Improving the accuracy of analytical relationships for mechanical properties of permeable metamaterials

Permeable porous implants must satisfy several physical and biological requirements in order to be promising materials for orthopaedic application: they should have the proper levels of stiffness, permeability, and fatigue resistance approximately matching the corresponding levels in bone tissues. This can be achieved using designer materials...

Dynamic response analysis of a spar floating wind turbine in level ice with varying thickness

The wind energy industry in order to find stronger winds, has to go further offshore and move into deeper waters where bottom founded wind turbines cannot be deployed anymore. This is the main reason why floating wind turbines have been studied extensively in the past years. In the case of regions with cold climates, ice loads become significant...