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cond-mat.soft2020★ 14 cited
Large deformation analysis of spontaneous twist and contraction in nematic elastomer fibres with helical director
Andrea Giudici, John S. Biggins
A cylindrical rubber fibre subject to twist will also elongate: a manifestation of Poynting's effect in large strain elasticity. Here, we construct an analogous treatment for an ac…
cond-mat.soft2020★ 16 cited
Giant deformations and soft-inflation in LCE balloons
Andrea Giudici, John S. Biggins
We propose that ballooning can be controlled, enriched and amplified by using rubbery networks of aligned molecular rods known as liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs). Firstly, LCEs ar…
cond-mat.soft2020★ 26 cited
Ballooning, bulging and necking: an exact solution for longitudinal phase separation in elastic systems near a critical point
Andrea Giudici, John S. Biggins
Prominent examples of longitudinal phase separation in elastic systems include elastic necking, the propagation of a bulge in a cylindrical party balloon and the beading of a gel f…