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Micromechanics in the theory of cochlear mechanics

Hearing Research, 1980
Abstract The consensus of empirical data suggests that the shear motion between the tectorial membrane and the reticular lamina, which is believed to control the stimulation of the hair cells, is more sharply tuned than the transversal vibration of the basilar membrane.
J J, Zwislocki, E J, Kletsky
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Toward a kinetic theory of connective tissue micromechanics

Journal of Applied Physiology, 1993
The aim of this study is to develop unifying concepts at the microstructural level to account for macroscopic connective tissue dynamics. We establish the hypothesis that rate-dependent and rate-independent dissipative stresses arise in the interaction among fibers in the connective tissue matrix.
S M, Mijailovich, D, Stamenović, J J, Fredberg   +2 more
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Micromechanical oscillator circuits: theory and analysis

Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, 2008
In this paper, detailed theoretical analysis of micromechanical Transresistance oscillator is presented. Analytical expressions are derived for the frequency pulling, critical transimpedance, maximum negative resistance, and start-up time constant of the Transresistance oscillator circuit which are useful for the design of micromechanical oscillators ...
Wong, T.S.A., Palaniapan, M.
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A Statistical Micromechanical Theory of the Compressive Strength of Brittle Materials

Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 1978
A general theory of the compressive strength of brittle materials is presented. This theory proposes that failure is brought about by structural weakening from accumulated crack damage which increases with the stress level. The statistics of the flaw distribution and the mechanism of crack initiation and extension are important.
MARC ADAMS, GEORGE SINES
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A micromechanics theory for the transformation toughening of two-phase ceramics

Acta Mechanica, 2002
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Pan, H. H., Weng, G. J.
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Micromechanics of Molecular Motors: Experiments and Theory

2004
Motor proteins are examples of machines working at the molecular, i.e. nanometer scale. How exactly such machines function in a noisy environment has been a matter of a debate since the discovery of the myosin cross-bridge in muscle sarcomeres by A.F. Huxley [31].
Andrea Parmeggiani, Christoph F. Schmidt
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Micromechanics theory of fatigue crack initiation and propagation

Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 1980
Abstract This paper is concerned with the theoretical formulation of models describing the fatigue crack initiation and propagation processes in polycrystalline solids on the basis of their being nondeterministic. The crack initiation is established by using a technique based on the interference of Gaussian distribution functions, obtained from basic
H. Ghonem, J.W. Provan
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On the micromechanics theory of Reissner-Mindlin plates

Acta Mechanica, 2000
A micromechanics model is developed for Reissner-Mindlin plates based on a generalized eigenstrain formulation. In this framework, the author obtains an analytical solution for elliptical inclusion embedded in an infinite thick plate. In particular, the first-order asymptotic solution of the elliptical inclusion problem is obtained in explicit form. As
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A micromechanic theory of chopped-fibre-reinforced materials

Fibre Science and Technology, 1980
The slender-body approximation is applied to a dilute suspension of elastic chopped fibres in an elastic matrix. An explicit constitutive equation is derived for any arbitrary distribution of fibres in the underformed configuration. Some typical deformation fields are worked out in detail for three cases of interest: the aligned-fibre, the completely ...
N. Phan-Thien, R.R. Huilgol
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Micromechanical Theory for pH-Dependent Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Capsule Swelling

Macromolecules, 2006
Hollow polyelectrolyte multilayer capsules made of ionizable segments (e.g., carboxylic acid, amine, pyridine) have an equilibrium size that is independent of salt concentration and pH in a wide pH range but swell to a larger size at lower and higher pH.
Biesheuvel, P., Mauser, T., Sukhorukov, G., Möhwald, H.   +3 more
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