Journal of Applied Mechanics: Recent submissions
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Structural Analysis of Periodic Trusses and Lattice Materials: States of Self-Stress, Mechanisms, and Mechanical Properties
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. In the realm of low relative density, a rigid-jointed lattice material exhibits a mechanical response analogous to that of a pin-jointed periodic truss with an identical micro-architecture. This correspondence ... -
Crack Deflection and Toughening in Network Materials With Preferential Fiber Alignment
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Many soft biological and engineering materials, including tendon, cartilage, the dermis, and nonwovens, owe their mechanical properties to a load-bearing network of fibers. Fracture is a critical event in such ... -
Ultra-Broadband Sound Reduction in Nonlocal Ventilating Structures With Double Mode Degeneracy
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Channel-type structures based on Fano resonances show significant potential in simultaneous control of sound isolation and air ventilation. Broad isolation bandwidth is a crucial factor to the Fano-based model ... -
On the Nature of Symmetrical Contacts of a Beam Impacting a Rigid Wall
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. The impact of a compliant structure against a rigid obstacle is governed by multiple time and spatial scales, ranging from rapid local deformations and stress wave propagation to slower global motions. This ... -
Method for Determining Film Hardness and Thickness by Indentation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)Abstract. Thin films are widely employed in critical structures such as aerospace and nuclear industries, providing effective protection to substrates. Characterization of film hardness and thickness is crucial for assessing ... -
Emergent Electronic Flat Bands Through Dislocation Defect Phase Patterning: Effective One-Dimensional Model
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)Abstract. Recent theoretical work has predicted that dislocation patterning induces anisotropic flat bands in the electronic band diagram, which can lead to unusual effects such as unconventional superconductivity. This ... -
Artificial Intelligence and Computing for Active Metamaterial Design: A Perspective
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Mechanics of Planar Variable-Curvature Interconnects for Stretchable Electronics
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)Stretchable variable-curvature interconnects, such as two-dimensional spirals, offer certain advantages over widely used serpentine and horseshoe designs with constant curvatures in terms of stretchability and coverage. A ... -
The Surface and Thickness Effects on Two-Dimensional Nanocontact Behaviors of a Finite-Sized Elastic Layer
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)The nanoscale contact behavior of an elastic layer with a finite thickness is significantly influenced by the effects of not only surface but also layer thickness. Using the elasticity theory based on the surface energy ... -
Analytical Shear-Band Process Zone Model Incorporating Nonlinear Viscous Effects and Initial Defects
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Customized Design of Mechanical Properties for Irregular Lattice Structures With Variable In-Plane Wall Thickness
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Dynamics of a Vibro-Impact Capsule Robot Self-Propelling in the Small Intestine With Multiple Circular Folds
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Crack Face Contact Modeling is Essential to Predict Crack-Parallel Stresses
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Entropic Pressure Between Fluctuating Membranes With Surface Tension
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)Entropic pressure, a longstanding topic of interest in biophysics and biomechanics, has been studied for over four decades. Similar to an ideal gas, fluctuating surfaces can generate entropic pressure through thermally ... -
A Thermomechanical Framework for the Critical Temperature in Nanotube Structural Transitions
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)Thermally induced structural transitions in nanotubes between cylindrical and collapsed states are central to their applications in nanotechnology. Despite extensive research, the explicit determination of the critical ... -
A Novel Approach for Computing Rigid Body Motion Using Linear Accelerations
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)A novel approach is presented for computing general rigid body motion based on a few known linear accelerations. This method utilizes linear acceleration data obtained from three distinct points on the body, all within a ... -
Propagation of Contractile-Induced Displacement in Prestressed Fibrous Materials
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)The interruption of cellular interactions in biological processes such as migration, differentiation, proliferation, and wound healing could lead to conditions such as fibrosis, muscular dystrophy, brain tumors, and cancer. ... -
Combining Viscoelastic Damping and Nonlinearities to Widen the Operational Speed Range of Flutter Energy Harvesting
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)We propose using viscoelastic damping with combined hardening and free-play structural nonlinearities to enhance energy harvesting performance and control vibration in a pitch and plunge airfoil with piezoelectric transduction. ... -
2024 Timoshenko Medal Acceptance Lecture: Mechanics, the French Way
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)Presented at the ASME Applied Mechanics Division Banquet, Portland, OR, November 19, 2024.It is a great honor to receive the highest recognition in our field, the Timoshenko Medal. I feel very humbled to see my name added ... -
Soft Electromechanical Elastomers Impervious to Instability
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)Soft dielectric elastomers that can exhibit extremely large deformations under the action of an electric field enable applications such as soft robotics, biomedical devices, and energy harvesting among others. A key ...