Due to the recent advancement of computer graphics hardware and software algorithms, deformable characters have become more and more popular in real-time applications such as computer games. While there are mature techniques to generate primary deformation from skeletal movement, simulating realistic and stable secondary deformation such as jiggling of fats remains challenging. On one hand, tra...

In the paper the author suggests a model of mechanical deformation of a polymerized bar made of fibres in the neck with regard to forces interacting with a matrix. In the paper, the author suggests an experimentaltheoretical method that allows one to define the character of deformation non-homogeneity in the neck area. In particular, analytic dependence of mechanical properties of the material ...

Aiming at the large deformation problem of U type steel support for the roadway in deep high stress soft rock, By means of theoretic analysis and digital imitation, study on U type steel support for soft Rock Roadway. A u shaped steel & anchor rope combined supporting structure was put forward ,with the help of numerical simulation analyzing the structural, results show that the structure contr...

Coral microatolls from the coast and outer-arc islands of Western Sumatra retain a stratigraphic and morphologic record of relative sea-level change, which is due in large part to vertical tectonic deformation above the Sumatran subduction zone. Low water levels, whose fluctuations produce measurable changes in coral morphology, limit the upward growth of the microatolls. Annual rings, derived ...

Global Positioning System (GPS) results from networks spanning the Eastern California shear zone and adjacent Sierra Nevada block, occupied annually between 1993 and 1998, constrain plate margin kinematics. We use an elastic block model to relate GPS station velocities to long-term fault slip rate estimates. The model accounts for elastic strain accumulation on the San Andreas fault, as well as...

In this paper, an upper bound approach is used to analyze the tube extrusion process through rotating conical dies with large mandrel radius. The material under deformation in the die and inside the container is divided to four deformation zones. A velocity field for each deformation zone is developed to evaluate the internal powers and the powers dissipated on all frictional and velocity disco...

Background & Importance: Primary hemifacial spasm is usually caused by microvascular compression of the facial nerve at its root exit zone at brainstem without any space-occupying pathology. Secondary or so-called symptomatic hemifacial spasm has an additional underlying pathology e.g. tumors leading to the microvascular compression. We review and discuss the pathophysiology and the literature ...

Title of Thesis: ROCK FABRIC ANALYSIS OF THE SIERRA CREST SHEAR ZONE SYSTEM, CALIFORNIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR CRUSTAL-SCALE TRANSPRESSIONAL SHEAR ZONES Callan Bentley, Master of Science, 2004 Thesis Directed By: Dazhi Jiang, Assistant Professor, Geology Department Crustal-scale tabular shear zones are common features of transpressional orogens and arcs. Though foliation development in shear zones i...

We have conducted a study of toughening mechanisms in rubber modified polycarbonate systems in order to evaluate the sequence of deformation events which improve fracture toughness. We conclude that cavitation of the rubber particles occurs first, followed by massive shear yielding of the matrix material. The size and shape of the deformation zone created in front of the crack is governed by th...