In this paper we investigate a class of combined discrete-continuous mechanical systems consisting of a continuous elastic structure and a nite number of concentrated masses, elastic supports and linear oscillators of arbitrary dimension. After the motion equations for such combined systems are derived, they are formulated as an abstract evolution equation on an appropriately deened Hilbert spa...

Twining plants achieve vertical growth by revolving around supports of different sizes on which they exert a pressure. This observation raises many intriguing questions that are addressed within the framework of elastic filamentary structures by modeling the stem close to the apex as a growing elastic rod. The analysis shows that vertical growth is achieved thanks to discrete contact points and...

Abstract The results of analysis flexural oscillations the shaft saw cylinder on elastic bearing supports fiber cleaner are presented in article. A design diagram, a mathematical model given. Analytical and numerical solutions problem main parameters system substantiated.

Nanowires have been taken much attention as a nanoscale building block, which can perform the excellent mechanical function as an electromechanical device. Here, we have performed atomic force microscope (AFM)-based nanoindentation experiments of silicon nanowires in order to investigate the mechanical properties of silicon nanowires. It is shown that stiffness of nanowires is well described by...

The compliance of elastic elements allows muscles to dissipate energy safely during eccentric contractions. This buffering function is well documented in animal models but our understanding of its mechanism in humans is confined to non-specific tasks, requiring a subsequent acceleration of the body. The present study aimed to examine the behaviour of the human triceps surae muscle-tendon unit (...

This article provides the results of a full-factorial experiment for combined shaft with an elastic support. The influence main parameters on bending vibrations is considered, as input are thickness and hardness element, well distance from resultant force to supports.

We analyze the security of elastic block ciphers against key-recovery attacks. An elastic version of a fixed-length block cipher is a variable-length block cipher that supports any block size in the range of one to two times the length of the original block. Our method for creating an elastic block cipher involves inserting the round function of the original cipher into a substitution-permutati...

The study of simple beams made of shape memory alloys (SMA) is very interesting for industrial and experimental reasons. In this paper, it is realised using strength of materials' approach: different kinematical and behavioural assumptions are successively used to solve circular and three supports bendings' problems. The kinematical ones consist in taking into account small or large displacemen...