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Towards a phase-field model for thin structures: a coarse-grained constitutive law for brittle fracture of beams
Giovanni Corsi, Antonino Favata, Stefano Vidoli
Damage gradient models approximate fracture mechanics using a modulation of the material stiffness. To this aim a single scalar field, the damage, is used to degrade as a whole the…
The aerodynamic response of a pre-stressed elastically nonlinear aileron
Giovanni Corsi, Francesco Battista, Paolo Gualtieri +1
We study the aerodynamic response of a pre-stressed curved aileron. Whilst the fluid flow is standard (high Reynolds air flow undisturbed at infinity), the structure is designed to…
Enhanced models for the nonlinear bending of planar rods: localization phenomena and multistability
Matteo Brunetti, Antonino Favata, Stefano Vidoli
We deduce a 1D model of elastic planar rods starting from the Föppl--von Kármán model of thin shells. Such model is enhanced by additional kinematical descriptors that keep explici…
Multiparameter actuation of a neutrally-stable shell: a flexible gear-less motor
Walid Hamouche, Corrado Maurini, Stefano Vidoli +1
We have designed and tested experimentally a morphing structure consisting of a neutrally stable thin cylindrical shell driven by a multiparameter piezoelectric actuation. The shel…
Generalized Hooke's law for isotropic second gradient materials
F. dell'Isola, G. Sciarra, S. Vidoli
In the spirit of Germain the most general objective stored elastic energy for a second gradient material is deduced using a literature result of Fortuné & Vallée. Linear isotropic…
Vibration control in plates by uniformly distributed PZT actuators interconnected via electric networks
Stefano Vidoli, Francesco dell'Isola
In this paper a novel device aimed at controlling the mechanical vibrations of plates by means of a set of electrically-interconnected piezoelectric actuators is described. The act…