Animals exploit soft structures to move effectively in complex natural environments. These
capabilities have inspired robotic engineers to incorporate soft technologies into their …

Soft structures are capable of undergoing reversible large strains and deformations when
facing different types of loadings. Due to the limitations of linear elastic models, researchers …

Hyperelastic behavior of isotropic incompressible rubbers is studied to develop a strain
energy function which satisfies all the necessary characteristic properties of an efficient …

Elastomeric coatings are being advocated as excellent retrofit materials for strategic
applications, particularly for blast mitigation and ballistic protection. Polyurea, an elastomer …

Experiments have shown that the ballistic performance of the steel plate improves
significantly after coating polyurea at the impact face. However, the strengthening …

A novel three-dimensional model was established for analyzing the impact response and
fracture of polyurea-coated aluminum plates using the LS-DYNA finite element code …

A number of experimental investigations reported in the open literature have indicated that
the application of polyurea coatings can substantially improve blast and ballistic impact …

Spray polyurea (SPUA) is widely used as a protective coating material for structures
subjected to the intensive impulsive loadings, attributed to its prominent large tensile …

Modelling the mechanical behaviour of biological tissues is of vital importance for clinical
applications. It is necessary for surgery simulation, tissue engineering, finite element …

Appropriate knowledge of viscoelastic properties of polymers and elastomers is of
fundamental importance for a correct modelization and analysis of structures where such …