{"title":"Composite rubber arches with tunable energy dissipation","authors":"Takumi NAGAISHI, Takuya MORIMOTO","doi":"10.1299/mej.24-00480","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1299/mej.24-00480","url":null,"abstract":"We propose a semi-circular composite rubber arch comprising two rubber materials with differing shear moduli as a novel unit cell structure for self-recovering, energy-dissipating metamaterials by adjusting the stiffness ratio and the boundary position between the materials that the arch achieves tunable stiffness distributions. Through a systematic finite element analysis, we identified four deformation modes: snapping, bending, and two distinct flattening modes. The snapping mode, characterized by load-displacement hysteresis, exhibited significant energy dissipation, while the flattening modes demonstrated stable, continuous deformation suitable for irreversible energy absorption. The programmable nature of energy dissipation was achieved over three orders of magnitude by modifying the stiffness distribution. Our results provide a foundation for designing composite arches with tailored mechanical properties. Arranging these unit cells in periodic configurations could serve as advanced mechanical metamaterials with enhanced energy absorption and application-specific deformation characteristics.","PeriodicalId":45233,"journal":{"name":"Mechanical Engineering Journal","volume":"12 1","pages":"24-00480"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/mej/12/1/12_24-00480/_pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147912086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unstable simultaneous whirl of two cylinders in a concentric double rotating cylinder system","authors":"Fumitaka Yoshizumi, Masanori IRITANI","doi":"10.1299/mej.24-00332","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1299/mej.24-00332","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigated the unstable simultaneous whirl of two cylinders in a concentric double rotating cylinder system, with both co- and counter-rotation. The axes of both cylinders were radially elastically supported independently of each other. A fixed (no rotation and no whirl) cylinder was installed outside the outer cylinder concentrically. The three cylinders were assumed to stay parallel to each other, making the gaps between them axially uniform. A theory to analyze the complex eigenvalues of the coupled system of gap flows and motions of cylinders was formulated. An experiment was carried out, in which structural conditions were set to be the same as possible for the inner and outer cylinders. A basic unstable mode was observed in which both cylinders whirled in the same direction and in opposite phases. In counter-rotation, the whirl direction transitioned from the rotation direction of the outer cylinder to that of the inner cylinder with increasing rotational speed of the inner cylinder. The transitions were brought about by replacement of the eigenmode with the minimum damping ratio. With the transition, the frequency changed discontinuously and the decrease in the damping ratio with increasing rotation speed became steep. Under simultaneous two-cylinder whirling, the stable area at combinations of the inner and outer cylinder rotation speeds became narrower than that of only the outer cylinder whirling.","PeriodicalId":45233,"journal":{"name":"Mechanical Engineering Journal","volume":"12 1","pages":"24-00332"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/mej/advpub/0/advpub_24-00332/_pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147911197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A proposal for a personalized trustable guidance system for urban railways considering passenger behavior attributes","authors":"So Ueno, W. Ohnishi, T. Koseki","doi":"10.1299/mej.22-00310","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1299/mej.22-00310","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45233,"journal":{"name":"Mechanical Engineering Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66400351","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparison of heat-transfer performance of a flat-plate pulsating heat pipe based on heating orientation and cross-sectional shape of the pipe","authors":"Y. Yasuda, F. Nabeshima, K. Horiuchi, H. Nagai","doi":"10.1299/mej.22-00415","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1299/mej.22-00415","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45233,"journal":{"name":"Mechanical Engineering Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66400789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Estimation of crack initiation and growth of hard coating by uniaxial tensile test and rotating cross-cylinders wear","authors":"K. Asai, K. Kitamura, Chikara Matsuda, Takuma Ise","doi":"10.1299/mej.23-00072","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1299/mej.23-00072","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45233,"journal":{"name":"Mechanical Engineering Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66402808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis of electricity prices for power supply toward a social optimum for installed wind and solar power utilization","authors":"Biness Lukwesa, S. Uemura, Yutaka Tabe","doi":"10.1299/mej.23-00084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1299/mej.23-00084","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45233,"journal":{"name":"Mechanical Engineering Journal","volume":"41 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66403375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yucheng Li, Chiaki Koga, Y. Hirata, H. Akasaka, H. Kanetaka, N. Ohtake
{"title":"Evaluation of mechanical and antibacterial properties of Cu-DLC composite films","authors":"Yucheng Li, Chiaki Koga, Y. Hirata, H. Akasaka, H. Kanetaka, N. Ohtake","doi":"10.1299/mej.23-00088","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1299/mej.23-00088","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45233,"journal":{"name":"Mechanical Engineering Journal","volume":"267 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66403460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}