Current Mechanics and Advanced Materials - Current Issue

Background: Bistable composite laminates are emerging as smart structures in automotive and aerospace applications. However, the behavior of the wave propagation within such laminates has not been investigated, which hinders their implementation in Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) and Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE). Objective: As a result, this manuscript examines the propagation behavior of guided waves in bist Read More

Background: Ultrafine-grained (UFG) titanium, which is with high yield strength, biocompatibility and corrosion resistance, is widely used in biomedical and industrial applications. However, adiabatic shear localization (ASL) is often observed in UFG materials due to their worse deformation stability under impact loading. This instability will easily result in the formation of adiabatic shear bands (ASB), a narrow ba Read More

Nanocomposites comprised of a polymer matrix and various types of nanosized fillers have remained one of the most important engineering materials and continue to draw great interest in the research community and industry. In particular, graphene in nanocomposites that possess high thermal conductivity and excellent mechanical, electrical, and optical properties have turned out to be promising fillers for making the n Read More

Aims: This work is to give a further insight into the residual stress distribution within APS TBC system within TBC system by coupled thermo-mechanic finite element analysis. Background: Thermal barrier coatings are a typical example of ceramic-metal system. Thermal stress could be produced in the thermal barrier coatings on account of the difference in coefficient of thermal expansion between the ceramic and met Read More

Background As a common clinical disease, knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is characterized by chronic changes and articular cartilage wear, while the in vivo cartilage contact characteristics of the knee joint during walking are still unclear. It is difficult to implement real-time assistance and treatment for KOA patients accurately. Objective To investigate the contact biomechanics of knee cartilage during gait and predict the mechanism Read More