Journal of Applied Mechanics: Recent submissions
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Adhesive Strength of Bio-Inspired Fibrillar Arrays in the Presence of Contact Defects
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. The performance of bio-inspired fibrillar adhesives can be compromised by surface roughness, manufacturing imperfections or impurities. Previous studies investigated the cases of distributed defects within the ... -
Large-Scale Swelling in the Plane Stress Fracture of Hydrogels
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. When a cracked hydrogel sample is stretched, a swelling zone around the crack tip occurs due to water migration. As time evolves, the swelling zone grows, from the small-scale swelling to the large-scale swelling. ... -
On the Inextensibility Assumption in the Stability of Elastic Rings: Overhaul of a Traditional Paradigm
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. One of the oldest and most common structural engineering issues is the elastic buckling of circular rings under external pressure, which has a fundamental importance in a number of applications in general mechanics, ... -
Bio-Inspired Two-Dimensional Mechanical Metamaterials With Switchable Poisson's Ratio
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Most of the materials' mechanical performance is fixed after the material is manufactured. Here, inspired by the three rotational symmetry leaves in natural plants, we introduced two 2D mechanical metamaterials, ... -
The Influence of Backing Layer Thickness on the Adhesion and Detachment Behavior of Micropillar-Arrayed Surfaces
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Significant progress has been made in the study of adhesion behavior on bioinspired fibrillar surfaces. Most studies mainly focus on the influence of fibril materials and geometry on adhesion. Several experiments ... -
Bending-Tension-Shear Model for Hybrid Nacreous Composites
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Incorporating hybrid nanosheets in nacreous nanocomposites has emerged as a promising strategy for enhancing material strength and toughness. In practical applications, these nanocomposites often experience bending ... -
Modeling of Polymer Seals at High Cryogenic Temperatures Across the Glass Transition
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. The design of polymer valve seals is challenging especially for cryogenic applications due to a significant stiffening of the polymer material when the temperature falls below its glass transition temperature. ... -
An Efficient Graphical Processing Unit-Accelerated Calibration of Crystal Plasticity Model Parameters by Multi-Objective Optimization With Automatic Differentiation-Based Sensitivities
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Accurate and efficient determination of crystal plasticity (CP) material parameters is essential for predictive simulations that link microstructures, manufacturing processes, and material properties. This study ... -
A Tutorial: Introducing Backward-in-Time Uniqueness via Carleman Estimates for Mechanics Students
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. This article serves as a tutorial on backward-in-time uniqueness for evolutionary systems and presents an effective approach to establish such uniqueness. The article begins by defining backward-in-time uniqueness ... -
Dispersion Engineering in 2D Nonlocal Mechanical Lattices
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. By manipulating dispersion, planar lattices can be endowed with a variety of intriguing wave propagation characteristics, which hold significant value in controlling vibration energy transfer paths, energy ... -
Shear Wave Propagation Due to Point Source in Hyperelastic Layered Structure With Tangential Resistance at the Discontinuous Interface: Green’s Function Approach
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. In this work, the dispersive behavior of horizontally polarized shear wave is manifested under the influence of a point source at the discontinuous interface of a hyperelastic layered structure. Essentially, this ... -
Variational Multiscale Enrichment Method for Dynamic Response of Hyperelastic Materials at Finite Deformation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. In this article, we extend the variational multiscale enrichment (VME) method to model the dynamic response of hyperelastic materials undergoing large deformations. This approach enables the simulation of wave ... -
Crack-Parallel Stress Effects in Soft Material Fracture: Insights From Gap Tests and the Microplane Modeling Perspective
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Fracture in soft materials such as elastomers and biological tissues is traditionally characterized by a constant fracture energy, independent of nonsingular stresses. Recent advances in stiff quasi-brittle and ... -
Mechanical Layout Optimization for Curvy Conformal Electronics With Multilayered Structures
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Curvy conformal electronics offer broad application potential by integrating diverse multilayered structural components onto target curvy surfaces. The layout design of multilayered structures is crucial for ... -
Effects of Cell Size and Spatial Distribution on the Apparent Poisson's Ratio in Flexible Cellular Structures
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. This work investigates how the size and spatial distribution of cells influence the apparent Poisson's ratio of ordered and unordered (stochastic) flexible cellular structures at constant relative densities. A ... -
Fictitious Magnetic Charge Model for Magneto-Mechanical Metamaterials
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Magnetically actuated intelligent structures have shown great promise in various applications ranging from soft robotics to biomedical devices. One important type of structure involves embedding rigid magnets in ... -
Nonlinear Flutter Analysis of Orthotropic Laminated Thin Rectangular Plates
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. This article focuses on the nonlinear flutter behaviors of laminated orthotropic thin rectangular plates under the influence of aerodynamic loading. The aerodynamic load is determined by the first-order piston ... -
Reflection and Refraction of an Acoustic Wave at a Surface of a Partially Saturated Porous Medium
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. This article is concerned with the reflection and refraction of an acoustic wave at the interface between a fluid and a partially saturated porous material filled by two immiscible fluids. The governing equations ... -
Eigenstrain-Induced Stress in Elastic Cylinder
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. This article presents an analysis of the stress induced by a volumetric eigenstrain field in an elastic cylinder that is free to deform. This field is characterized by a transverse discontinuity at the midsection ... -
Radial Inhomogeneous Deformation and Twist–Extension Coupling in Hydrogel Cylinders Under Chemo-Mechanical Stimuli
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Hydrogels, characterized by a factorial microscopic structure, generally exhibit homogeneous deformation under mechanical and chemical loads in the absence of directional reinforcement. However, curvilinear ...