Abstract: Flexure hinge-based compliant mechanisms find extensive applications in micro/nano actuation, where their transmission characteristics are significantly affected by stiffness. Traditional ...

Abstract: In this paper, a novel adjustable-stiffness force sensor is developed for multitask measurements requiring different force resolutions and ranges. The applied force of the force sensor is ...

The Generalized Finite Element Method (GFEM) can be viewed as an extension of the Finite Element Method (FEM) where the approximation space is enriched by shape functions appropriately chosen. Many ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. In this work, we propose the construction of a two-dimensional system based on the ...

Can you chip in? This year we’ve reached an extraordinary milestone: 1 trillion web pages preserved on the Wayback Machine. This makes us the largest public repository of internet history ever ...

Soil-rock mixture is a complex multi-phase composite geotechnical material, and its strength is determined by the physical properties of constituent multi-phase materials and their coupling mechanical ...

Asphalt mixtures are commonly used in pavement engineering, especially for highway construction. The mechanism exploration and analysis of pavement distress are the main challenges for researchers and ...

Many biological processes are inherently physical in nature. Increasingly, biologists are proposing that the mechanical properties of tissues are critical for processes such as embryonic development ...