Abstract: An optimal temperature path is derived for a thin viscoelastic plate which is cooled from a stress-free state against geometric constraints. The optimal path, which minimizes the final residual ...

Abstract: This paper presents a continuum damage model for viscoelastic materials. “Damage” is expressed by two symmetric, second rank tensors which are related to the total areas of “active” and “passive” ...

Abstract: In this paper, constitutive relations are derived for a linear Cosserat continuum possessing hemitropic symmetry. In such a continuum, the microstructure has a screwlike property, or handedness, ...

Abstract: In this paper an approximate solution is presented for the radius of contact between an elastic plate and a semi-infinite elastic half space. The plate is assumed to rest on the supporting ...

Abstract: In this paper it is assumed that tensile stresses cannot be transmitted across the interface between beams, or plates, and their supporting subgrade. The subgrade is represented by models that ...

Abstract: This paper concerns the stress-response of a geometrically constrained resin-slab under externally fluctuating moisture and temperature conditions. The response of the resin is described by a ...

Abstract: This paper concerns the nonlinear mechanical behavior of a single craze of finite length contained in an extended linear elastic medium. The craze is modeled as a distributed spring with a ...

Abstract: In this work, it is assumed that the potential energy of an elastic body depends on its strains and strain gradients. Such a potential energy will give rise to both classical and higher-order ...

Abstract: This paper presents a continuum damage model for a unidirectionally reinforced composite based upon fundamental concepts of continuum mechanics and irreversible thermodynamics. Damage is incorporated ...

Abstract: This paper concerns the residual thermal stresses that develop within the resin of a fiber-reinforced composite-laminate as the material is cooled from cure temperature down to room temperature. ...