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Elements of a foldable (deployable) cellular origami-type structure |
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Various polygonal origami-type foldable structures |
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Behavior under folding of a particular origami-type structure as functions of amount of foldng |
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Graphene sheet embedded in polymer matrix |
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Wrinkling of a bilayer from annealing |
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Various buckling modes of a thin ring attached to a compliant substrate under internal vacuum |
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Piezoelectric layers embedded in a shell wall |
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Diagonal Buckling Restrained Braces (BRB) efficiently prevent collapse of multi-storey buildings during severe earthquakes |
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The purpose of installing Buckling Restrained Braces (BRB) |
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Local elasto-plastic buckling at a joint may initiate progressive collapse of a multi-storey building |
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Vierendeel mechanism in the deformation of a beam subjected to moments and shear forces. The beam has a large opening in its web. |
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Thin-walled beam with local bending moment applied near the web opening |
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Locally laterally compressed channel end with web hole: Web crippling |
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Various distributions of CNTs (Carbon Nano Tubes) as reinforcement across the thickness of a shell wall |
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Grid-stiffened panel with curved stiffeners |
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