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Local and Global Dynamics of a Functionally Graded Dielectric Elastomer Plate
Amin Alibakhshi, Sasan Rahmanian, Michel Destrade +1
We investigate the nonlinear vibrations of a functionally graded dielectric elastomer plate subjected to electromechanical loads. We focus on local and global dynamics in the syste…
Designing necks and wrinkles in inflated auxetic membranes
Sairam Pamulaparthi Venkata, Valentina Balbi, Michel Destrade +1
This article presents the potentiality of inflatable, functionally-graded auxetic membranes to produce wrinkles and necks. We obtain elastic instabilities at desired locations in a…
A discrete model for layered growth
Davide Renzi, Sonia Marfia, Giuseppe Tomassetti +1
In this work we present a discrete model that captures the fundamental properties of additively manufactured solids in a minimal setting. The model is based on simplified kinematic…
Catastrophic thinning of dielectric elastomers
Giuseppe Zurlo, Michel Destrade, Domenico DeTommasi +1
We provide a clear energetic insight into the catastrophic nature of the so-called creasing and pull-in instabilities in soft electro-active elastomers. These phenomena are ubiquit…
Failure mechanisms in thin electroactive polymer actuators
D. De Tommasi, G. Puglisi, G. Saccomandi +1
We propose a model to analyze the insurgence of pull-in and wrinkling failures in electroactive thin films. We take in consideration both cases of voltage and charge control, and s…