Applied Mechanics Reviews: Recent submissions
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Hamilton's Principle for Material and Nonmaterial Control Volumes Using Lagrangian and Eulerian Description of Motion
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)The standard form of Hamilton's principle is only applicable to material control volumes. There exist specialized formulations of Hamilton's principle that are tailored to nonmaterial (open) control volumes. In case of ... -
A Review on Fluid-Induced Flag Vibrations
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)Fluid-induced flag vibrations provide unattended, efficient, low-cost, and scalable solutions for energy harvesting to power distributed wireless sensor nodes, heat transfer enhancement in channel flow, and mixing enhancement ... -
A Practical Review on Linear and Nonlinear Global Approaches to Flow Instabilities
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)This paper aims at reviewing linear and nonlinear approaches to study the stability of fluid flows. We provide a concise but self-contained exposition of the main concepts and specific numerical methods designed for global ... -
Driving Robotic Exoskeletons Using Cable-Based Transmissions: A Qualitative Analysis and Overview
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)Wearable robotics is a field receiving increasing attention from the scientific community. It has great potential to improve rehabilitation process or increase the human capabilities but faces a number of challenges. On ... -
Misalignment Compensation for Full Human-Exoskeleton Kinematic Compatibility: State of the Art and Evaluation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)The use of exoskeletons by the elderly, disabled people, heavy labor workers, and soldiers can have great social and economic benefit. However, limitations in usability are impeding the widespread adoption of exoskeletal ... -
A Review of Available Methods for the Assessment of Fluid Added Mass, Damping, and Stiffness With an Emphasis on Hydraulic Turbines
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)Fluid added mass, damping, and stiffness are highly relevant parameters to consider when evaluating the dynamic response of a submerged structure in a fluid. The prediction of these parameters for hydraulic turbines has ... -
Discussion of “Measuring and Understanding Contact Area at the Nanoscale: A Review” (Jacobs, T. D. B., and Ashlie Martini, A., 2017, ASME Appl. Mech. Rev., 69(6), p. 060802)
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)Jacobs and Martini (JM) give a nice review of direct measurement methods (in situ electron microscopy), as well as indirect methods (which are based on contact resistance, contact stiffness, lateral forces, and topography) ... -
Closure to “Discussion of ‘A Review of the Rotordynamic Thermally Induced Synchronous Instability (Morton) Effect’” (Tong, X., Palazzolo, A., and Suh, J., 2017, ASME Appl. Mech. Rev., 69(6), p. 060801)
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Discussion of “A Review of the Rotordynamic Thermally Induced Synchronous Instability (Morton) Effect” (Tong, X., Palazzolo, A., and Suh, J., 2017, ASME Appl. Mech. Rev., 69(6), p. 060801)
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A Review of In Situ Mechanical Characterization of Polymer Nanocomposites: Prospect and Challenges
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)Mechanics at the nanoscale is radically different from mechanics at the macroscale. Atomistic simulations have revealed this important fact, and experiments are being performed to support it. Specifically, in situ testing ... -
Open System Tribology in the Wheel–Rail Contact—A Literature Review
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)The tiny contact zone (approximately 1 cm2) where steel wheel meets steel rail is fundamental to rail transport. This work is a comprehensive presentation of recent research in wheel–rail contact tribology. It stresses ... -
A Review of Elastic–Plastic Contact Mechanics
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)In typical metallic contacts, stresses are very high and result in yielding of the material. Therefore, the study of contacts which include simultaneous elastic and plastic deformation is of critical importance. This work ... -
Measuring and Understanding Contact Area at the Nanoscale: A Review
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)The size of the mechanical contact between nanoscale bodies that are pressed together under load has implications for adhesion, friction, and electrical and thermal transport at small scales. Yet, because the contact is ... -
Exploiting Microstructural Instabilities in Solids and Structures: From Metamaterials to Structural Transitions
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)Instabilities in solids and structures are ubiquitous across all length and time scales, and engineering design principles have commonly aimed at preventing instability. However, over the past two decades, engineering ... -
Special Issue of Applied Mechanics Reviews in Collaboration With the Journal of Tribology
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Closure to “Discussion of ‘Measuring and Understanding Contact Area at the Nanoscale: A Review’” (Jacobs, T. D. B., and Ashlie Martini, A., 2017, ASME Appl. Mech. Rev., 69(6), p. 060802)
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A Review of the Rotordynamic Thermally Induced Synchronous Instability (Morton) Effect
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)The Morton effect (ME) is a thermally induced instability problem that most commonly appears in rotating shafts with large overhung masses and supported by fluid-film bearings. The time-varying thermal bow, due to the ... -
Dynamic Forces Induced by a Single Pedestrian: A Literature Review
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)With the use of lighter construction materials, more slender architectural designs, and open floor plans resulting in low damping, vibration serviceability has become a dominant design criterion for structural engineers ... -
Fluid Velocity Slip and Temperature Jump at a Solid Surface
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)A comprehensive review of current analytical models, experimental techniques, and influencing factors is carried out to highlight the current challenges in this area. The study of fluid–solid boundary conditions has been ... -
Mechanics of Crystalline Nanowires: An Experimental Perspective
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)A wide variety of crystalline nanowires (NWs) with outstanding mechanical properties have recently emerged. Measuring their mechanical properties and understanding their deformation mechanisms are of important relevance ...