This paper investigates swelling-induced eversion and flattening in curved bilayer gel beams. An explicit formula is produced to evaluate the change in curvature induced by large swelling deformations. The validity is tested against a fully coupled nonlinear three–dimensional stress-diffusion model. Limit situations for nearly-homogeneous and slightly curved beams are discussed.
Swelling-induced eversion and flattening in naturally curved gel beams / Battista, Daniele; Curatolo, Michele; Nardinocchi, Paola. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCES. - ISSN 0020-7403. - 161-162:(2019), p. 105071. [10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2019.105071]
Swelling-induced eversion and flattening in naturally curved gel beams
Battista, Daniele;Curatolo, Michele;Nardinocchi, Paola
2019
Abstract
This paper investigates swelling-induced eversion and flattening in curved bilayer gel beams. An explicit formula is produced to evaluate the change in curvature induced by large swelling deformations. The validity is tested against a fully coupled nonlinear three–dimensional stress-diffusion model. Limit situations for nearly-homogeneous and slightly curved beams are discussed.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
