Abstract: Closed-form and series solutions are presented for the bending of plates bonded to a thin elastomeric foundation which is in turn bonded to a rigid substrate. The standard fourth-order governing ...

Abstract: The conditions for an overhanging flexible strip to slide off a flat surface are investigated. This problem may be applicable to pieces of paper, fabric, leather, and other flexible materials, ...

Abstract: A promising type of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) architecture, the ribbon fuel cell, relies on the gas diffusion layer (GDL) to conduct electrical current in-plane to adjacent ...

Abstract: Equilibrium states are investigated for a heavy flexible strip that is fixed at one end and rests on an internal frictional support. Large vertical deflections are admitted. In the analytical ...

Abstract: Folding of carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoribbons into a shape that looks like a tennis racket is considered. An elastic continuum model is utilized in two types of analysis. The first is ...

Abstract: The effect of the bulk compressibility of elastomers on the response of rubber blocks and bushings bonded to platens is in vestigated. Closed-form solutions for the stresses and deformations ...