Sequence-dependent bending of the helical axes in 112 oligonucleotide duplex crystal structures resident in the Nucleic Acid Database have been analyzed and compared with the use of bending dials, a computer graphics tool. Our analysis includes structures of both A and B forms of DNA and considers both uncomplexed forms of the double helix as well as those bound to drugs and proteins. The patte...

Roll-bending technology has a high degree of flexibility and does not require special molds. However, based on the existing plastic mechanics theory finite element simulation, it is difficult to accurately analyze complex spatial relationship profile roll forming. Therefore, fixed-curvature prediction model constructed XGBoost (extreme gradient boosting), coupling effect process parameters mate...

Curved aluminium extrusions are applied in a wide range of industrial applications. Because initially straight, an additional process is required to curve the product. Undesired wrinkling plate part at inner radius frequently observed during curving process. Wrinkling has already been extensively studied for rotary-draw bending This paper aims predicting conditions which hollow section can occu...

An analytical model of a steel strip under alternate bending/reverse bending during roller leveling process is developed. A combined isotropic/kinematic hardening implemented through parameter. formulation the change effective stress as function strain cyclic loading with developed to predict distributions and residual curvature efficiently accurately. Dissimilar commonly used assumption one co...

The structure of DNA in the nucleosome core particle is studied using an elastic model that incorporates anisotropy in the bending energetics and twist-bend coupling. Using the experimentally determined structure of nucleosomal DNA [T. J. Richmond and C. A. Davey, Nature (London) 423, 145 (2003)], it is shown that elastic correlations exist between twist, roll, tilt, and stretching of DNA, as w...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the mechanical properties of the Polyaxial Advanced Locking System (PAX) in screw push-out and four-point bending. MATERIALS AND METHODS Screw push-out: PAX locking screws were applied to first generation PAX plates at three different insertion angles with two different insertion torques. A load was applied parallel to the screw axis, and screw push-out force was measure...

Crocodilians, including the alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), perform a spinning maneuver to subdue and dismember prey. The spinning maneuver, which is referred to as the ;death roll', involves rapid rotation about the longitudinal axis of the body. High-speed videos were taken of juvenile alligators (mean length=0.29 m) performing death rolls in water after biting onto a pliable target. ...

This paper introduces a class of passive interconnected suspensions, defined mathematically in terms of their mechanical admittance matrices, with the purpose of providing greater freedom to specify independently bounce, pitch, roll, and warp dynamics than conventional (passive) suspension arrangements. Two alternative realization schemes are described that are capable of implementing this clas...