2014 The continuum mechanics framevork for analyzing necking and shear band instabilities is discussed. The predicted onset of instability depends sensitively on the material’s constitutive characterization, not only through properties, such as strain hardening and strain rate sensitivity, that can be measured in proportional loading tests, but also through the material’s response to a change i...

This work presents an analytical framework for determining the overall constitutive response of elastomers that are reinforced by rigid or compliant fibers, and are subjected to finite deformations. The framework accounts for the evolution of the underlying microstructure, including particle rotation, which results from the finite changes in geometry that are induced by the applied loading. In ...

Studying the mechanical behavior of metal cores provides insight into the overall performance of structures comprising metal sandwich plates, and can help immensely in designing metal sandwich plates for specific engineering applications. In this study, the response of folded (corrugated) plate and pyramidal truss cores are explored under both quasistatic and dynamic loadings. In particular, tw...

In this study, Al0.5CoCrFe1.5NiTi0.5 high-entropy alloy was heat-treated from 500 °C to 1200 for 24 h investigate age-hardening phenomena and microstructure evolution. The as-cast alloy, with a hardness of HV430, exhibited dendritic structure comprising an (Fe,Cr)-rich FCC phase (Ni,Al,Ti)-rich B2 phase, the interdendrite spinodal decomposed BCC phase. Age hardening softening occurred at 800 90...

In the sciences and engineering, concept of bandwidth is often subject to interpretation depending upon context requirements a specific community. The focus this work formulate for general class passive oscillatory dynamical systems, including but not limited mechanical, structural, acoustic, electrical, optical. Typically, these systems determined by half-power (-3 dB) method, result referred ...