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Smooth dynamics of oblique impact with friction by Stronge, W.J.

“…Effects of friction during impact between hard bodies can be analysed as a continuous function of the normal component of impulse p; i.e. by considering the…”
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Static and Dynamic Properties of Semi-Crystalline Polyethylene by Xu, Ming-Ming, Huang, Guang-Yan, Feng, Shun-Shan, McShane, Graham J, Stronge, William J

“…Properties of extruded polymers are strongly affected by molecular structure. For two different semi-crystalline polymers, low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and…”
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Painlevé paradox during oblique impact with friction by Shen, Yunian, Stronge, W.J.

“…In analyses using non-smooth dynamics, oblique impact of rough bodies in an unsymmetrical configuration can result in self-locking or “jam” at the sliding…”
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Web-Based Information Search and Retrieval: Effects of Strategy Use and Age on Search Success by Stronge, Aideen J., Rogers, Wendy A., Fisk, Arthur D.

“…Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between strategy use and search success on the World Wide Web (i.e., the Web) for…”
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In-plane dynamic crushing of honeycomb. Part I: crush band initiation and wave trapping by Hönig, A, Stronge, W.J

“…In this paper the dynamics of crush band initiation and wave trapping that result from in-plane impact on a honeycomb are analysed using finite element…”
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Universal vs. risk factor-based screening for gestational diabetes mellitus: detection rates, gestation at diagnosis and outcome by Griffin, M. E., Coffey, M., Johnson, H., Scanlon, P., Foley, M., Stronge, J., O'Meara, N. M., Firth, R. G.

“…Summary Aims Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with adverse maternal and fetal outcome. Screening for GDM is therefore recommended but the best…”
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How to hit home runs: Optimum baseball bat swing parameters for maximum range trajectories by Sawicki, Gregory S., Hubbard, Mont, Stronge, William J.

“…Improved models for the pitch, batting, and post-impact flight phases of a baseball are used in an optimal control context to find bat swing parameters that…”
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In-plane dynamic crushing of honeycomb. Part II: application to impact by Hönig, A, Stronge, W.J

“…Finite element simulations were employed to analyse in-plane dynamic crushing of two different hexagonal honeycombs (slenderness ratios L/ t=38 and 167). The…”
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Computing the composite coefficient of restitution for inelastic impact of dissimilar bodies by Stronge, William J., Sofi, Ardalan R., Ravani, Bahram

“…•Closed form expressions are obtained for work during compression and restitutions for collisions between dissimilar bodies made of strain-hardening…”
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Impact perforation of polymer–metal laminates: Projectile nose shape sensitivity by Mohagheghian, I., McShane, G.J., Stronge, W.J.

“…Recent research has established that polymer–metal laminates are able to provide enhanced impact perforation resistance compared to monolithic metallic plates…”
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Effectiveness of mountaineering manual belay/abseil devices by Stronge, W. J., Thomas, Mathonwy

“…Mountaineers and rock climbers use a belay device to increase tension in the rope that links the belayer to a falling climber—this rope slows and finally stops…”
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Impact damage in hybrid braided twill composites by Zumpano, G., Fox, M., Stronge, W. J., Sutcliffe, M. P. F.

“…Impact damage to composite plates is significantly reduced by replacing some of the high-strength fibres with more ductile glass or synthetic fibres. Hybrid…”
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Rigid body collisions with friction by Stronge, W. J.

“…An energetically consistent theory is presented for dynamics of partly elastic collisions between somewhat rough rigid bodies with friction that opposes slip…”
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Micropolar theory for two–dimensional stresses in elastic honeycomb by Wang, X. L., Stronge, W. J.

“…A micropolar theory has been used to calculate the stress field generated by a fundamental boundary–value problem in planar elasticity; namely, a normal line…”
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Work equivalent composite coefficient of restitution by Coaplen, J., Stronge, W.J., Ravani, B.

“…For collisions between hard bodies that have dissimilar material properties, a composite coefficient of restitution (COR) can be calculated if, for each body,…”
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Chain reaction from impact on aggregate of elasto-plastic ‘rigid’ bodies by Stronge, W.J.

“…In a mechanism or system of ‘rigid’ bodies that are pressed together at elasto-plastic points of contact, an external impact at one point in the system…”
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Mechanical properties of fibrous core sandwich panels by Zhou, Daowu, Stronge, W.J.

“…Fibrous core sandwich panels are thin, lightweight structures with face sheets separated by an irregular arrangement of independent fibres; the fibres have a…”
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Oblique impact with friction and tangential compliance by Pfeiffer, F. G., Stronge, W. J., James, R., Ravani, B.

“…The present temporal analysis of impact between two rough and compliant hard bodies employs a lumped–parameter model of the small region of contact that…”
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Perforation resistance of aluminum/polyethylene sandwich structure by Xu, Ming-ming, Huang, Guang-yan, Feng, Shun-shan, Qin, Xiang-yu, McShane, G.J., Stronge, W.J.

“…Ballistic tests were performed on two types of polyethylene core sandwich structures (AA6082/LDPE/AA6082 and AA6082/UHMWPE/AA6082) to investigate their…”
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OLDER ADULTS, COMPUTER TRAINING, AND THE SYSTEMS APPROACH: A FORMULA FOR SUCCESS by Mayhorn, Christopher B., Stronge, Aideen J., McLaughlin, Anne Collins, Rogers, Wendy A.

“…Adults over the age of 65 are the fastest growing segment of computer users. Due to this increased demand, effective training programs are essential. Although…”
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