Rotation, inversion, and perversion in anisotropic elastic cylindrical tubes and membranes

Journal article

Cylindrical tubes and membranes are universal structural elements found in biology and engineering over a wide range of scales. Working in the framework of nonlinear elasticity we consider the possible deformations of elastic cylindrical shells reinforced by one or two families of anisotropic fibers. We consider both small and large deformations and the reduction from thick cylindrical shells (tubes) to thin shells (cylindrical membranes). In particular, a number of universal regimes can be identified including the possibility of inversion and perversion of rotation.

Authors: Goriely, A; Tabor, M

• Publication date: 2013-01-01