supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grants KJCX-SW-L08, KJCX3-SYW-S01);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants 11021262, 11023001, 11232011, 11372331)
Flapping-powered propulsion is used by many animals to locomote through air or water. Here we review recent experimental and numerical studies on self-propelled mechanical systems powered by a flapping motion. These s...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11272044 and 11023001)
Following deformation, thermally induced shape memory polymers(SMPs) have the ability to recover their original shape with a change in temperature. In this work, the thermomechanical properties and shape memory behavi...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11232011,11021262,and 11023001);the National Basic Research Program of China(2013CB834100)
Passive flexibility was found to enhance propulsive efficiency in swimming animals.In this study,we numerically investigate the roles of structural resonance and hydrodynamic wake resonance in optimizing efficiency of...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11023001 and 11372321)
Because of the interaction between film and substrate,the film buckling stress can vary significantly,depending on the delamination geometry,the film and substrate mechanical properties.The Mexican hat effect indicate...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(11272327 and 11023001);mainly supported by the Supercomputing Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences(SCCAS)
A graphene nanoribbon (GNR) has two basic configurations when winding on the outer surface of a carbon nanotube (CNT): helix and scroll. Here the transformation between the two configurations is studied utilizing...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(110212622 and 11023001);Chinese Academy of Sciences(KJCX2-EW-L03)
For a finite beam with a nonzero gap distance, an asymmetric concentrated load can be either inside or outside of the contact zone. A new governing equation is given for the case of a concentrated load outside the con...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11021262 and 11023001);Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.KJCX2-EW-L03)
Mode jumping is an instability phenomenon in the post-buckling region, which causes a sudden change in the equilibrium configuration and is thus harmful to structure. The con- figuration of a partial elastic foundatio...
supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant Nos. KJCX-SW-L08,KJCX2-YW-H18 and KJCX3-SYW-S01);the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2007CB814803);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.10732090,10872201 and 11023001)
In this paper,a "macroscopic-scale" numerical method for drop oscillation in AC electrowetting is presented.The method is based on a high-fidelity moving mesh interface tracking(MMIT) approach and a "microscopic model...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11021262 and 11023001);MOST 973 of China(2012CB937500)
Lacking a band gap largely limits the application of graphene in electronic devices. Previous study shows that grain boundaries (GBs) in polycrystalline graphene can dra- matically alter the electrical properties of...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11021262 and 11023001);Chinese Academyof Sciences (KJCX2-EW-L03)
A general formulation is developed for the contact behavior of a finite circular plate with a tensionless elastic foundation. The gap distance between the plate and elastic foundation is incorporated as an important p...