The objective of this research is the fabrication of biodegradable starch-based sandwich
materials. The investigated sandwich structures consist of maize starch-based films as skins …

This research reports on Three Dimensional (3D) exact free torsional-bending vibrations
and buckling of Timoshenko beams possessing homogeneous and nonhomogeneous …

Background Few studies have analyzed the different biomechanical properties of the lumbar
with various morphological parameters, which play an important role in injury and …

This article analyzes the possibility to employ artificial neural networks (ANNs) for thermal
modeling of magnetic components, with special emphasis on medium frequency …

Unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) play a vital role in marine exploration, and can
achieve an extension of human hands and eyes to help researchers reach inaccessible and …

Numerous proposals and recommendations have been made in the development of
underwater undulation robots, but very few studies have focused on the undulation …

The nonlinear behaviors and energy harvesting of an unsymmetric cross-ply square
composite laminated plate with a piezoelectric patch is presented. The unsymmetric cross …

Mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced polymers are sensitive to environmental influences
due to the presence of the polymer matrix but inhomogeneous and anisotropic due to the …

The structural phase transformation in a non-stoichiometric shape memory Fe 42.8 Mn 27.6
Ga 29.6 Heusler glass-coated microwire was experimentally observed using indirect …

In recent years, the use of wearable and portable electronic devices has steadily increased.
These devices are becoming more and more powerful. However, advances in device …