Hencky (Über die angenäherte Lösung von Stabilitätsproblemen im Raum mittels der
elastischen Gelenkkette. Ph. D. thesis, Engelmann, 1921) proposed a discrete model for …

We present a generalized shear deformation theory in combination with isogeometric (IGA)
approach for nonlinear transient analysis of smart piezoelectric functionally graded material …

In this paper we consider linear pantographic sheets, which in their natural configuration are
constituted by two orthogonal arrays of straight fibers interconnected by internal pivots. We …

The well-posedness of the boundary value problems for second gradient elasticity has been
studied under the assumption of strong ellipticity of the dependence on the second …

In order to design the microstructure of metamaterials showing high toughness in extension
(property to be shared with muscles), it has been recently proposed (Dell'Isola et al. in Z …

Recently it has been proposed the study of a new class of bidimensional metamaterials,
which have been called extensible pantographic sheets. Such bidimensional continua are …

This is a second exegetic essay on the fundamental review article DIE ALLGEMEINEN
ANSÄTZE DER MECHANIK DER KONTINUA in the Encyklopädie der mathematischen …

A critical review of three paradoxical phenomena, occurring in the dynamic stability of finite-
dimensional autonomous mechanical systems, is carried out. In particular, the well-known …

This paper addresses modeling and finite element analysis of the transient large-amplitude
vibration response of thin rod-type structures (eg, plane curved beams, arches, ring shells) …

The objective of this study is to mitigate, or even completely eliminate, the limit cycle
oscillations in mechanical systems using a passive nonlinear absorber, termed the …