On the asymmetric elasticity of twisted dsDNA

2005 ◽  
Vol 350 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zicong Zhou ◽  
Pik-Yin Lai
2001 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 767-784
Author(s):  
N. Khomasuridze

Abstract An effective solution of a number of boundary value and boundary contact problems of thermoelastic equilibrium is constructed for a homogeneous isotropic rectangular parallelepiped in terms of asymmetric and pseudo-asymmetric elasticity (Cosserat's continuum and pseudo- continuum). Two opposite faces of a parallelepiped are affected by arbitrary surface disturbances and a stationary thermal field, while for the four remaining faces symmetry or anti-symmetry conditions (for a multilayer rectangular parallelepiped nonhomogeneous contact conditions are also defined) are given. The solutions are constructed in trigonometric series using the method of separation of variables.


2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (05) ◽  
pp. 249-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
ZICONG ZHOU

We derive the general shape equations in terms of Euler angles for an elastic model of uniform ribbon with noncircular cross section and vanishing spontaneous curvatures. We show that it has in general not a planar solution for a closed ribbon free of external force and torque. We study the conditions to form a helix with the axis along the direction of the applied force for a ribbon under external force and twisting. We find that if the bending rigidity is greater than the twisting rigidity, then no such helical rod can exist. Our stability analysis shows that a helical ribbon is in general stable or at least metastable under arbitrary force and torque. We find that the extension of the ribbon may undergo a discontinuous transition from a twisted straight rod to a helical ribbon. The intrinsic asymmetric elasticity of a helical ribbon under external torque is also studied.


2018 ◽  
Vol 316 ◽  
pp. 467-479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Athmane Abdallaoui ◽  
Keddour Lemrabet

2013 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 397-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. V. Korepanov ◽  
V. P. Matveenko ◽  
A. Yu. Fedorov ◽  
I. N. Shardakov

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