A method is proposed to identify the mechanical properties of the skin and core materials of honeycomb sandwich. All the elastic coefficients and loss-factors that matter in the dynamics of a panel in the thick-plate approximation are identified. To this end, experimental natural modes (i.e. eigenmodes of the damped system) are compared to the numerical modes of a large sandwich panel (lx,y/h ≃...

In this paper we investigate the interaction between a granular layer and an elastic foundation using a coupled Discrete Element Method-Finite Element Method (DEM–FEM) computational model. We use this dynamics code to simulate quasi-static bending of the granular layer and we observe the changes taking place in the structure of the force chains for two cases: with and without rolling resistance...

Regarding the reported capabilities and the simplifications of the smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) method, as a mesh-free technique in numerical simulations of the deformation processes, a 2-D approach on cold rolling process was provided. Using and examining SPH on rolling process not only caused some minor developments on SPH techniques but revealed some physical realities. The chosen t...

Cold rolling process of a major transformation in the form of sheet metal and a wide range of steel products are produced in this way. Elastic deformation during cold rolling working rollers and the inevitable increase in the rolling force. In this study, the effect of elastic deformation during cold rolling mill rollers working on the reciprocating back and forth in tandem with the presence of...

It has been known for over a century that the lungs retain some of their elastic properties after death. Carson (1820) was the first to investigate the elastic recoil of the lungs by measuring the force required to inflate them, and this type of experiment has been repeated by numerous investigators with confusing results. The only conclusion that can be drawn from the literature is that the el...

Motywacją do badań nad równaniami opisującymi odkształcenia termo-lepko-sprężyste jest potrzeba lepszego opisu procesów zachodzących w różnych materiałach oraz zbudowania lepszych modeli ich zachowania pod wpływem działania sił zewnętrznych. Wraz z rozwojem techniki zdobywamy głębszą wiedzę na temat różnych tworzyw. Pozwala nam to na tworzenie coraz bardziej poprawnych modeli opisujących zachow...

This paper presents a new hierarchical facial model that conforms to the human anatomy for realistic and fast 3D facial expression synthesis. The facial model has a skin/muscle/skull structure. The deformable skin model uses a kind of nonlinear springs to directly simulate the nonlinear visco-elastic behavior of soft tissue, and a new kind of edge repulsion springs is developed to prevent model...