Fluid-structure interaction (FSI) is a class of mechanics-related problems with mutual
dependence between the fluid and structure parts and it is observable nearly everywhere, in …

This review surveys the large variety of mechanical interactions between wind and plants,
from plant organs to plant systems. These interactions range from leaf flutter to uprooting …

Plant posture can play a key role in the health of aquatic vegetation, by setting drag,
controlling light availability, and mediating the exchange of nutrients and oxygen. We study …

The flap** or bending of a flexible planar structure in a surrounding fluid flow, which
includes the flap** of flags and the self-streamlining of flexible bodies, constitutes a …

Climatic extremes can be as significant as averages in setting the conditions for successful
organismal function and in determining the distribution of different forms. For lightweight …

Through an extensive and systematic experimental investigation of two geometries of
flexible plates in air, it is shown that a properly defined scaled Cauchy number allows …

Of the insects that have been filmed in flight, those that are 1 mm in length or less often clap
their wings together at the end of each upstroke and fling them apart at the beginning of …

Flexible slender structures are ubiquitous in biological systems and engineering
applications. Fluid-structure interaction (FSI) plays a key role in the dynamics of such …

We present a new formulation of the motion of a flexible body with a vortex-sheet wake and
use it to study propulsive forces generated by a flexible body pitched periodically at the …

Fixed wing micro air vehicles (wingspan between 10 and 15cm) are aerodynamically
challenging due to the low Reynolds number regime (104–105) they operate in. The low …