Soft materials are materials with a low shear modulus relative to their bulk modulus and
where elastic restoring forces are mainly of entropic origin. A sparse population of strong …

In spite of the growing body of evidence against it, the elasticity view of the phenomenon of
cavitation in elastomers continues to be utilized in numerous studies. In this context, the …

This monograph presents a general mathematical theory for biological growth. It provides
both a conceptual and a technical foundation for the understanding and analysis of …

Abstract Space cooling and heating currently result in huge amounts of energy consumption
and various environmental problems. Herein, a switching strategy is described for efficient …

The main purpose of this chapter is to give a derivation, which is mathematically precise,
physically natural, and conceptually simple, of the quasilinear system of partial differential …

In a variety of recently developed medical procedures, bubbles are formed directly in soft
tissue and may cause damage. While cavitation in Newtonian liquids has received …

Nanocavitation was detected for the first time in carbon black filled styrene–butadiene
rubber (CB-SBR) under uniaxial loading by real time small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) …

This book is an outgrowth of my involvement in two groups of research in solid mechanics,
created in 1960 for the French nuclear energy program. At this time, it was decided that …

We consider an incompressible nonlinearly elastic material in which a matrix is reinforced by
strong fibers, for example fibers of nylon or carbon aligned in one family of curves in a …

Deconsolidation of carbon-fiber reinforced thermoplastic laminate occurs while (pre) heating
the materials during their forming processes. Pores nucleate, grow and lead to degradations …