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Surface Constrained Elastic Rods with Application to the Sphere
Huynen, Alexandre; Detournay, Emmanuel; Denoël, Vincent
2016In Journal of Elasticity
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Keywords :
Elastic rod; Continuous contact; Surface constraint; Sphere
Abstract :
[en] The unilateral contact between an elastic rod and a rigid surface is encountered in numerous biological and engineering applications. Along continuous contacts, the centerline of the rod reflects the geometry of the constraining surface. This restriction of the rod axis to surface bound configurations enters its local equilibrium through a reaction pressure which ensures the compatibility between the deformation and the restraint geometry. The classic equations governing the static equilibrium of elastic rods are particularized to surface bound configurations by (i) specifying the location of the rod axis in terms of its coordinates in the parameter space associated with the constraining surface parameterization, and (ii) characterizing the orientation of its material frame through its rotation with respect to the surface normal. This formulation, which emphasizes the relations between the rod configuration and the geometry of the constraint, also leads to an expression for the reaction pressure. This approach is then validated on a spherical surface by comparing with known solutions for elastic curves, i.e., inextensible and twist free rods.
Disciplines :
Mechanical engineering
Physics
Author, co-author :
Huynen, Alexandre ;  Université de Liège > Département ArGEnCo > Analyse sous actions aléatoires en génie civil
Detournay, Emmanuel;  University of Minnesota > Civil, Environmental and Geo- Engineering
Denoël, Vincent  ;  Université de Liège > Département ArGEnCo > Analyse sous actions aléatoires en génie civil
Language :
English
Title :
Surface Constrained Elastic Rods with Application to the Sphere
Publication date :
2016
Journal title :
Journal of Elasticity
ISSN :
0374-3535
eISSN :
1573-2681
Publisher :
Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
Funders :
FRIA - Fonds pour la Formation à la Recherche dans l'Industrie et dans l'Agriculture [BE]
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