PSU Research Review: Volume 2 Issue 2 , Open Access

Guest editorial

Luciano Feo, Fernando Fraternali

On the 3D printing of recycled ABS, PLA and HIPS thermoplastics for structural applications

Ranvijay Kumar, Rupinder Singh, Ilenia Farina

Three-dimensional printing (3DP) is an established process to print structural parts of metals, ceramic and polymers. Further, multi-material 3DP has the potentials to be a…

On the mechanical response of multilayered pentamode lattices equipped with hinged and rigid nodes

Ada Amendola, Ida Mascolo, Gianmario Benzoni

This paper aims to review recent literature results on the mechanical response of confined pentamode structures behaving either in the stretching-dominated or the…

On the design, elastic modeling and experimental characterization of novel tensegrity units

Zbigniew Bieniek, Ida Mascolo, Ada Amendola

This study aims to focus on a short review on recent results dealing with the mechanical modelling and experimental characterization of a novel class of tensegrity structures…

Physical-mechanical characterization of biodegradable Mg-3Si-HA composites

Chander Prakash, Sunpreet Singh, Ilenia Farina, Fernando Fraternali, Luciano Feo

Porous implant surface is shown to facilitate bone in-growth and cell attachment, improving overall osteointegration, while providing adequate mechanical integrity. Recently…

2-D periodic structures. A numerical study

Giuseppe Rocchetta, Geminiano Mancusi

Within the context of 2D square lattices, searching for the existence of band gaps assumes a great interest owing to many possible fields of application: from energy absorption…

On the statics of curved masonry structures via numerical models

Valentino Paolo Berardi, Mariella De Piano

This paper aims to review recent literature results on the equilibrium problem and the strengthening design of masonry vaults.