This paper investigates the higher-order topological behavior of elastic wave metamaterials
composed of L-shaped pillars attached to a plate. In this system, the multi-dimensional …

In this paper, we propose an innovative design of an elastic network, which is capable of
channelling the energy supplied by an external source towards any of its endpoints, that can …

Abstract A lattice (or 'grillage') of elastic Rayleigh rods (possessing a distributed mass
density, together with rotational inertia) organized in a parallelepiped geometry can be …

Rayleigh waves are analysed in elastic lattices incorporating inertial devices that couple in-
plane displacements. The vector problems of elasticity for a triangular lattice and its long …

Topological metamaterials provide a new strategy to guide wave energy and exhibit
unprecedented robustness. In this study, a novel design strategy is proposed to realize …

Cauchy-elastic solids include hyper-elasticity and a subset of elastic materials for which the
stress does not follow from a scalar strain potential. More in general, hypo-elastic materials …

The transient analysis of gyro-elastic structured media, composed of periodically placed
masses interconnected by elastic rods and attached to gyroscopic spinners, is presented …

We develop a new asymptotic model of the dynamic interaction between an elastic structure
and a system of gyroscopic spinners that make the overall multi-structure chiral. An …

The nonlinear mechanics of a flexible elastic rod constrained at its edges by a pair of sliding
sleeves is analyzed. The planar equilibrium configurations of this variable-length elastica …

Configurational, or Eshelby-like, forces are shown to strongly influence the nonlinear
dynamics of an elastic rod constrained with a frictionless sliding sleeve at one end and with …