Journal of Applied Mechanics: Recent submissions
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Atomistic and Theoretical Insights on Nanoprecipitates-Controlled Strengthening Behavior for Optimum Mechanical Performance in Nanotwinned NiCoCr Alloys
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)The nanoprecipitates and nanotwins enable to improve the mechanical performance of NiCo-based alloys. In this work, the molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are performed to investigate the strengthening mechanisms of ... -
On CFRP Honeycomb Mechanical Metamaterials Under Out-of-Plane Crushing
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)Honeycomb mechanical metamaterials with semi-re-entrant, square and hexagonal cells were prepared by using continuous twill weave carbon fiber prepreg. Out-of-plane crushing behavior of carbon fiber reinforced polymer ... -
Peeling Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Elastica From Circular Cylinder
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)Quasi-static peeling of a pressure-sensitive tape from the outside of a rigid circular cylinder is analyzed. The finite-length tape is perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder and up to half the circumference. The tape ... -
Bi-Surface Induction in Biomimetic Multi-Gradient Foam-Filled Tubes With Enhanced Energy Absorption: Theory, Experiment, and Simulation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)The axial compressive deformed configurations of traditional and lightweight energy absorption thin-walled tubes are uncontrollable, while the introduction of internal and external induction grooves can control the deformed ... -
Tunable Metamaterial Lens for Ultra-Broadband Hydroacoustic Focusing
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)Acoustic metamaterial plays a vital role in underwater engineering applications. Here we present a novel tunable underwater metamaterial for ultra-broadband hydroacoustic focusing. The material consists of a soft matrix ... -
Nonlinear Isogeometric Analyses of Instabilities in Thin Elastic Shells Exhibiting Combined Bending and Stretching
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Thin structures like shells are highly susceptible to mechanical instabilities. They can undergo large nonlinear elastic deformations while exhibiting combined bending and stretching modes of deformation. Here, we propose ... -
Elastic Interaction of Pressurized Cavities in Hyperelastic Media: Attraction and Repulsion
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)This study computationally investigates the elastic interaction of two pressurized cylindrical cavities in a 2D hyperelastic medium. Unlike linear elasticity, where interactions are exclusively attractive, nonlinear material ... -
The Elastic Moduli of the Random Ellipse Inclusion Model With Spring-Layer Imperfect Interfaces
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)This work presents new formulas for determining the elastic moduli of a random ellipse-inclusion model with spring-layer imperfect interfaces in a two-dimensional space. The surface of the ellipse inclusion, with an ... -
Transition Wave Interference in Multistable Mechanical Metamaterials
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)Mechanical metamaterials with multiple stable configurations offer a promising avenue for the design and development of adaptable materials with unprecedented levels of control over physical properties. Specifically, arrays ... -
Dual Role of Hydrogen Effect on Surface Dislocation Nucleation in Nickel
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)Hydrogen embrittlement poses a significant challenge to hydrogen transportation and storage in advancing the hydrogen economy. Despite extensive research, uncertainty regarding how hydrogen affects dislocation nucleation, ... -
A Numerical Study on the Buckling of Near-Perfect Spherical Shells
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)We present the results from a numerical investigation using the finite element method to study the buckling strength of near-perfect spherical shells containing a single, localized, Gaussian-dimple defect whose profile is ... -
Accelerated Fatigue Measurements Using a Vibration Assembly Which Loads Two Specimens Simultaneously
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)Fatigue testing is notoriously slow, requiring many hours to obtain 1 data point on an S–N curve. Such tests can be accelerated somewhat using vibration-based techniques, which load on the order of kHz, such that tests ... -
Geometry-Driven Mechanical Memory in a Random Fibrous Matrix
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)Disordered fibrous matrices, formed by the random assembly of fibers, provide the structural framework for many biological systems and biomaterials. Applied deformation modifies the alignment and stress states of constituent ... -
Harmonic Oscillator, Dissipation, and Thermodynamics
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)A loss-free harmonic oscillator when treated as the working substance in a cylinder with a piston exhibits dissipation characterized by hysteresis cycles. Dissipation in this case develops through conversion of potential ... -
Load-Bearing Wing Structures Inspired by Natural Cellular Materials
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)This paper presents the optimization frameworks for designing cellular internal structures of an aircraft wing subjected to aerodynamic loads. Inspired by natural cellular materials, this study employs lattice and foam ... -
Phase Diagrams for Anticlastic and Synclastic Bending Curvatures of Hexagonal and Reentrant Honeycombs
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Transformation between saddle- and dome-like bending shapes of regular and reentrant hexagonal honeycomb panels are explored. An analytical model is proposed to uncover the underlying mechanisms and identify the controlling ... -
Revealing the Effect of Dynamic Structural Evolution on Triple Junction Deformation Mechanism: Molecular Dynamics Simulations and an Energetic Model
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Triple junction (TJ) migration is a plastic deformation mechanism in polycrystalline metals mediated by the interplay between neighboring grain boundaries (GBs). Compared with GB migration, the dynamic change of TJ structure ... -
Periodic Solutions of Wave Propagation in a Strongly Nonlinear Monatomic Chain and Their Novel Stability and Bifurcation Analyses
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)A modified incremental harmonic balance (IHB) method is used to determine periodic solutions of wave propagation in discrete, strongly nonlinear, periodic structures, and solutions are found to be in a two-dimensional ... -
Evaluating a Stochastic Singularity Level in a V-Notch Isotropic Domain Due to Randomness in Material Properties
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)The singular level of a v-notched isotropic domain is crucial as it relates to the domain’s stress intensity factor (SIF), which is essential for failure prediction. Typically, the singular level is calculated using ... -
Artificial Intelligence and Computing for Active Metamaterial Design: A Perspective
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