We propose an estimate for the effective elastic properties of a new imagined two-phase bi-
continuous composite material type with a so-called``pantographic-inspired”(PI) architecture …

Results from experimental torsion and bending tests show the existence of a size effect,
which conventional continuum models are unable to describe. Therefore, the incorporation …

The plane strain problem of a slender and weightless beam-plate loaded by a transversal
point force in unilateral contact with a couple stress elastic foundation is investigated. The …

Experiments existing in the literature present a scale dependence of the mechanical
properties of certain materials. Such scale dependence is observable also in indentation …

The plane problem of a loaded Euler-Bernoulli beam of finite length in frictionless bilateral
contact with a microstructured half-plane modelled by the couple stress theory of elasticity is …

The micropolar continuum theory (MPT) is able to describe the influence of micro-structures
on the mechanical behavior of materials where the classical theories of elasticity are unable …

This paper develops an accurate experimental framework to measure interlaminar strains on
laminate free edges. Digital Image Correlation (DIC) is used with an ultra-fine speckle …

Over the last couple decades coatings attract more and more attention in practical
applications. The present study addresses a question which is not well studied: how coated …

Microscale beam-like structures are standard components of micromechanical systems in
many devices. However, the small dimensionality affects their deformation characteristics …

We discuss the finite element modeling of porous materials such as bones using the linear
micropolar elasticity. In order to solve static boundary-value problems, we developed new …