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Acharya, A., Jump conditions for GND evolution as a constraint on slip transmission at grain boundaries, Philosophical Magazine, 87(8-9), 1349-1359, 2007 (see attachment)

Hi all,

I have a strange question that has puzzled me since last almost one year.

There are many SG-plasticity models in the technical literature, sometimes categorized as lower-order or higher-order models.

The problem is :

the constitutive models include the gradient of plastic parameters (e.g. plastic slip).

Hi,

In my research i am trying to develop a new model for plastic deformation, and i suspect there is a strong similarity between

plasticity and turbulent flow !.

My question is: if there is workd done trying to apply Reynolds decomposition (Reynolds Stress) to the governing equations and solved plasticity problem in Solids?

thanks,

Yaron B.S.

Bistable structures, exemplified
by the Venus flytrap and slap bracelets, can switch between different
functional shapes upon actuation, and have important applications in
mechanical/electro-mechanical devices ranging from bio-inspired robots to
deployable aeroplane wings. Despite numerous efforts in modeling such large
deformation of shell structures, the roles of mechanical and nonlinear geometric
effects on bistability remains elusive. Closely related, emerging challenges
include modeling the spontaneous curving and buckling of thin objects such as

see the video 

M. Rahimi and M. Arroyo, Phys. Rev. E 2012

Dear modellers

do you work with electrostrictive polymer actuators and need their properties for your simulations? If so, you will find the paper below interesting: we have tested the most popular material for EAP applications.

Tagarielli, Hilldick-Smith and Huber, 2012, Electro-Mechanical Properties and Electrostriction Response of a Rubbery Polymer for EAP Applications, IJSS

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020768312003198

enjoy!

V

Dear all,

I am proud to present to i-mechanicians some recent work by my student Andreas Schiffer. We provide a new experimental technique and detailed analytical models to explore one-dimensional underwater blast problems in deep water.

  

Schiffer et al, 2012, The Response of Rigid Plates to Deep Water Blast: Analytical Models and Finite Element Predictions, J. App. Mech

http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4006458