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Open Access 15.04.2024 | Research

Acceleration waves in thermoelastic complex media with temperature-dependent phase fields

We analyze homothermal acceleration waves in complex materials (those with active microstructure) in the presence of internal constraints that link the temperature to a manifold-valued phase-field describing a generic material microstructure at a …

verfasst von:
Pasquale Giovine, Paolo Maria Mariano, Federica Mugnaioni

Open Access 13.04.2024 | Research

Correlation and modal analysis techniques for the study of the VIV response of a twin-box deck based on 3D LES simulations

Twin-box decks are prone to vortex-induced vibration (VIV) at moderate wind speeds, and previous studies have shown a complex interplay between the flow and the two parallel box girders. OpenFOAM is used to model the aerodynamic and aeroelastic …

verfasst von:
Antonio J. Álvarez, Félix Nieto

07.04.2024

XFEM analysis of cracked media under thermal shock considering Chandrasekharaiah–Tzou theory

In this paper, an isotropic environment with a static crack under thermal shock is studied using generalized thermoelasticity equations of Chandrasekharaiah–Tzou. The discretization of the governing equations in dimensionless space is done using …

verfasst von:
Vahid Jafari, Mohammad Bagher Nazari, Masoud Mahdizadeh Rokhi

Open Access 07.04.2024

Limit analysis of masonry arches and domes with finite strength: funicular analysis versus stability area method

This study, framed within the context of the lower bound theorem of limit analysis, aims to assess the anti-funicular equilibrium of masonry arches and domes using a computational approach based on the constrained force density method. In contrast …

verfasst von:
Danila Aita, Matteo Bruggi, Alberto Taliercio

Open Access 06.04.2024 | Research

Breaking the left-right symmetry in fluttering artificial cilia that perform nonreciprocal oscillations

Recent investigations on active materials have introduced a new paradigm for soft robotics by showing that a complex response can be obtained from simple stimuli by harnessing dynamic instabilities. In particular, polyelectrolyte hydrogel …

verfasst von:
Ariel Surya Boiardi, Roberto Marchello

05.04.2024

Well-posedness and exponential stability in nonlocal theory of nonsimple porous thermoelasticity

In this paper, a nonlocal model for porous thermoelasticity is derived in the framework of the Mindlin’s strain gradient theory where the thermal behavior is based on the entropy balance postulated by Green–Naghdi models of type II or III. In this …

verfasst von:
Moncef Aouadi, Michele Ciarletta, Vincenzo Tibullo

Open Access 03.04.2024

Continuous dependence in thermopiezoelectricity of nonsimple materials

In this paper, we consider the linear theory for a model of a thermopiezoelectric nonsimple body as presented in Passarella and Tibullo (Entropy, https://doi.org/10.3390/e24091229 . 2022) in which the second displacement gradient and the second …

verfasst von:
Martina Nunziata

03.04.2024 | Correction

Correction to: Optimized Gauss–Legendre–Hermite 2-point (O-GLH-2P) method for nonlinear time-history analysis of structures

The original online version of the article has been updated to improve the placement of the Figures and Tables: 1. Moved Fig. 9 next to Eq. 32 2. Moved Fig. 10 below Table 2. 3. Moved Table 3 above Sect. 5. 4. Moved Fig. 11 below Table 3. 5. Moved …

verfasst von:
Mehdi Babaei

03.04.2024

Simplified inverse dynamic models of parallel robots based on a Lagrangian approach

This paper proposes and analyzes some simplified dynamic modeling methods for parallel robots. The proposed methods are based on a Lagrangian approach where the key concept consists in simplifying the expression of the energy for robots …

verfasst von:
Zhou Zhou, Clément Gosselin

02.04.2024

Study on the rotordynamics of a high-speed motor supported by air foil bearings

In order to adapt to the high speed of a high-speed permanent magnet synchronous motor (HSPMSM) used in hydrogen fuel cells, air foil bearings are applied to support the motor rotor. However, the stability of the motor rotor system supported by …

verfasst von:
Yuqun Wei, Shuangmin Li, Haojie Xu, Q. An

01.04.2024

Hydrodynamic and power conversion performance for linear and triangular dual-buoy wave energy converter array

To address the issues concerning energy conversion efficiency and total energy in the propulsion process of wave energy conversion devices in deep water environments, this study examines the array layout of the existing dual-buoy point-absorption …

verfasst von:
Yahui Zhou, Shuxu Liu, Yeqing Jin, Xiaoguo Zhou, Fankai Kong, Hengxu Liu

30.03.2024

Thermal convection in reaction fronts confined between conductive walls

Exothermic autocatalytic reaction fronts propagating between two conductive walls shows an increase of speed and change in shape due to buoyancy driven convection. We modeled the system using reaction-diffusion-advection equations for chemical …

verfasst von:
Roberto Guzman, Desiderio A. Vasquez

29.03.2024

Experimental and numerical study of the hydraulic and vibrational behaviour of the submerged large diameter Howell Bunger valves

The main goal of this paper is to investigate the hydrodynamic and vibrational behavior of the 2000 mm diameter Howell Bunger valve that will be installed in the Khodaafrin dam. The existence of a historical bridge downstream of this dam makes it …

verfasst von:
Hadi Asadzadeh, Amir Ebrahimzadeh, Farid Vakili-Tahami, Morteza Sadeghi

27.03.2024

Performance of plate and perforated trashracks on vortex prevention at vertical intake

In the present numerical research, the efficiency of perforated and plate trashracks are investigated in reducing the strength of the formed free surface vortices at vertical intakes. Trashracks are installed at the entrance of the intake as means …

verfasst von:
Seyyed Hadi Mousavinia, Hamed Sarkardeh, Ebrahim Jabbari, Amirhossein Taghizadeh

Open Access 23.03.2024 | Research

The geometry of the equilibrium of forces and moments in shells

We demonstrate that the internal forces and moments in a shell structure can be described by 4 vectors in 3 dimensional space which could be used to express the equilibrium of a shell graphically. The internal forces and moments described by 2 of …

verfasst von:
Emil Adiels, Chris J. K. Williams

21.03.2024 | Research

1D and 2D porous media fixed bed reactor simulations with DUO

Fixed bed reactor simulations are often based on a porous media model with a single energy equation for the combined fluid and solid phases. In this energy equation, an effective thermal conductivity (which takes into account both the fluid and …

verfasst von:
Eric A. Daymo, Anna Lee Tonkovich, Matthias Hettel, Akash Shirsath

Open Access 14.03.2024

Geometric stress functions, continuous and discontinuous

In his work on stress functions Maxwell noted that given a planar truss the internal force distribution may be described by a piecewise linear, $$C^0$$ C 0 continuous version of the Airy stress function. Later Williams and McRobie proposed that …

verfasst von:
Tamás Baranyai

Open Access 13.03.2024

Exploring the influence of friction in the puncture mechanics of soft solids

Friction is an ever-present force in our lives, affecting the interaction between objects in numerous ways. The common hypothesis of frictionless contact between a foreign rigid object (needle) and a target material during puncturing leads to a …

verfasst von:
Matteo Montanari, Andrea Spagnoli

12.03.2024

On a contact problem of stringer–wedge interaction in antiplane deformation mode

Under antiplane deformation, the problem of the contact interaction of a thin infinite stringer of finite width with an elastic 3D wedge-shaped body of an arbitrary opening angle is considered. It is assumed that one face of the wedge is rigidly …

verfasst von:
V. G. Yedoyan, A. V. Sahakyan, E. G. Kanetsyan

01.03.2024

Trajectories of two-dimensional harmonic oscillators in a rotating frame: application to Foucault pendulum problem

The motion of a classical point particle submitted to a central restoring force in a rotating frame is studied. Trajectories taking account all fictitious forces are presented. The obtained solutions are applied to the problems of pendulums …

verfasst von:
Eric Guiot