Experimental characterization and numerical modelling of fracture processes in granite
Failure in brittle rock happens because micro-cracks in the crystal structure coalesce and
form a localized fracture. The propagation of the fracture is in turn strongly influenced by …
form a localized fracture. The propagation of the fracture is in turn strongly influenced by …
[HTML][HTML] Stabilization against gravity and self-tuning of an elastic variable-length rod through an oscillating sliding sleeve
An elastic rod, straight in its undeformed state, has a mass attached at one end and a
variable length, due to a constraint at the other end by a frictionless sliding sleeve. The …
variable length, due to a constraint at the other end by a frictionless sliding sleeve. The …
[HTML][HTML] On the derivation of the elastic properties of lattice nanostructures: the case of graphene sheets
A Genoese, A Genoese, NL Rizzi, G Salerno - Composites Part B …, 2017 - Elsevier
Several nanomechanics formulations based on common two and three-body bonding
potentials are compared. Numerical simulations and analytical approaches are used to …
potentials are compared. Numerical simulations and analytical approaches are used to …
[HTML][HTML] Transient response of a gyro-elastic structured medium: unidirectional waveforms and cloaking
The transient analysis of gyro-elastic structured media, composed of periodically placed
masses interconnected by elastic rods and attached to gyroscopic spinners, is presented …
masses interconnected by elastic rods and attached to gyroscopic spinners, is presented …
Configurational forces and geometrically exact formulation of sliding beams in non-material domains
S Han - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The paper presents a geometrically exact, ALE finite element formulation for dynamic
problems of nonlinear sliding beams. Previous researches on finite element methods for …
problems of nonlinear sliding beams. Previous researches on finite element methods for …
[HTML][HTML] The elastica sling
A Cazzolli, F Dal Corso - European Journal of Mechanics-A/Solids, 2024 - Elsevier
The nonlinear mechanics of a flexible elastic rod constrained at its edges by a pair of sliding
sleeves is analyzed. The planar equilibrium configurations of this variable-length elastica …
sleeves is analyzed. The planar equilibrium configurations of this variable-length elastica …
Configurational forces and nonlinear structural dynamics
Configurational, or Eshelby-like, forces are shown to strongly influence the nonlinear
dynamics of an elastic rod constrained with a frictionless sliding sleeve at one end and with …
dynamics of an elastic rod constrained with a frictionless sliding sleeve at one end and with …
Self-encapsulation, or the 'dripping'of an elastic rod
A rod covering a fixed span is loaded at the middle with a transverse force, such that with
increasing load a progressive deflection occurs. After a certain initial deflection, a …
increasing load a progressive deflection occurs. After a certain initial deflection, a …
Serpentine locomotion through elastic energy release
F Dal Corso, D Misseroni… - Journal of the …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
A model for serpentine locomotion is derived from a novel perspective based on concepts
from configurational mechanics. The motion is realized through the release of the elastic …
from configurational mechanics. The motion is realized through the release of the elastic …
Development of configurational forces during the injection of an elastic rod
When an inextensible elastic rod is 'injected'through a sliding sleeve against a fixed
constraint, configurational forces are developed, deeply influencing the mechanical …
constraint, configurational forces are developed, deeply influencing the mechanical …