We present a simple microscopic model describing the unique friction behavior of gecko setal arrays as they are dragged on smooth surfaces. Unlike other solids of high elastic modulus that do not stick under van der Waals forces alone, the gecko setal arrays do not require a compressive force to display a drag resistance but rather develop a tensile normal force when they are dragged (J. Experi...

Electro-active materials are capable of undergoing large deformation when stimulated by an electric field. They can be divided into electronic and ionic electro-active polymers (EAPs) depending on their actuation mechanism based on their composition. We consider electronic EAPs, for which attractive Coulomb forces or local re-orientation of polar groups cause a bulk deformation. Many of these m...

The study of the effect microstructure is important and most evident in elastic vibrations high frequency short-wave duration. In addition to deformation caused by temperature acting forces, theory micropolar thermoelasticity applied investigate materials when vibration their atoms or molecules increased. This paper addresses a two-dimensional problem involving thermoelastic micro-polar half-sp...

numerical modeling of machining processes is of significance in the parametric analysis and optimization of their performance. in this paper, a finite element-based model of abrasive waterjet (awj) cutting of a ductile material is presented with the help of an explicit, nonlinear finite element method. in this model, both solid-solid interaction and fluid-structure interaction are considered. t...

based on two-dimensional plane stress and bifurcation functional from hill's general theory in polar coordinate the critical condition for elastic wrinkling of the flange of a circular blank ( the wave number in the flange and wrinkled area) during the deep-drawing process are obtained analyticaly to improve the previous given results. in this analytical study, the elastic limitation of the mat...

In this paper, the quality factor of thermo-elastic damping in an electro-statically deflected micro-beam resonator has been investigated. The thermo-elastic coupled equations for the deflected micro-beam have been derived using variational and Hamilton principles based on modified couple stress theory and hyperbolic heat conduction model. The thermo-elastic damping has been obtained discretizi...

In this paper, the stability of a functionally graded magneto-electro-elastic (FG-MEE) micro-beam under actuation of electrostatic pressure is studied. For this purpose Euler-Bernoulli beam theory and constitutive relations for magneto-electro-elastic (MEE) materials have been used. We have supposed that material properties vary exponentially along the thickness direction of the micro-beam. Gov...

This is an attempt to model an unsteady peristaltic flow of micro-polar fluid in a channel of finite length. The channel is subjected to progressive sinusoidal waves that help the walls contract and relax but not expand beyond the natural boundary. It is found that the coupling number increases pressure along the entire length of the channel, while the micro-polar parameter decreases it. The co...