Claudia Comi

TL;DR: In this paper, the mechanical properties of nacre constituents from red abalone were investigated by means of nanoindentation and axial compression tests, which revealed that the nanoasperities are strong enough to resist climbing and resist tablet sliding, at least over the initial stages of deformation.

TL;DR: In this paper, the mechanical properties of nacre constituents from red abalone were investigated by means of nanoindentation and axial compression tests, which revealed that the nanoasperities are strong enough to resist climbing and resist tablet sliding, at least over the initial stages of deformation.

TL;DR: In this article, an isotropic damage model for concrete is presented, where the main features of the model are: limited number of constitutive parameters required; independent modelling of tension and compression behaviour by means of two damage variables and two separate activation criteria (bi-dissipative model); independent definition of tension/compression fracture energies; consistent modelling of the unilateral effect upon transition from tension to compression; and the effectiveness of fracture energy based regularization strategy.

TL;DR: In this paper, a non-local isotropic damage model is proposed to predict the behavior of rock-like materials up to failure, which can be used to predict a material's failure.

TL;DR: In this article, a micromachined uniaxial silicon resonant accelerometer characterized by a high sensitivity and very small dimensions is presented, which is based on the frequency variations of two resonating beams coupled to a proof mass.