long time integration of large stiff systems of initial value problems, arising from chemical reactions, demands efficient methods with good accuracy and extensive absolute stability region. in this paper, we apply second derivative general linear methods to solve some stiff chemical problems such as chemical akzo nobel problem, hires problem and orego problem.

The importance of surface tension effects is being recognized in the context of soft composite solids, where they are found to significantly affect the mechanical properties, such as the elastic response to an external stress. It has recently been discovered that Eshelby's inclusion theory breaks down when the inclusion size approaches the elastocapillary length L≡γ/E, where γ is the inclusion/...

A cosmic no-hair theorem for all initially contracting, spatially homogeneous, orthogonal Bianchi Cosmologies is derived - which shows that such Universes asymptote to a flat, isotropic Universe with the inclusion of shear viscous stress. This establishes new mechanism isotropisation in contracting Universe, does not take recourse an ekpyrosis-like using effective ultra-stiff equation state flu...

We studied a model composite material consisting of a thin epoxy plate (matrix) reinforced with stiff circular disks (inclusions) and subjected to a uniaxial tension. At each inclusion-matrix interface there is an interfacial layer, an interphase, which has uniform properties. The inclusions are arranged in the matrix at random but with no overlap. For comparison we also considered square and t...

This work extends a recently realized inverse problem technique of extracting soft tissue elasticity information via nonrigid model-based image registration. The algorithm uses the elastic properties of the tissue in a biomechanical model to achieve maximal similarity between image data acquired under different states of loading. A new multi-resolution, nonlinear optimization framework has been...

There has been considerable interest in the development and production of biodegradable polymer to solve the current problem of pollution caused by the continuous use of synthetic polymer of petroleum origin. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are known to be accumulated as intracellular inclusion in some bacteria. The materials properties exhibited by PHAs, ranging from stiff, brittle to rubber-like...