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Can you imagine a mechanical system that is stable without friction, but...
researchfrictionflutter instability Have you ever seen a structure subject to flutter instability? Can flutter instability be connected to dry friction? We provide positive answers to the above...
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Effects of the constraint’s curvature on structural instability: tensile...
researchstructuresinstabilityCan a single-degree-of-freedom elastic structure have two buckling loads? We provide a positive answer to this question, see...
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jobsolid mechanicsPost-doc positionceramics Please, give a look to my research activity at: http://www.ing.unitn.it/~bigoni/If you are strongly motivated to work with a very active group...
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Journal Club Theme of October 2012: Instabilities of Structures
elasticityinstabilitybifurcationelasticajournal club theme The Journal Club Theme of February 2012 "Elastic Instabilities for Form and Function" (node/11812), coordinated by Doug Holmes...
View ArticleMarie Curie Research Fellowship available in Aberystwyth University (UK)
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CERMODEL2013 CONGRESS "Modelling and Simulation meet Innovation in Ceramics...
conferenceceramicsWebpage: http://events.unitn.it/en/cermodel2013 Deadline for 1 page-abstract submission: February 15, 2013The aim of the congress is to gather together international experts in the...
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Marie Curie PhD position at University of Trento (Italy): deadline September 15
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Do Eshelby forces exist in elastic structures?
researchelastic structuresEshelby forceDo Eshelby forces exist in elastic structures?We provide a positive answer to this question, see http://www.ing.unitn.it/~bigoni/eshelbylikeforce.html More...
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Can buckling and instability of a structure be affected by Eshelby forces?
researchbucklingelasticityinstabilityelastic structuresEshelby forceCan buckling and instability of a structure be affected by Eshelby forces? We provide a positive answer to this question, see...
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Extremely deformable structures. CISM 2014 Advanced School: Udine, Italy,...
educationElastica; buckling; large deformation; deployable structures; growthLecturers:Basile Audoly - Université Pierre et Marie Curie and CNRS, Paris, FranceKatia Bertoldi - University of Harvard,...
View ArticleMarie Curie PhD position at University of Trento (Italy): deadline June 30
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View ArticleStress concentration near stiff inclusions
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Elastica arm scale
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Torsional locomotion
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CERMODEL2015 CONGRESS "Modelling and Simulation meet Innovation in Ceramics...
conferenceceramicgeomechanicsConferenceWebpage: http://events.unitn.it/en/cermodel2015 Deadline for 1 page-abstract submission: February 15, 2015The Congress aims at gathering together international...
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Extended abstract deadline for CERMODEL2015 congress (Trento, Italy, July...
conferenceceramicsbioceramicsCongressWebpage: http://events.unitn.it/en/cermodel2015Extended deadline for 1 page-abstract submission: March 15, 2015The Congress aims at gathering together international...
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What are the boundary conditions of an elastic rod at a clamp moving on a...
researchelasticabifurcationWhat are the boundary conditions of an elastic rod at a clamp moving on a perfectly smooth and rigid circular profile?The tangential shear at the clamp turns out to not be...
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Can an elastic rod attain self-encapsulation when loaded transversally at...
researchElastica; buckling; large deformation; deployable structures; growthCan an elastic rod attain self-encapsulation when loaded transversally at midspan?The elastic rod assumes the form of a...
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The injection of an elastic rod
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Dynamic Stability and Bifurcation in Nonconservative Mechanics. CISM 2017...
educationdynamic stabilitydynamic instabilitybifurcationflutter instabilityFOLLOWER FORCELecturers: Davide Bigoni - Università di Trento, Italy Olivier Doaré - ENSTA ParisTech, France Oleg Kirillov -...
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