletitled, Dynamics of Flexoelectric Materials: Subsonic, Intersonic, and Supersonic Ruptures and Mach Cone Formation

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Topics: Polarization (Electricity) , Rupture , Shear (Mechanics) , Elasticity , Waves , Fracture (Materials) , Polarization (Light) , Polarization (Waves)

Deformation-Induced Change in the Geometry of a General Material Surface and Its Relation to the Gurtin–Murdoch Model

Ming Dai, Peter Schiavone

J. Appl. Mech. June 2020, 87(6): 061005. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046635

Abstract

View articletitled, Deformation-Induced Change in the Geometry of a General Material Surface and Its Relation to the Gurtin–Murdoch Model

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Topics: Deformation , Geometry , Stress , Surfaces (Materials) , Tensors , Traction , Tension , Boundary-value problems , Surface energy

A Nonlinear Mechanics Model of Zigzag Cellular Substrates for Stretchable Electronics

Shiwei Zhao, Feng Zhu, Zhengang Yan, Daochun Li, Jinwu Xiang, Yonggang Huang, Haiwen Luan

J. Appl. Mech. June 2020, 87(6): 061006. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046662

Abstract

View articletitled, A Nonlinear Mechanics Model of Zigzag Cellular Substrates for Stretchable Electronics

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Topics: Deformation , Electronics , Finite element analysis , Shapes , Skin , Stress , Poisson ratio , Shear stress , Stress-strain curves , Elastomers

A Mechanism-Based Four-Chain Constitutive Model for Enthalpy-Driven Thermoset Shape Memory Polymers With Finite Deformation

Cheng Yan, Guoqiang Li

J. Appl. Mech. June 2020, 87(6): 061007. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046583

Abstract

View articletitled, A Mechanism-Based Four-Chain Constitutive Model for Enthalpy-Driven Thermoset Shape Memory Polymers With Finite Deformation

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Topics: Chain , Constitutive equations , Deformation , Enthalpy , Shape memory polymers , Stress

A Potential High-Throughput Route to Collagen-Mimicked Carbon Nanotube Fiber via Domino Pushing and Ion Bombardment

Qifang Yin, Kun Geng, Yanan Yuan, Zuoqi Zhang

J. Appl. Mech. June 2020, 87(6): 061008. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046582

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View articletitled, A Potential High-Throughput Route to Collagen-Mimicked Carbon Nanotube Fiber via Domino Pushing and Ion Bombardment

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Topics: Carbon nanotubes , Fibers , Mechanical properties , Manufacturing , Elastic moduli , Molecular dynamics simulation , Design , Optimization

Metamaterial Vibration of Tensioned Circular Few-Layer Graphene Sheets

Lu Lu, C.Q. Ru, Xingming Guo

J. Appl. Mech. June 2020, 87(6): 061009. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046698

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View articletitled, Metamaterial Vibration of Tensioned Circular Few-Layer Graphene Sheets

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Topics: Graphene , Vibration , Metamaterials , Energy gap , Excitation

Kinetics of Polyelectrolyte Gels

Haohui Zhang, Mohammad Dehghany, Yuhang Hu

J. Appl. Mech. June 2020, 87(6): 061010. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046737

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View articletitled, Kinetics of Polyelectrolyte Gels

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Topics: Chemical potential , Deformation , Diffusion (Physics) , Displacement , Equilibrium (Physics) , Flow (Dynamics) , Ions , Polymers , Finite element methods , Constitutive equations