G. Azizi, S. Kavousi, and M. Asle Zaeem. Interactive effects of interfacial energy anisotropy and solute transport on solidification patterns of Al-Cu alloys. Acta Materialia 231 (2022) 117859 (15 pages).
dear collegues, I may be interested to share your views on an "asperity theory" modified Persson's rubber friction contact mechanics theory which I find not clearly motivated and seems to lead to erroneous conclusions ---- but I am also unable to reproduce the results claimed by the authors. The preprint is here, and the original paper attached: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359392510
Journal: Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids
Dear colleagues,
A Multiresolution Adaptive Wavelet Method for Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations
Thanks to Weingarten’s formulae [1], which date to 1861, the bending deformation of a Kirchhoff-Love shell can be characterized by examining the variation of the unit normal vector to the surface of the shell.
Anisotropy and chirality create an interesting mechanical coupling – axial-shear coupling. This paper also reports a weak correlation of chirality with negative Poisson’s ratio and a directional negative and positive Poisson’s ratio of a tetra-achiral lattice.
For more information, you can check this paper:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127521000368
We discovered a novel mechanical coupling effect – axial-bending coupling. Unlike Poisson, axial-shear, and axial-twisting coupling effects, this axial-bending coupling occurs at a non-centrosymmetric square lattice.
For more information, you can check this paper:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127522001538
Based on magneto-active polymers, we provide a non-invasive and real-time control methodology to impose complex mechanical forces on biological systems. The device is conceptualised to be suitable for any traditional microscope! See scheme:
We allow for reproducing complex mechanical processes by simulating a set of local strain patterns occurring in real scenarios. We demonstrated this by simulating strain distribution occurring within the brain tissue during a head impact (Knutsen et al., 2020 #BMphi).
