Applied Mechanics, Volume 4, Issue 2

The article solves the problem of theoretically determining the deformable characteristics of railway ballast, considering its condition through mathematical modeling. Different tasks require mathematical models with different levels of detail of cer...

In the face of threats related to energy supply and climate change, the use of biomass is gaining importance, particularly in distributed energy systems. Combustion of biomass, including residue biomass, is considered one of the routes to increase th...

In recent years, the hybridization of natural fibers with synthetic fibers has received much attention. This paper conducted an experimental study on the tensile and flexural behavior of unidirectional carbon/flax fiber reinforced epoxy composites an...

Flax fiber/shape memory epoxy hygromorph composites are a promising area of research in the field of biocomposites. This paper focuses on the tensile modulus of these composites and investigates how it is affected by factors such as fiber orientation...

Advances in applied mechanics have facilitated a better understanding of the recycling of heat and work in the troposphere. This goal is important to meet practical needs for better management of climate science. Achieving this objective may require...

Straightening has to be carried out in order to ensure the straightness of a shaft, as distortions exceed the tolerance limit. Since the straightening load is typically large enough to produce plastic and residual deformation, repeated straightening...

Carbon nanotubes with their outstanding mechanical, physical and electrical properties have stimulated a significant amount of scientific and technological research due to their uniqueness compared to conventional materials. As a result, an extensive...

Structural integrity is a crucial aspect of engineering components, particularly in the field of additive manufacturing (AM). Surface roughness is a vital parameter that significantly influences the structural integrity of additively manufactured par...

The management of an intracranial hemorrhage in patients receiving anticoagulant therapy presents a significant challenge for medical professionals. Anticoagulant treatment is intended to prevent blood clotting, but it can worsen active brain bleeds....

The effect of elastic constants, c_ij, on the nature (easy or difficult) of a cleavage system in mono-crystalline YBa₂Cu₃O_7−δ is investigated by employing a novel three-dimensional eigenfunction expansion technique, based in part on the se...

Based on a previous concept that has been successfully applied to the sizing optimization of truss and frame structures, this work extends and improves the strain energy criterion in the topology optimization of 2D continuum structures under a single...

The fatigue strength of cast steel components is severely affected by manufacturing process-based bulk and surface imperfections. As these defect structures possess an arbitrary spatial shape, the utilization of local assessment methods is encouraged...

Stretchable electronics rely on sophisticated structural designs to allow brittle metallic conductors to adapt to curved or moving substrates. Patterns of soft islands and stable cracks in layered silver-PDMS composites provide exceptional stretchabi...

Nowadays, great efforts of ongoing research are devoted to hybrid-electric propulsion technology that offers various benefits, such as reduced noise and pollution emissions and enhanced aircraft performance and fuel efficiency. The ability to estimat...

The calculation of moments of area is one of the most fundamental aspects of engineering mechanics for calculating the properties of beams or for the determination of invariants in different kind of geometries. While a variety of shapes, such as circ...

Hertzian mechanics is the most frequently used theory for data processing in Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) indentation experiments on soft biological samples, due to its simplicity and significant scientific results previously published. For instance...

Any rock mechanics’ design inherently involves determining the deformation characteristics of the rock material. The purpose of this study is to offer equations for calculating the values of bulk modulus (K), elasticity modulus (E), and rigidit...

Aircraft technologies and materials have been developing and improving drastically over the last hundred years. Over the last three decades, an interest in the use of composites for external structures has become prominent. For this to be possible, t...

In this work, a test bed and stand structure were designed for the thrust test of an aircraft. The engine test rig consists of a thrust stand, test bed, transport system, and hoisting device. In this study, structural design and analysis of the stand...

This study focused on identifying the most appropriate structural system for multi-story buildings and analyzing its response to lateral loads. The study analyzed and compared the different structural systems to determine the most suitable option. Th...