[HTML][HTML] Effect of agglomeration on the natural frequencies of functionally graded carbon nanotube-reinforced laminated composite doubly-curved shells
This paper aims at investigating the effect of Carbon Nanotube (CNT) agglomeration on the
free vibrations of laminated composite doubly-curved shells and panels reinforced by CNTs …
free vibrations of laminated composite doubly-curved shells and panels reinforced by CNTs …
Dynamics of periodic mechanical structures containing bistable elastic elements: From elastic to solitary wave propagation
We investigate the nonlinear dynamics of a periodic chain of bistable elements consisting of
masses connected by elastic springs whose constraint arrangement gives rise to a large …
masses connected by elastic springs whose constraint arrangement gives rise to a large …
On technological solutions for repair and rehabilitation of heritage sites: a review
This paper reviews the problems faced by historical structures, different methods adopted to
detect the damages in the archaeological sites and technical solutions suggested by …
detect the damages in the archaeological sites and technical solutions suggested by …
Influence of Winkler-Pasternak foundation on the vibrational behavior of plates and shells reinforced by agglomerated carbon nanotubes
This paper aims to investigate the effect of the Winkler-Pasternak elastic foundation on the
natural frequencies of Carbon Nanotube (CNT)-reinforced laminated composite plates and …
natural frequencies of Carbon Nanotube (CNT)-reinforced laminated composite plates and …
A tensegrity approach to the optimal reinforcement of masonry domes and vaults through fiber-reinforced composite materials
We present a tensegrity approach to the strengthening of masonry vaults and domes
performed by bonding grids of fiber reinforced composites to the masonry substrate. A …
performed by bonding grids of fiber reinforced composites to the masonry substrate. A …
Sensitivity of bistable laminates to uncertainties in material properties, geometry and environmental conditions
Under certain conditions asymmetric composite laminates can have a bistable response to
mechanical loading. A transition between the two stable states provides opportunities to …
mechanical loading. A transition between the two stable states provides opportunities to …
Phase transformation as the mechanism of mechanical deformation of vertically aligned carbon nanotube arrays: Insights from mesoscopic modeling
Vertically aligned carbon nanotube (VACNT) arrays or “forests” behave mechanically as
foams when compressed, exhibiting a characteristic nonlinear stress–strain response …
foams when compressed, exhibiting a characteristic nonlinear stress–strain response …
[HTML][HTML] Compression and recovery of carbon nanotube forests described as a phase transition
In this paper we describe experiments and a continuum phase transition model for the
compression of carbon nanotube (CNT) forests. Our model is inspired by the observation of …
compression of carbon nanotube (CNT) forests. Our model is inspired by the observation of …
Rate-independent dissipation and loading direction effects in compressed carbon nanotube arrays
Arrays of nominally-aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs) under compression deform locally via
buckling, exhibit a foam-like, dissipative response, and can often recover most of their …
buckling, exhibit a foam-like, dissipative response, and can often recover most of their …
Damped waves under nonlocal Euler–Bernoulli and extended Green–Naghdi II theories in radiating thermoelastic nanobeams
We consider the problem of modelling nanobeams that dissipate thermal energy by
radiation. We approach such a problem in a one-dimensional case by discussing the …
radiation. We approach such a problem in a one-dimensional case by discussing the …