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This paper presents a novel finite volume mooring line model based on the geometrically exact Simo-Reissner beam model for analysing the interaction between a floating rigid body and its mooring lines. The coupled numerical model is…
We developed a new self-adjoint, consistent, and stable coupling strategy for nonlocal diffusion models, inspired by the quasinonlocal atomistic-to-continuum method for crystalline solids. The proposed coupling model is coercive with…
We calculate the optomechanical coupling strength for a multi-membrane in a cavity system. The optimal configuration for an array of $N$ membranes placed near the center of a cavity is identified. This results in a coupling strength much…
A recently developed coupling strategy for two nonconservative hyperbolic systems is employed to investigate a collapsing vapor bubble embedded in a liquid near a solid. For this purpose, an elastic solid modeled by a linear system of…
We provide a rigorous mathematical analysis of a coupled system consisting of a floating platform in a fluid of finite depth, clamped to a flexible Euler-Bernoulli beam. The superstructure supports a rigid tip mass at its free end,…
Strong light-matter interactions facilitate not only emerging applications in quantum and non-linear optics but also modifications of materials properties. In particular the latter possibility has spurred the development of advanced…
Differentiable physics modeling combines physics models with gradient-based learning to provide model explicability and data efficiency. It has been used to learn dynamics, solve inverse problems and facilitate design, and is at its…
This work describes models and numerical approximations that describe the mechanical behavior of deformable continua with embedded structural members, such as rigid bodies, beams, shells, etc. The continuum formulation extends an idea first…
The paper provides a macro-microscopic coupled constitutive model for fluid-saturated porous media with respect to the compressibility of the solid skeleton, the real solid material and the fluid phase. The derivation of the model is…
Force-based multiphysics coupling methods have become popular since they provide a simple and efficient coupling mechanism, avoiding the difficulties in formulating and implementing a consistent coupling energy. They are also the only known…
Multiphase field models have emerged as an important computational tool for understanding biological tissue while resolving single-cell properties. While they have successfully reproduced many experimentally observed behaviors of living…
An infinite dimensional model for a three-layer active constrained layer (ACL) beam model, consisting of a piezoelectric elastic layer at the top and an elastic host layer at the bottom constraining a viscoelastic layer in the middle, is…
A numerical study on the elastic response of single- and multi-layer systems formed by alternating pentamode lattices and stiffening plates is presented. Finite element simulations are conducted to analyze the dependence of the effective…
A flexible fiber model based on the discrete element method (DEM) is presented and validated for the simulation of uniaxial compression of flexible fibers in a cylindrical container. It is found that the contact force models in the DEM…
In this study, we present a concept of morphing structure -- featuring an arch mounted on a compliant base -- that can be reconfigured via snap-through buckling and leverages bistability to retain its morphed shape. We show that…
Tissue engineering aims to grow artificial tissues \emph{in vitro} to replace those in the body that have been damaged through age, trauma or disease. A recent approach to engineer artificial cartilage involves seeding cells within a…
Mechanically induced folding of passive cross-linkers is a fundamental biological phenomenon. A typical example is a conformational change in myosin II responsible for the power-stroke in skeletal muscles. In this paper we present an…
In this manuscript, we extend the variational multiscale enrichment (VME) method to model the dynamic response of hyperelastic materials undergoing large deformations. This approach enables the simulation of wave propagation under…
The present work introduces a novel numerical approach for the process modeling of fiber-reinforced thermoset polymers at the micro-scale level, that can be used to predict curing-induced residual stresses. The cure kinetics is described…
We shall derive and propose several efficient overlapping domain decomposition methods for solving some typical linear inverse problems, including the identiffication of the flux, the source strength and the initial temperature in second…