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Characterizing the Adhesion Between Thin Films and Rigid Substrates Using Digital Image Correlation-Informed Inverse Finite Elements and the Blister Test

Drishya Dahal, Juan-Sebastian Rincon-Tabares, David Y. Risk-Mora, Brendy C. Rincon Troconis, David Restrepo
Journal: Journal of Applied Mechanics
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Appl. Mech. November 2023, 90(11): 111008.
Paper No: JAM-23-1185
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4062907
Published Online: August 3, 2023
View Article titled, Characterizing the Adhesion Between Thin Films and Rigid Substrates Using Digital Image Correlation-Informed Inverse Finite Elements and the Blister Test
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Topics: Adhesion, Adhesives, Displacement, Finite element analysis, Finite element methods, Fracture (Materials), Fracture (Process), Pressure, Separation (Technology), Simulation
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Reduced Order Modeling of Dynamic Mechanical Metamaterials for Analysis of Infinite and Finite Systems

Weidi Wang, Alireza V. Amirkhizi
Journal: Journal of Applied Mechanics
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Appl. Mech. September 2023, 90(9): 091009.
Paper No: JAM-23-1182
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4062888
Published Online: July 27, 2023
View Article titled, Reduced Order Modeling of Dynamic Mechanical Metamaterials for Analysis of Infinite and Finite Systems
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Topics: Computation, Design, Dynamics (Mechanics), Finite element methods, Finite element model, Inertia (Mechanics), Metamaterials, Mode shapes, Modeling, Optimization
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Reshape of the Bistable and Multistable Properties of Conical Structures Through Integrated Modification of Local Cross Section

Jian Zhao, Qifeng Fang, Jian Zhang, Yu Huang, Hongyu Wang, Pengbo Liu
Journal: Journal of Applied Mechanics
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Appl. Mech. October 2023, 90(10): 101001.
Paper No: JAM-23-1025
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4062655
Published Online: June 15, 2023
View Article titled, Reshape of the Bistable and Multistable Properties of Conical Structures Through Integrated Modification of Local Cross Section
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Topics: Design, Displacement, Optimization, Rubber, Steady state, Stiffness, Vibration, Finite element model, Deformation, Simulation
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Automatedly Distilling Canonical Equations From Random State Data

Xiaoling Jin, Zhanchao Huang, Yong Wang, Zhilong Huang, Isaac Elishakoff
Journal: Journal of Applied Mechanics
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Appl. Mech. August 2023, 90(8): 081007.
Paper No: JAM-23-1049
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4062329
Published Online: May 9, 2023
View Article titled, Automatedly Distilling Canonical Equations From Random State Data
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Topics: Momentum, Optimization, Excitation, Dynamic systems
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Grayscale Digital Light Processing Gradient Printing for Stress Concentration Reduction and Material Toughness Enhancement

Connor T. Forte, S. Macrae Montgomery, Liang Yue, Craig M. Hamel, H. Jerry Qi
Journal: Journal of Applied Mechanics
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Appl. Mech. July 2023, 90(7): 071003.
Paper No: JAM-23-1050
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4056966
Published Online: March 8, 2023
View Article titled, Grayscale Digital Light Processing Gradient Printing for Stress Concentration Reduction and Material Toughness Enhancement
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Topics: Failure, Fracture toughness, Printing, Stress, Mechanical properties, Design, Stress concentration, Finite element analysis, Additive manufacturing, Stiffness
Includes: Supplementary data
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An Effective Topological Representation and Dimensionality Reduction Approach for Multi-Material Structural Topology Optimization

Jianwen Bao, Zhaoyou Sun, Pai Liu, Yangjun Luo
Journal: Journal of Applied Mechanics
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Appl. Mech. January 2023, 90(1): 011004.
Paper No: JAM-22-1233
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4055921
Published Online: October 20, 2022
View Article titled, An Effective Topological Representation and Dimensionality Reduction Approach for Multi-Material Structural Topology Optimization
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Topics: Design, Optimization, Topology
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Topology Optimization of Graded Truss Lattices Based on On-the-Fly Homogenization

Bastian Telgen, Ole Sigmund, Dennis M. Kochmann
Journal: Journal of Applied Mechanics
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Appl. Mech. June 2022, 89(6): 061006.
Paper No: JAM-22-1040
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4054186
Published Online: April 8, 2022
View Article titled, Topology Optimization of Graded Truss Lattices Based on On-the-Fly Homogenization
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Topics: Design, Optimization, Topology, Trusses (Building), Density, Stress
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Velocity Field Level Set Method Incorporating Topological Derivatives for Topology Optimization

Yaguang Wang, Handong Yang, Zhan Kang
Journal: Journal of Applied Mechanics
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Appl. Mech. June 2022, 89(6): 061002.
Paper No: JAM-21-1467
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4053989
Published Online: March 16, 2022
View Article titled, Velocity Field Level Set Method Incorporating Topological Derivatives for Topology Optimization
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Topics: Nucleation (Physics), Optimization, Topology, Design, Shapes
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Topology Optimization on Complex Surfaces Based on the Moving Morphable Component Method and Computational Conformal Mapping

Wendong Huo, Chang Liu, Zongliang Du, Xudong Jiang, Zhenyu Liu, Xu Guo
Journal: Journal of Applied Mechanics
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Appl. Mech. May 2022, 89(5): 051008.
Paper No: JAM-22-1014
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4053727
Published Online: March 4, 2022
View Article titled, Topology Optimization on Complex Surfaces Based on the Moving Morphable Component Method and Computational Conformal Mapping
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Topics: Optimization, Shells, Topology, Design, Parametrization
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A Novel Design of Multistable Metastructure With Nonuniform Cross Section

Jian Hua, Hongshuai Lei, Cun-Fa Gao, Daining Fang
Journal: Journal of Applied Mechanics
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Appl. Mech. May 2022, 89(5): 051010.
Paper No: JAM-21-1511
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4053937
Published Online: March 4, 2022
View Article titled, A Novel Design of Multistable Metastructure With Nonuniform Cross Section
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Topics: Absorption, Deformation, Design, Finite element analysis, Mechanical properties, Optimization, Simulation, Theoretical analysis, Displacement, Energy dissipation
Includes: Multimedia, Supplementary data
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Topology Optimization of Lightweight Structures With Application to Bone Scaffolds and 3D Printed Shoes for Diabetics

Zhujiang Wang, Arun Srinivasa, J. N. Reddy, Adam Dubrowski
Journal: Journal of Applied Mechanics
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Appl. Mech. April 2022, 89(4): 041009.
Paper No: JAM-21-1450
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4053396
Published Online: February 9, 2022
View Article titled, Topology Optimization of Lightweight Structures With Application to Bone Scaffolds and 3D Printed Shoes for Diabetics
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Topics: Additive manufacturing, Bone, Lightweight structures, Optimization, Topology, Trusses (Building), Stress, Cantilever beams, Stiffness, Finite element analysis
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Coupling Moving Morphable Voids and Components Based Topology Optimization of Hydrogel Structures Involving Large Deformation

Yisong Qiu, Shuaiqi Zhang, Weisheng Zhang, Hongfei Ye, Hongwu Zhang, Yonggang Zheng
Journal: Journal of Applied Mechanics
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Appl. Mech. January 2022, 89(1): 011008.
Paper No: JAM-21-1306
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052431
Published Online: October 5, 2021
View Article titled, Coupling Moving Morphable Voids and Components Based Topology Optimization of Hydrogel Structures Involving Large Deformation
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Topics: Deformation, Hydrogels, Optimization, Topology, Design, Anisotropy
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A Novel Wave Propagation Method for Measuring Viscoelastic Properties of Prestrained Materials

Pierre Lemerle
Journal: Journal of Applied Mechanics
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Appl. Mech. August 2021, 88(8): 081006.
Paper No: JAM-20-1616
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4050790
Published Online: April 19, 2021
View Article titled, A Novel Wave Propagation Method for Measuring Viscoelastic Properties of Prestrained Materials
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Topics: Damping, Viscoelasticity, Wave propagation, Waves, Elasticity, Wave packets, Stress, Optimization, Echoes, Junctions
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Topological Design of Freely Vibrating Bi-Material Structures to Achieve the Maximum Band Gap Centering at a Specified Frequency

Pai Liu, Xiaopeng Zhang, Yangjun Luo
Journal: Journal of Applied Mechanics
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Appl. Mech. August 2021, 88(8): 081003.
Paper No: JAM-21-1042
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4050621
Published Online: April 8, 2021
View Article titled, Topological Design of Freely Vibrating Bi-Material Structures to Achieve the Maximum Band Gap Centering at a Specified Frequency
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Topics: Design, Electromagnetic spectrum, Energy gap, Optimization, Topology, Plates (structures)
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Moving Morphable Inclusion Approach: An Explicit Framework to Solve Inverse Problem in Elasticity

Yue Mei, Zongliang Du, Dongmei Zhao, Weisheng Zhang, Chang Liu, Xu Guo
Journal: Journal of Applied Mechanics
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Appl. Mech. April 2021, 88(4): 041001.
Paper No: JAM-20-1532
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4049142
Published Online: December 7, 2020
View Article titled, Moving Morphable Inclusion Approach: An Explicit Framework to Solve Inverse Problem in Elasticity
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Topics: Elasticity, Inverse problems, Noise (Sound), Optimization, Shear modulus, Shapes
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Ultra-High Strain Rate Constitutive Modeling of Pure Titanium Using Particle Impact Test

Xuchen Wang, Mostafa Hassani
Journal: Journal of Applied Mechanics
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Appl. Mech. September 2020, 87(9): 091007.
Paper No: JAM-20-1170
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4047290
Published Online: June 9, 2020
View Article titled, Ultra-High Strain Rate Constitutive Modeling of Pure Titanium Using Particle Impact Test
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Topics: Deformation, Engineering simulation, Finite element analysis, Modeling, Particle collisions, Particulate matter, Simulation, Titanium, Constitutive equations, Optimization
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A Potential High-Throughput Route to Collagen-Mimicked Carbon Nanotube Fiber via Domino Pushing and Ion Bombardment

Qifang Yin, Kun Geng, Yanan Yuan, Zuoqi Zhang
Journal: Journal of Applied Mechanics
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Appl. Mech. June 2020, 87(6): 061008.
Paper No: JAM-19-1625
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046582
Published Online: April 2, 2020
View Article titled, A Potential High-Throughput Route to Collagen-Mimicked Carbon Nanotube Fiber via Domino Pushing and Ion Bombardment
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Topics: Carbon nanotubes, Fibers, Mechanical properties, Manufacturing, Elastic moduli, Molecular dynamics simulation, Design, Optimization
Includes: Supplementary data
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Topology Optimization With Many Right-Hand Sides Using Mirror Descent Stochastic Approximation—Reduction From Many to a Single Sample

Xiaojia Shelly Zhang, Eric de Sturler, Alexander Shapiro
Journal: Journal of Applied Mechanics
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Appl. Mech. May 2020, 87(5): 051005.
Paper No: JAM-19-1580
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4045902
Published Online: February 14, 2020
View Article titled, Topology Optimization With Many Right-Hand Sides Using Mirror Descent Stochastic Approximation—Reduction From Many to a Single Sample
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Topics: Algorithms, Design, Optimization, Stress, Topology, Mirrors, Approximation
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Special Issue: Architectured Materials Mechanics

Thomas Siegmund, Francois Barthelat
Journal: Journal of Applied Mechanics
Article Type: Guest Editorial
J. Appl. Mech. November 2019, 86(11): 110301.
Paper No: JAM-19-1390
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4044680
Published Online: September 17, 2019
View Article titled, Special Issue: Architectured Materials Mechanics
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Topics: Additive manufacturing, Blocks (Building materials), Design, Metamaterials, Shapes, Biomimetics, Fracture toughness, Composite materials, Manufacturing, Optimization
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Normalized Coordinate Equations and an Energy Method for Predicting Natural Curved-Fold Configurations

Jacob C. Badger, Todd G. Nelson, Robert J. Lang, Denise M. Halverson, Larry L. Howell
Journal: Journal of Applied Mechanics
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Appl. Mech. July 2019, 86(7): 071006.
Paper No: JAM-19-1029
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4043285
Published Online: April 12, 2019
View Article titled, Normalized Coordinate Equations and an Energy Method for Predicting Natural Curved-Fold Configurations
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Topics: Optimization, Torsion, Parametrization, Surface properties, Stiffness, Regression analysis