In previous work, a series of theoretical considerations have been made aimed at identifying the source and assessing prominent factors influencing the thermoelastic response from laminated composites. In this paper four different methods of interpreting the data are investigated and the theoretical thermoelastic response is compared to experimental data to identify the source of the thermoelas...

1. Abstract Micropolar field theory represents an extension of the classical Cauchy continuum theory. In this paper, a topology optimization procedure for maximum stiffness is applied to structural elements made of micropolar (Cosserat) solids. Some special problems are dealt with, and particular attention is given to models that refer to structural interfaces. The results are in good agreement...

There are two competing descriptions of nematic liquid crystal dynamics: the Ericksen-Leslie director theory and the Eringen micropolar approach. Up to this day, these two descriptions have remained distinct in spite of several attempts to show that the micropolar theory includes the director theory. In this paper we show that this is the case by using symmetry reduction techniques and introduc...

Carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) is widely used for structural members of transportation vehicles such as automobile, aircraft, or spacecraft, utilizing its excellent specific strength and specific rigidity in contrast with the metal. Short carbon fiber composite materials are receiving a lot of attentions because of their excellent moldability and productivity, however they show complica...

The present study deals with the analysis of unsteady boundary layer flow and heat transfer of an incompressible micropolar fluid over a stretching sheet when the sheet is stretched in its own plane. The velocity and temperature are assumed to vary linearly with the distance along the sheet. Two equal and opposite forces are impulsively applied along the x-axis so that the sheet is stretched, k...

In this paper free convection from a horizontal isothermal elliptic tube placed in a micropolar fluid with its major axis vertical is investigated. The governing equations are based on the conservation of mass, linear momentum, angular momentum and energy. The full governing equations written in stream function-vorticity formulation are solved numerically using the Spectral method based on Four...

The thermoelastic stress analysis for linear thermoelastic bodies is developed as a mathematical support to the infra-red radiometric method (SPATE) applied to structures under cyclic loading conditions.

The paper deals with the investigations of boundary layer stagnation point flow and heat transfer characteristics of an electrically conducting micropolar fluid impinging normally on a permeable horizontal surface in the presence of a uniform magnetic field. The fluid is considered to be non-Newtonian, whose flow is governed by the equations of a micropolar fluid. The governing continuity, mome...