In this paper, we present an adaptive approach for simulating elastic deformation of homogeneous and inhomogeneous objects based on continuum mechanics. In typical adaptive simulation approaches, the deforming elastic object is usually subdivided to form a tree structure on the fly. However, they are not directly applicable for inhomogeneous elastic deformation, since the elasticity matrix, whi...

The finite-element method is used to perform an accurate numerical study of the normal indentation of an elastic-plastic half-space by a rigid sphere. The effects of elasticity and strain-hardening rate of the half-space are explored, and the role of friction is assessed by analysing the limiting cases of frictionless contact and sticking friction. Indentation maps are constructed with axes of ...

temper rolling or skin pass rolling is one of cold rolling processes composed of a horizontal pass cold rolling mill stand. in this process, the thick strip is subjected to very light reduction (0.5–4%) in thickness in the presence of high friction amplitudes. one of the basic parameters of strip rolling processes is temper rolling force. a new rolling force model has been proposed for temper r...

In this paper, we show that using microwave measurements at different frequencies and ultrasound localized perturbations to create local changes in the medium it is possible to extend the method developed by Ammari et al. in [3] to problems in the form { ∇ · (a∇u) + k2qu = 0 in Ω, u = φ on ∂Ω, and to reconstruct reliably both the real-valued functions a and q from the internal energies a|∇u|2 a...

Collagen is a ubiquitous protein with remarkable mechanical properties. It is highly elastic, shows large fracture strength and enables substantial energy dissipation during deformation. Most of the connective tissue in humans consists of collagen fibrils composed of a staggered array of tropocollagen molecules, which are connected by intermolecular cross-links. In this study, we report a three...