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Submitted by Faezeh on

Hello all,

I am looking for the following paper: Nash, C. D. "Fatigue of self-healing structure-a generalized theory of fatigue failure." MECHANICAL ENGINEERING. Vol. 89. No. 2. 345 E 47TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10017: ASME-AMER SOC MECHANICAL ENG, 1967.

Unfortunately, I couldn't find it anywhere. Even I ordered it through RACER but they sent the abstract to me. I would really appreciate it if someone can provide me with this paper.

regards,
Faezeh

A study of hypervelocity glancing collisions

Submitted by D.Rittel on

Most of the research carried out on hypervelocity  collisions, of the kind encountered in space, assume that the projectile hits a stationary target. In reality, both the target and the projectile are moving at high velocity in a non-colinear fasion. We present here a study of this  phenomenon and its rfelationship  with oblique impact.  

On the Degree of Irreversibility of Friction in Sheared Soft Adhesive Contacts

Submitted by Antonio Papangelo on

A number of authors have experimentally assessed the influence of friction on adhesive contacts, and generally the contact area has been found to decrease due to tangential shear stresses at the interface. The decrease is however generally much smaller than that predicted already by the Savkoor and Briggs 1977 classical theory using “brittle” fracture mechanics mixed mode model extending the JKR (Griffith like) solution to the contact problem.

EML Webinar by Prof. Teng Li on July 29, 2020: Advanced Materials toward a Sustainable Future: Mechanics Design

Submitted by Teng Li on

EML Webinar on July 29, 2020 will be given by Professor Teng Li, the University of Maryland via Zoom meeting. Discussion leader: Professor Zheng Jia, Zhejiang University.

Title: Advanced Materials toward a Sustainable Future: Mechanics Design

Time: 7 am California, 10 am Boston, 3 pm London, 10 pm Beijing on July 29, 2020

Does the loading apparatus stiffness affect the equilibrium of soft adhesive contacts under shear?

Submitted by Antonio Papangelo on

The interaction between contact area and frictional forces in adhesive soft contacts is receiving much attention in the scientific community due to its implications in many areas of engineering such as surface haptics and bioin-spired adhesives. In this work, we consider a soft adhesive sphere that is pressed against a rigid substrate and is sheared by a tangential force where the loads are transferred to the sphere through a normal and a tangential spring, representing the loading apparatus stiffness.

Ventilated acoustic metamaterial window panels for simultaneous noise shielding and air circulation

Submitted by mpeleehp on

The conflict between the acoustical performance and ventilation efficiency in conventional noise barriers limits their application potentials in several settings. To address this challenge, we design and experimentally demonstrate a ventilated tunable acoustic metamaterial for noise mitigation at targeted frequencies. Through the structure, a peak normal incidence sound absorption coefficient of more than 0.96 at 1000 Hz and the peak normal incidence sound transmission loss of 18 dB is achieved while maintaining the air circulation with a 45% open area of ventilation.

3D printed Polyurethane : Viscoelastic experimental characterization and computational modelling

Submitted by mokarram76 on

Digital Light Synthesis (DLS) technology creates ample opportunities for making 3D printed soft polymers for a wide range of grades and properties. In DLS, a 3D printer uses a continuous building technique in which the curing process is activated by an ultra-violet (UV) light. In this contribution, EUP40, a recently invented commercially available elastomeric polyurethane (EPU) printed by the DLS technology, is experimentally characterized.