Browsing Mathematics (Scholarly Articles) by Subject "DEFORMATION"

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    • Poynting effect of brain matter in torsion 

      Balbi, Valentina; Trotta, Antonia; Destrade, Michel; Annaidh, Aisling Ni (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2019-06-13)
      We investigate experimentally and model theoretically the mechanical behaviour of brain matter in torsion. Using a strain-controlled rheometer, we perform torsion tests on fresh porcine brain samples. We quantify the torque ...

    • Tuning the pull-in instability of soft dielectric elastomers through loading protocols 

      Su, Y.P.; Chen, W.Q.; Destrade, Michel (Elsevier, 2019-03-22)
      Pull-in (or electro-mechanical) instability occurs when a drastic decrease in the thickness of a dielectric elastomer results in electrical breakdown, which limits the applications of dielectric devices. Here we derive the ...