The study of mechanics of granular media dates back to the era of Coulomb. He was the first
to postulate the yield condition for homogeneous solids and also conditions for failure in …

The purpose of this of study was to investigate the confined vibration method to produce
alumina beads for the study of stress wave propagation in granular media. The method …

Energy absorbers and energy-harvesting devices have been under the scope of scientists
and engineers for decades to fulfill specific technological needs, mainly concerned with …

This research is concerned with the nonlinear dynamics and acoustics of one dimensional
ordered granular media. In particular the considered granular systems are composed of …

Granular crystals are periodic or structured arrangements of elastic particles in contact. This
work is devoted to theoretical and experimental study of the elastic wave propagation …

Granular crystals are compact periodic assemblies of elastic articles in Hertzian contact
whose dynamic response can be tuned from strongly nonlinear to linear by the addition of a …

A composite material is composed of fibers embedded in a matrix and is called Fiber
Reinforced Plastic (FRP). Particularly, Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) has carbon …

Research on theoretical models to study stress wave management has created new
opportunities to design and fabricate beads and laminated composites in order to improve …