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The elastica sling
Alessandro Cazzolli, Francesco Dal Corso
The nonlinear mechanics of a flexible elastic rod constrained at its edges by a pair of sliding sleeves is analyzed. The planar equilibrium configurations of this variable-length e…
Flutter instability and Ziegler destabilization paradox for elastic rods subject to non-holonomic constraints
Alessandro Cazzolli, Francesco Dal Corso, Davide Bigoni
Two types of non-holonomic constraints (imposing a prescription on velocity) are analyzed, connected to an end of a (visco)elastic rod, straight in its undeformed configuration. Th…
Non-holonomic constraints inducing flutter insability in structures under conservative loadings
Alessandro Cazzolli, Francesco Dal Corso, Davide Bigoni
Non-conservative loads of the follower type are usually believed to be the source of dynamic instabilities such as flutter and divergence. It is shown that these instabilities (inc…
Elastica catastrophe machine: theory, design and experiments
Alessandro Cazzolli, Diego Misseroni, Francesco Dal Corso
The theory, the design and the experimental validation of a catastrophe machine based on a flexible element are addressed for the first time. A general theoretical framework is dev…
Snapping of elastic strips with controlled ends
Alessandro Cazzolli, Francesco Dal Corso
Snapping mechanisms are investigated for an elastic strip with ends imposed to move and rotate in time. Attacking the problem analytically via Euler's elastica and the second varia…