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Volume 83, Issue 12

December 2016

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ISSN 0021-8936

EISSN 1528-9036

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Research Papers
Technical Brief
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Research Papers

Frictional Energy Dissipation in Wavy Surfaces

Lejie Liu, Melih Eriten

J. Appl. Mech. December 2016, 83(12): 121001. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034461

Abstract

View articletitled, Frictional Energy Dissipation in Wavy Surfaces

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Topics: Energy dissipation , Strips , Finite element model

Effect of Curvature on Penetration Resistance of Polycarbonate Panels

G. O. Antoine, R. C. Batra

J. Appl. Mech. December 2016, 83(12): 121002. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034520

Abstract

View articletitled, Effect of Curvature on Penetration Resistance of Polycarbonate Panels

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Topics: Deformation , Failure , Stress , Flat plates , Plates (structures) , Hydrostatic pressure , Hinges

Galerkin Scheme-Based Determination of Survival Probability of Oscillators With Fractional Derivative Elements

Pol D. Spanos, Alberto Di Matteo, Yezeng Cheng, Antonina Pirrotta, Jie Li

J. Appl. Mech. December 2016, 83(12): 121003. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034460

Abstract

View articletitled, Galerkin Scheme-Based Determination of Survival Probability of Oscillators With Fractional Derivative Elements

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Topics: Harmonic oscillators , Probability

Dynamic Instability of Two Elastic Half-Spaces Sliding With a Rate-and-State Friction Constitutive Law

Jérôme Colin

J. Appl. Mech. December 2016, 83(12): 121004. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034562

Abstract

View articletitled, Dynamic Instability of Two Elastic Half-Spaces Sliding With a Rate-and-State Friction Constitutive Law

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Topics: Constitutive equations , Friction , Space , Steady state , Oscillations , Shear modulus , Stick-slip , Stress

A Compressive-Mode Wideband Vibration Energy Harvester Using a Combination of Bistable and Flextensional Mechanisms

Hong-Xiang Zou, Wen-Ming Zhang, Ke-Xiang Wei, Wen-Bo Li, Zhi-Ke Peng, Guang Meng

J. Appl. Mech. December 2016, 83(12): 121005. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034563

Abstract

View articletitled, A Compressive-Mode Wideband Vibration Energy Harvester Using a Combination of Bistable and Flextensional Mechanisms

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Topics: Actuators , Design , Energy harvesting , Engineering prototypes , Vibration , Magnetic fields , Stress

Mechanical Instabilities in Perfect Crystals: From Dislocation Nucleation to Bucklinglike Modes

Akanksha Garg, Craig E. Maloney

J. Appl. Mech. December 2016, 83(12): 121006. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034564

Abstract

View articletitled, Mechanical Instabilities in Perfect Crystals: From Dislocation Nucleation to Bucklinglike Modes

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Topics: Buckling , Crystals , Dipoles (Electromagnetism) , Dislocations , Nucleation (Physics) , Bifurcation

A Structural Dynamic Model Inversion-Based Technique to Characterize Impacts to a Full-Scale and Operational Helicopter Rotor Blade

Blake Hylton, Andrew Crandall, Dave Koester, Brian Bouquillon, Peter Meckl, Douglas Adams

J. Appl. Mech. December 2016, 83(12): 121007. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034704

Abstract

View articletitled, A Structural Dynamic Model Inversion-Based Technique to Characterize Impacts to a Full-Scale and Operational Helicopter Rotor Blade

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Topics: Blades , Errors , Stiffness , Rotors , Structural dynamics , Frequency response , Boundary-value problems

Critical Impact Yaw for Long-Rod Penetrators

Xiangzhen Kong, Q. M. Li, Qin Fang

J. Appl. Mech. December 2016, 83(12): 121008. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034620

Abstract

View articletitled, Critical Impact Yaw for Long-Rod Penetrators

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Topics: Shapes , Steel , Yaw , Rods , Tungsten alloys

Analytical Model on Lithiation-Induced Interfacial Debonding of an Active Layer From a Rigid Substrate

Bo Lu, Yanfei Zhao, Yicheng Song, Junqian Zhang

J. Appl. Mech. December 2016, 83(12): 121009. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034783

Abstract

View articletitled, Analytical Model on Lithiation-Induced Interfacial Debonding of an Active Layer From a Rigid Substrate

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Topics: Boundary-value problems , Damage , Displacement , Electrodes , Thin films , Silicon , Differential equations , Aluminum , Copper , Fracture (Materials)

Explicit Analytical Solutions for a Complete Set of the Eshelby Tensors of an Ellipsoidal Inclusion

Xiaoqing Jin, Ding Lyu, Xiangning Zhang, Qinghua Zhou, Qian Wang, Leon M. Keer

J. Appl. Mech. December 2016, 83(12): 121010. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034705

Abstract

View articletitled, Explicit Analytical Solutions for a Complete Set of the Eshelby Tensors of an Ellipsoidal Inclusion

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Topics: Tensors , Stress , Displacement

Mechanics of Graded Wrinkling

Shabnam Raayai-Ardakani, Jose Luis Yagüe, Karen K. Gleason, Mary C. Boyce

J. Appl. Mech. December 2016, 83(12): 121011. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034829

Abstract

View articletitled, Mechanics of Graded Wrinkling

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Topics: Eigenvalues , Finite element analysis , Geometry , Stress , Wavelength , Waves , Thin films , Buckling , Finite element methods , Finite element model

Technical Brief

Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of the Steady Flow Across the Cylinderhead of a Low-Capacity Engine

A. Castilla, M. Rubio, C. Ferrera, J. M. Montanero, J. Fernández

J. Appl. Mech. December 2016, 83(12): 124501. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034619

Abstract

View articletitled, Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of the Steady Flow Across the Cylinderhead of a Low-Capacity Engine

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Topics: Cylinders , Discharge coefficient , Engines , Flow (Dynamics) , Valves , Vortices , Turbulence , Reynolds number , Experimental analysis , Torquemeters