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Strain gradient plasticity: energetic or dissipative?---Published in Acta Mechanica Sinica, Vol.31, No. 4, Aug. 2015.

Submitted by Acta Mechanica… on Wed, 09/02/2015 - 06:54

Journal Tittle: Acta Mechanica Sinica

Article Tittle: Strain gradient plasticity: energetic or dissipative?

Authors: N. A. Fleck, J. R. Willis

Multi-scale modeling of hemodynamics in the cardiovascular system---Published in Acta Mechanica Sinica, Vol.31, No. 4, Aug. 2015.

Submitted by Acta Mechanica… on Wed, 09/02/2015 - 06:13

Journal Tittle: Acta Mechanica Sinica

Article Tittle: Multi-scale modeling of hemodynamics in the cardiovascular system

Authors: Hao Liu, Fuyou Liang, Jasmin Wong, Takashi Fujiwara, Wenjing Ye, Ken-iti Tsubota, Michiko Sugawara

Molecular tagging techniques and their applications to the study of complex thermal flow phenomena---Published in Acta Mechanica Sinica, Vol.31, No. 4, Aug. 2015.

Submitted by Acta Mechanica… on Wed, 09/02/2015 - 03:53

Journal Tittle: Acta Mechanica Sinica

Article Tittle: Molecular tagging techniques and their applications to the study of complex thermal flow phenomena

Authors: Fang Chen, Haixing Li, Hui Hu

Predicting fracture energies and crack-tip fields of soft tough materials

Submitted by Teng zhang on Wed, 09/02/2015 - 01:09

Soft materials including elastomers and gels are pervasive in biological systems and technological applications. Whereas it is known that intrinsic fracture energies of soft materials are relatively low, how the intrinsic fracture energy cooperates with mechanical dissipation in process zone to give high fracture toughness of soft materials is not well understood. In addition, it is still challenging to predict fracture energies and crack-tip strain fields of soft tough materials.