Strain gradient and generalized continua obtained by homogenizing frame lattices

H Abdoul-Anziz, P Seppecher - Mathematics and mechanics of complex …, 2018 - msp.org
We determine the effective behavior of periodic structures made of welded elastic bars.
Taking into account the fact that flexural and torsional stiffnesses are much smaller than the …

[HTML][HTML] Mori–Tanaka estimates of the effective elastic properties of stress-gradient composites

VP Tran, S Brisard, J Guilleminot, K Sab - International Journal of Solids …, 2018 - Elsevier
A stress-gradient material model was recently proposed by Forest and Sab (Mech. Res.
Comm. 40, 16–25, 2012) as an alternative to the well-known strain-gradient model …

Elastic behavior of Cross Laminated Timber and timber panels with regular gaps: Thick-plate modeling and experimental validation

L Franzoni, A Lebée, F Lyon, G Forêt - Engineering Structures, 2017 - Elsevier
In the present paper, the influence of periodic gaps between lamellas of Cross Laminated
Timber (CLT) on the panel's elastic behavior is analyzed by means of a periodic …

[HTML][HTML] The Bending–Gradient theory for the linear buckling of thick plates: Application to Cross Laminated Timber panels

O Perret, A Lebée, C Douthe, K Sab - International Journal of Solids and …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper, the linear buckling of a heterogeneous thick plate is studied using the Bending–
Gradient theory which is an extension of the Reissner–Mindlin plate theory to the case of …

[HTML][HTML] Prediction of thick plate properties of CLT and innovative panels through machine learning algorithms

B Daou, A Lebée, F Kaddah, K Sab - Engineering Structures, 2025 - Elsevier
Determining the membrane, bending, and shear stiffness of cross-laminated timber (CLT)
and innovative panels requires advanced finite element computations and homogenization …

Scattering of flexural waves in a semi-infinite piezoelectric thin plate with a circular hole

M Zhao, W Jiang, Q Wang, H Fan… - Mechanics of Advanced …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The scattering of flexural waves in piezoelectric thin plates with defects effects the electro-
mechanical coupling property. Theoretical analysis for flexural waves is lack of a suitable …

A stress approach model of moderately thick, homogeneous shells

AF Domínguez Alvarado… - Mathematical Problems in …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents the theoretical development of a new model of shells called SAM‐H
(Stress Approach Model of Homogeneous shells) and adapted for linear elastic shells, from …

The first-order structural functions method solution to the simply supported layered plate bending problem

LA Kabanova - Lobachevskii Journal of Mathematics, 2022 - Springer
This article is intended to derive the first-order structural functions method solution to a three-
dimensional problem of bending a heterogeneous, linear elastic plate with material …

Consistent derivation of stress-based generalized models in elastodynamics: application to layerwise plate models

P Bouteiller, J Bleyer, K Sab - International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
The derivation of some class of generalized mechanical models relies on a specific stress
expansion without any a priori assumption on the corresponding kinematics. In such …

Large curvature folding strategies of butterfly proboscis

D Chen, H Song, Q Liu, J Gan, Y Liu, K Chen… - Journal of Bionic …, 2020 - Springer
Due to its real-time control, high folding ratio, and structure self-locking, flexible large
curvature self-folding devices have broad application prospects, such as foldable human …