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SUMMARY:Engineering Structural Nonlinearity in Adaptive Systems
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DESCRIPTION:Dr. Andres Arrieta\, ETHZ\nBio : Dr. Andres Arrieta is current
 ly Team leader of the Compliant Systems Group at the Laboratory of Composi
 te Materials and Adaptive Structures in ETH Zurich\, where he currently co
 -supervises 4 doctoral students and 3 master’s student. He received his 
 Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Bristol in 2010\, w
 here he studied the nonlinear dynamics of multi-stable structures. Before\
 , he obtained his bachelor in Mechanical Engineering from the Universidad 
 de los Andes\, in Bogota\, Colombia. His research interests focus in desig
 ning structural nonlinear for creating novel functionalities in distribute
 d compliance structures and smart material systems.\nAbstract : Nonlineari
 ty arises naturally in physical processes encompassing most engineering fi
 elds and applications. In spite of this prevalent nature\, nonlinearity in
  structural engineering design is commonly associated with problems and lo
 ss of functionality. Owing to the ever growing need for better performance
  and new modelling techniques that provide better understanding of nonline
 ar behaviour\, new attitudes towards the use of nonlinearity have started 
 to emerge. The rich behaviour available when purposely designing structura
 l nonlinearity in mechanical systems can lead to exciting novel functional
 ities beyond the load-carrying capability. This concept is illustrated thr
 ough the design of multi-stability in structural elements\, designed to be
  both embedded within larger systems and to serve as building blocks of ar
 chitectured periodic structures featuring effective extreme mechanical pro
 perties. Ultimately\, the designed properties arising from structural nonl
 inearity are shown to provide augmented performance and new capabilities. 
 Particular applications are presented in the fields of morphing structures
  and nonlinear energy harvesting for autonomous powering of microelectroni
 c devices.
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