Starostin, E (2006) Geometry and equilibria of parallel bundles of elastic rods. In: (Proceedings) 6th European Solid Mechanics Conference. : Budapest, Hungary.
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Abstract
Geometrical conditions of existence of curved bundles of hexagonally packed rods are presented.Closure of the bundle results in a group of automorphisms of the cross-sectional lattice. The elastic energy accountsfor bending and torsion of the rods. Equilibria of the bundle correspond to solutions of a variational problemformulated for the axis of the bundle. The Euler-Lagrange equations are obtained in terms of curvature andtorsion and the problem is reduced to the quadrature. The Ilyukhin-type equations describe the shape of thebundle in special cylindrical coordinates. The results are of universal nature and are applicable to various fibrousstructures, including DNA and nanotubes.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
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| Title: | Geometry and equilibria of parallel bundles of elastic rods |
| Event: | 6th European Solid Mechanics Conference |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Additional information: | Imported via OAI, 7:29:01 25th Nov 2006 |
| UCL classification: | UCL > School of BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering |
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