Abstract: Numerous experiments have shown that contractile cells like fibroblasts adapt their internal structure to their microenvironment by generating and orienting a network of stress fibers (SFs). This phenomenon has been modeled ...

Abstract: A nonlinear, large deformation beam/column formulation is used to model the behavior of the human spine under compressive load. The stabilizing roles of muscles are accounted for using Patwardhan’s assumption that muscles ...

Abstract: Viscoelastic material behavior in polymer systems largely arises from dynamic topological rearrangement at the network level. In this paper, we present a physically motivated microsphere formulation for modeling the mechanics ...

Abstract: This paper presents a hybrid analytical–computational mechanics formulation for an arbitrarily curved Timoshenko beam undergoing planar finite deformation and subjected to kinematic constraints in the form of fixed ...

Abstract: Because of the increasing difficulty in obtaining natural aggregate, alternative aggregates have been considered in the construction industry. One of the feasible alternatives is to reuse construction and demolition waste ...