A continuum membrane model for small deformations of a spider orb-web

Morassi, Antonino; Soler Trujillo, Alejandro Mahy; Zaera, Ramón

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A continuum membrane model for small deformations of a spider orb-web

Author(s): Morassi, Antonino; Soler Trujillo, Alejandro Mahy; Zaera, Ramón

Publisher: Elsevier

Issued date: 2017-09-01

Citation: Morassi, A., Soler, A. & Zaera, R. (2017, septiembre). A continuum membrane model for small deformations of a spider orb-web. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 93, 610-633.

ISSN: 0888-3270

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2017.02.018

xmlui.dri2xhtml.METS-1.0.item-contributor-funder: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)

Sponsor: Part of this work has been developed during visits of A. Morassi to the Department of Continuum Mechanics and Structural Analysis of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid in the years 2015 and 2016. A. Morassi wishes to thank the colleagues for the warm hospitality at UC3M; his work was developed within the National Research Project PRIN2015 Identificazione e diagnostica di sistemi strutturali complessi, whose financial support is gratefully acknowledged. The authors of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid are indebted to the Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad de España for financial support under grant DPI2014-57989-P.

Project: Gobierno de España. DPI2014-57989-P

Keywords: System modelling , Spider orb-webs , Continuous structured membranes , Small vibrations , Nuctenea-sclopetaria araneidae , Naturally compliant structures , Mechanical-properties , Silk , Transmission , Vibrations , Geometry , Orbwebs , Design , Prey

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10016/35755

Rights: © 2017 Elsevier Ltd.
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Abstract:

In this paper we propose a continuum membrane model for the infinitesimal deformation of a spider web. The model is derived in the simple context of axially-symmetric webs formed by radial threads connected with circumferential threads belonging to concentric [+]

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