• Biomechanics in batoid fishes 

      Comas Ollé, Albert (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2012)
      Projecte/Treball Final de Carrera
      Accés obert
      Batoid fishes (e.g., manta rays) are extremely efficient swimmers, combining extreme strength and incredible maneuverability. Replicating these unique properties in synthetic autonomous under-water vehicles would have ...
    • Design and additive manufacturing of architected materials with non-linear mechanical response 

      Fabián Alfonso, Ricardo (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / University of California, Irvine, 2013)
      Treball Final de Grau
      Accés restringit per decisió de l'autor
      Realitzat a/amb:   University of California, Irvine
      Most structural systems are designed to operate in their elastic regime, resulting in a linear relationship between applied loads and resulting displacements. This behavior is easy to analyze but not necessarily optimal ...
    • Design, modeling, and manufacturing of functionally graded sandwich panels 

      Riu Martínez, Josep Oriol (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / University of California, 2016-11)
      Projecte Final de Màster Oficial
      Accés obert
      Sandwich materials are structures made of two stiff skins and a softer lightweight core in between them. The function of the core is to separate the face sheets without significantly increasing the weight, thus increasing ...
    • Investigation of micro-architected materials with unusual combinations of stiffness and damping 

      Auria Rasclosa, Borja (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / University of California, 2010)
      Projecte/Treball Final de Carrera
      Accés obert
      It has been known for many years that properties of individual materials can be improved by appropriately combining two materials in a composite. A stiff and a lossy material can be joined to achieve desired combinations ...
    • Optimal design of metal/elastomer hybrid lattices for combined stiffness and damping 

      Güell Izard, Anna (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2012)
      Projecte/Treball Final de Carrera
      Accés obert
      A number of advanced engineering systems require structures that are stiff and strong, while being capable of efficiently damping vibrations. These conflicting requirements are typically addressed by connecting two components, ...