Effects of surface tension in a perforated anisotropic structure

Junfeng LuSchool of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Jinling Institute of Technology, Pengyu PeiSchool of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Jinling Institute of Technology, Ming DaiState Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control for Aerospace Structures, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids

Published online on July 10, 2025

Abstract

Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, Ahead of Print.
Surface tension proves to be one of the main factors in affecting the mechanical behaviour of materials and structures at small scales. In this paper, we revisit the plane deformation of an anisotropic medium containing an initially elliptical hole ...