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UV light-driven deformations in photoactive fiber-reinforced planar annular membranes

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Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids

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Abstract

Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, Ahead of Print.
Engineered fibers such as azobenzene—a photoresponsive material—change their stress free or natural reference length in response to ultraviolet (UV) light. This work focuses on the mechanics of a plane annular membrane formed from a homogeneous ...