Nanoindentation has been widely adopted for mechanical properties characterization of two-
dimensional (2D) materials, where one typically starts with measuring the indentation load …

The paper examines the mechanics of inflation of incompressible planar hyperelastic
membranes that are rigidly fixed at their boundary and subjected to a uniform pressure …

Soft elastomeric membrane structures are widely used and commonly found in engineering
and biological applications. Puncture is one of the primary failure modes of soft elastomeric …

Elastomeric membranes are flexible and stretchable, commonly found in soft devices, soft
robotics, and flexible electronics. The indentation of free-standing elastomeric membranes …

We consider the problem of indentation of a thin circular elastic plate with a hole in the
centre by a cylindrical indenter under large strains. We use the nonlinear theory of isotropic …

In the paper we investigate the effect of friction on the stress–strain state of a hyperelastic
membrane in contact with a massive solid body. We consider the axisymmetric indentation …

Three theories for determination of the equilibrium states of initially flat, linearly elastic,
rotationally symmetric, taut membranes are considered: Föppl-von Kármán theory …

Motivated by applications to seed germination, we consider the transverse deflection that
results from the axisymmetric indentation of an elastic membrane by a rigid body. The elastic …

Graphene and graphene-like materials possessing monolayer hexagonal crystals have
become one of the focal points of scientific researches. In this paper, an elasticity peculiar to …

Puncture of soft solids involves the process of piercing through a soft solid material using a
sharp object, which is of great interest in biomedical and industrial applications. In this work …