The knowledge of the thermal conductivities is particular interest for thermo-mechanical modeling transversely isotropic composite materials. Hence, identification these material parameters by solving an inverse problem significant, as they cannot be directly measured. In this study, a suitable experimental setup presented, where infrared thermography used to measure surface temperatures thin s...

In the pressure vessel and piping and power industries, creep deformation has continued to be an important design consideration. Directionally solidified components have become commonplace. Creep deformation and damage is a common source of component failure. A considerable effort has gone into the study and development of constitutive models to account for such behavior. Creep deformation can ...

Chondrocytes are the living cells in articular cartilage (AC). They synthesize and maintain the extracellular matrix. Their activity is regulated by the interplay of genetic and environmental factors, such as soluble mediators, extracellular matrix composition, and mechanical factors. The mechanical environment of the chondrocytes has a significant influence on the health of the joint. In past ...

We construct the analytic solution of a three-dimensional problem thermoelasticity for transversely isotropic space with internal stationary heat sources. By method direct integration, is reduced to system governing equations components stress tensor, which solved by using double integral Fourier transform.

In this paper, the equation of motion for an incompressible transversely isotropic fibre-reinforced elastic solid is derived in terms of a scalar function.   The general solution of the equation of motion is obtained, which satisfies the required radiation condition.  The appropriate traction free boundary conditions are also satisfied by the solution to obtain the required secular equation for...

The conditions that strain energy tensor and necessary condition on the roots of a constitutive equation must be positive definite produces some inequalities. These inequalities reduce the number of Rayleigh waves in orthotropic and transversely isotropic materials. Some earlier published work is found to be erroneous.

The aim of this paper is to provide, in the framework Green elasticity, closest or nearest fourthorder isotropic, cubic and transversely isotropic elasticity tensors with higher symmetries for a general anisotropic tensor any other lower symmetry. Using gauge parameter, procedure done on dimensionless form based different generalized Euclidean distances, namely conventional, log-, power-Euclide...

Thermal fluctuations of microtubules (MTs) and other cytoskeletal filaments govern to a great extent the complex rheological properties of the cytoskeleton in eukaryotic cells. In recent years, much effort has been put into capturing the dynamics of these fluctuations by means of analytical and numerical models. These attempts have been very successful for, but also remain limited to, isotropic...

The application of uniaxial pressure can induce elastic anisotropy in otherwise isotropic rocks. We consider models based on two very different rock classes, granites and weakly consolidated granular systems. We show (1) that these models share common underlying assumptions, (2) that they lead to similar qualitative behavior, and (3) that both provide a microscopic basis for elliptical anisotro...