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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…