Many types of electrical connectors are used in traditional and emerging technology sectors such as electric vehicles, traditional automobiles, and aircraft, in which they need to maintain a stable and low electrical contact resistance (ECR).

This paper introduces a structural design which has superior energy harvesting ability. The proposed structure is based on the ability of most periodic structures to prohibit elastic waves from propagating in a specific frequency range of the …

The gap between classical continuity and nanomechanics can be bridged using the concept of nonlocal elasticity. The Voigt viscoelastic model and the generalized dual-phase thermoelastic micropolar framework (DPL) are considered. Also, higher-order …

It is shown that the conventional theory of thermoelasticity is insufficient to explain the behavior of pulsed laser ultrasonic signals from materials with defects. A theoretical model of thermoelasticity is proposed that takes into account the …

The mechanical properties of arteries are often assessed with biaxial testing. Constitutive models are fitted to the experimental stress-stretch responses to determine relations describing the intrinsic characteristics of the material. Nonlinear …

In light of the certainty of size effect on heat conduction process in extremely small dimensions, the present article seeks to introduce a new theoretical framework for thermoelastic damping (TED) in micro-/nanobeam resonators with circular cross …

The dispersion and reflection characteristics of coupled waves in the piezomagnetic solid with flexomagnetic microstructure effect are studied in this paper. The flexomagnetic effect, strain gradient effect and micro-inertia effect are introduced …

Dynamics of a pendulum of variable length with a movable suspension point performing a predetermined motion is considered. The laws of changing the length of the pendulum and the motion of the suspension point are indicated, at which the equation …

This paper develops a frictional moving contact model for a functionally graded (FG) orthotropic layer pressed by a rigid cylindrical punch. The FG orthotropic layer is fully bonded to the isotropic half-plane. The punch moves to the left on the …

We deal with dynamics of the $$\beta $$ β -Fermi–Pasta–Ulam–Tsingou chain with one free end, subjected to the sudden sinusoidal force. We examine the evolution of the total energy supplied into the chain at large times. In the harmonic case ( …

The analysis of dispersion portraits of Lamb waves propagating in stratified plates satisfying the orthogonal Wiechert condition reveals the crossing of fundamental Lamb modes, leading to a state of possible wave bifurcation, when the wave energy …

In this paper, the free vibration characteristics of stiffened sandwich plates with auxetic core and functionally graded piezoelectric face sheet are investigated. The sandwich plate configuration comprises three distinct layers: a top layer …

This study utilized molecular dynamics simulation to investigate the mechanical properties of polymer, graphene, graphene oxide, and their composites. Polypropylene, polyethylene, and polyvinyl alcohol reinforced with graphene and graphene oxide …

Intergranular normal stresses (INS) are critical in the initiation and evolution of grain boundary damage in polycrystalline materials. To model the effects of such microstructural damage on a macroscopic scale, knowledge of INS is usually …

We examine the macroscopic moduli of lattices composed of multi-segment beams (MSBs), each of which includes more than one segment with independent geometric and material parameters, with a belief that a wider adjustable range can be obtained via …

Due to the advantage of strength enhancement without increasing the structural weight, stiffeners are commonly used in many engineering structures. However, during their service life, these stiffened structures are usually exposed to an extreme …

The present work aims to propose an interface-enriched isogeometric analysis strategy for predicting the size-dependent effective moduli and local stress field of periodic arrays of nanosize inhomogeneity. The proposed framework allows for an …

The frictionless contact problem between a conducting triangular or cylindrical punch and a thermoelectric strip is analyzed in this paper. When designing and optimizing thermoelectric devices for energy harvesting and temperature control …

Metamaterials with ultrawide and ultralow frequency bandgaps have broad applications in engineering. In this work, a grounding metamaterial with internal vibrators is proposed. This metamaterial can produce a coupling bandgap and zero-frequency …

This study deals with the propagation of a semi-infinite crack influenced by SH-wave propagation in an initially stressed dry sandy (ISDS) strip. The Fourier integral transforms (FIT) and Wiener–Hopf (WH) approach are used to solve the model …