Transverse loading of cellular topologically interlocked materials

Manufacture and Mechanics of Topologically Interlocked Material Assemblies

Topologically interlocked material (TIM) systems are load-carrying assemblies of unit elements interacting by contact and friction. TIM assemblies have emerged as a class of architectured materials with mechanical properties not ordinarily found in monolithic solids. These properties include, but are not limited to, high damage tolerance, damage confinement, adaptability, and multifunctionality...

Electrochromic materials using mechanically interlocked molecules.

Recent investigations on the design and synthesis of electrochromic materials based on switchable three-station [2]catenanes are summarized. The reasoning and preliminary experiments behind the design of electrochemically controllable red-green-blue (RGB), donor-acceptor [2]catenanes are presented. A basis for color generation is discussed in which the tetracationic cyclophane, cyclobis(paraqua...

Transverse Cellular Mappings of Polyhedra

We generalize Marshall Cohen's notion of transverse cellular map to the polyhedral category. They are described by the following: Proposition. Let f : K —* L be a proper simplicial map of locally finite simplicial complexes. The following are equivalent: (1) The dual cells of the map are all cones. (2) The dual cells of the map are homogeneously collapsible in K. (3) The inclusion of L into the...

Observation of Unconventional Quantum Spin Textures in Topologically Ordered Materials

Isogeometric-Based Modeling and Analysis of Laminated Composite Plates Under Transverse Loading

Analysis of the laminated composite plates under transverse loading is considered using the new method of Isogeometric Analysis (IGA). Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines(NURBS)are used as shape functions for modeling the geometry of the structure and also are used as shape functions in the analysis process. To show robustness of the new technique, some examples are represented and are compared with...