The theory of the mechanical response of single DNA molecules under stretching and twisting stresses is reviewed. Using established results for the the semiflexible polymer including the effect of torsional stress, and for the free energy of plectonemic supercoils, a theory of coexisting plectonemic and extended DNA is constructed and shown to produce phenomena observed experimentally. Analytic...

By using dissipative system Lagrange equation, the strongly nonlinear dynamic equation of torsional vibration system is deduced, which contains a class of square and cube nonlinear rigidity and combination harmonic excitations. Bifurcation characteristics of the strongly nonlinear system are analyzed in the autonomous and non-autonomous situations by means of singular point stability theory and...

This study aims to investigate seismic behavior of lead-core rubber elastomeric bearing (LRB) and curved surface friction pendulum slider (FPS) base isolated models considering torsional irregularity for typical reinforced concrete buildings. Nonlinear structural members was considered in analysis models. Total 1408 different nonlinear time history analyses 3-dimensional 3, 5, 7 9-story were pe...

We develop and solve a continuum theory for the piezoelectric response of nanotubes under applied uniaxial and torsional stresses. We find that the piezoelectric response is controlled by the chiral angle, the aspect ratio, and two dimensionless parameters specifying the ratio of the strengths of the electrostatic and elastic energies. The model is solved in two limiting cases and the solutions...

The cadaver spine motion segment behavior under torsional load was evaluated with the disc intact, with partial anterior discectomy and with spacer insertion. The results of this study explain how anterior lumbar discectomy and interbody fusion (ALIF) affects the torsional stability of the motion segment. The pseudarthrosis rate of the anterior lumbar discectomy and interbody fusion (ALIF)...

this study introduces the differential transform method (dtm) to analyse the free vibration response of a rotating, closed section, composite, timoshenko beam which features material coupling between flapwise bending and torsional vibrations due to ply orientation. the governing differential equations of motion are derived using hamilton’s principle and solved by applying dtm. the natural frequ...

this paper examines differences in performances of a range of torsionally stiff and flexible single story buildings designed with the provisions of iranian standard 2800. seismic nonlinear dynamic time history behavior of eight building models subjected to seven horizontal bi-directional design spectra compatible ground motions are investigated. these models cover a wide range of very torsional...

We demonstrate the optomechanical cooling of a tapered optical nanofiber by coupling polarization light to mechanical angular momentum system. The is enabled birefringence in fiber and does not make use an resonator. find evidence for distribution thermally driven amplitude fluctuations noise spectrum torsional modes. Our proof-of-principle demonstration shows cavity-less degree freedom macrosc...