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Volume 88, Issue 12

December 2021

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ISSN 0021-8936

EISSN 1528-9036

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Research Papers

Elastic Solution of a Polyhedral Particle With a Polynomial Eigenstrain and Particle Discretization

Chunlin Wu, Liangliang Zhang, Huiming Yin

J. Appl. Mech. December 2021, 88(12): 121001. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4051869

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Topics: Particulate matter , Polynomials , Stress , Tensors , Shapes

Nonlinear Oscillations of Particle-Reinforced Electro-Magneto-Viscoelastomer Actuators

Aman Khurana, Deepak Kumar, Atul Kumar Sharma, M. M. Joglekar

J. Appl. Mech. December 2021, 88(12): 121002. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4051911

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Topics: Actuators , Oscillations , Particulate matter , Fillers (Materials) , Composite materials , Excitation , Polymers

Measurement of Pure Shear Constitutive Relationship From Torsion Tests Under Quasi-Static, Medium, and High Strain Rate Conditions

Longhui Zhang, David Townsend, Nik Petrinic, Antonio Pellegrino

J. Appl. Mech. December 2021, 88(12): 121003. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052001

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Topics: Shear (Mechanics) , Shear stress , Torsion , Failure , Deformation , Stress , Machinery

Large-Deflection Nonlinear Mechanics of Curved Cantilevers Under Contact Point Loading

Geoffrey A. Garcia, Kody M. Wakumoto, Joseph J. Brown

J. Appl. Mech. December 2021, 88(12): 121004. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052000

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Topics: Cantilevers , Deflection , Displacement , Stainless steel , Stress , Aluminum , Testing , Deformation , Differential equations , Kinematics

Mechanics of Magnetic Robots Akin to Soft Beams Supported at Unanchored Contacts

Amanda de Oliveira Barros, Sukalyan Bhattacharya, James Yang

J. Appl. Mech. December 2021, 88(12): 121005. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4051997

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Topics: Algorithms , Magnetization , Robots , Shapes , Magnetic fields , Deformation , Simulation

The Use of Zero-Mass Particles in Analytical and Multi-Body Dynamics: Sphere Rolling on An Arbitrary Surface

Firdaus E. Udwadia, Nami Mogharabin

J. Appl. Mech. December 2021, 88(12): 121006. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052002

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Topics: Equations of motion , Particulate matter , Multibody systems , Multibody dynamics

Theoretical Limits in Detachment Strength for Axisymmetric Bi-Material Adhesives

Farid H. Benvidi, Mattia Bacca

J. Appl. Mech. December 2021, 88(12): 121007. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052107

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Topics: Adhesives , Fracture (Materials) , Stress , Stress concentration

Nanoscale Continuous Directional Motion Driven by a Cyclic Thermal Field

Yichang Chen, Jiantao Leng, Zhengrong Guo, Yingyan Zhang, Tienchong Chang

J. Appl. Mech. December 2021, 88(12): 121008. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052152

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Topics: Carbon nanotubes , Nanoscale phenomena , Nanotubes , Temperature , Temperature gradient , Molecular dynamics simulation , Simulation , Carbon , Atoms , Heating

Free Response of a Rotational Nonlinear Energy Sink Coupled to a Linear Oscillator: Fractality, Riddling, and Initial-Condition Sensitivity at Intermediate Initial Displacements

Ke Ding, Arne J. Pearlstein

J. Appl. Mech. December 2021, 88(12): 121009. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4051998

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Topics: Chaos , Damping , Energy dissipation , Harmonic oscillators , Oscillations , Rotation , Transients (Dynamics) , Time series , Displacement , Fractals