3 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2019
The machine is the material: Structures that mimic one-dimensional thermoelastic materials
Matthew P. O'Donnell, Jonathan P. Stacey, Isaac V. Chenchiah +1
Materials that behave like machines, e.g. functional materials that are able to change shape in response to external stimuli (Bhattacharya and James, 2005), often do so by exploiti…
physics.app-ph2018
Virtual Testing of Experimental Continuation
Rainer M. J. Groh, Robin M. Neville, Alberto Pirrera +1
We present a critical advance in experimental testing of nonlinear structures. Traditional quasi-static experimental methods control the displacement or force at one or more load-i…
physics.app-ph2018
Shape Control for Experimental Continuation
R. M. Neville, R. M. J. Groh, A. Pirrera +1
An experimental method has been developed to locate unstable equilibria of nonlinear structures quasi-statically. The technique involves loading a structure by application of eithe…