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Coupled magneto-mechanical growth in hyperelastic materials: Surface patterns modulation and shape control in bio-inspired structures (2025)
Journal Article
Li, Z., Wang, Y., Wang, Z., Kadapa, C., Hossain, M., Yao, X., & Wang, J. (2025). Coupled magneto-mechanical growth in hyperelastic materials: Surface patterns modulation and shape control in bio-inspired structures. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 200, Article 106089. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2025.106089

Magneto-mechanical coupling in the growth of soft materials presents challenges due to the complex interactions between magnetic fields, mechanical forces, and growth-induced deformations. While growth modeling has been extensively studied, integrati... Read More about Coupled magneto-mechanical growth in hyperelastic materials: Surface patterns modulation and shape control in bio-inspired structures.

Recent advances in magneto-active polymers: Experiments, modelling and simulations (2025)
Book Chapter
Hossain, M., Bastola, A., Moreno-Mateos, M., Gonzalez, D., & Kadapa, C. (2025). Recent advances in magneto-active polymers: Experiments, modelling and simulations. In Constitutive Models for Rubbers XIII. Taylor and Francis

The last decade has witnessed the emergence of magneto-active polymers (MAPs) as one of the most advanced multi-functional soft composites. An MAP consists of a soft elastomeric matrix filled with micron- or nano-sized magnetisable rigid particles. T... Read More about Recent advances in magneto-active polymers: Experiments, modelling and simulations.

Improving the energy harvesting performance of clamped flexible plates using vortex shedding behind bluff bodies: A computational study (2024)
Journal Article
Wang, X., Guo, X., Mei, Y., & Kadapa, C. (2024). Improving the energy harvesting performance of clamped flexible plates using vortex shedding behind bluff bodies: A computational study. Physics of Fluids, 36(9), Article 097148. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0223719

This study assesses flow-induced vibrations of clamped flexible plates with the objective of improving their energy harvesting performance. Towards this, a rectangular bluff body is placed between the two clamped flexible plates to harness the vortic... Read More about Improving the energy harvesting performance of clamped flexible plates using vortex shedding behind bluff bodies: A computational study.

Mixed displacement–pressure formulations and suitable finite elements for multimaterial problems with compressible and incompressible models (2024)
Journal Article
Kadapa, C. (2024). Mixed displacement–pressure formulations and suitable finite elements for multimaterial problems with compressible and incompressible models. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 432(Part A), Article 117354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2024.117354

Multimaterial problems in linear and nonlinear elasticity are some of the least explored using mixed finite element formulations with higher-order elements. The fundamental issue in adapting the mixed displacement–pressure formulations with linear an... Read More about Mixed displacement–pressure formulations and suitable finite elements for multimaterial problems with compressible and incompressible models.

A higher-order finite element framework for hyper-visco-elastodynamics of soft multifunctional composites (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kadapa, C., & Hossain, M. (2024, April). A higher-order finite element framework for hyper-visco-elastodynamics of soft multifunctional composites. Presented at 2024 UK Association for Computational Mechanics Conference, Durham

Smart multifunctional polymeric composites such as electroactive polymers, magnetoactive polymers and active hydrogels find numerous applications in soft robotics, energy harvesting, flexible electronic devices, tactile sensors, precision drug delive... Read More about A higher-order finite element framework for hyper-visco-elastodynamics of soft multifunctional composites.

Effect of pulsating flow on flow-induced vibrations of circular and square cylinders in the laminar regime (2024)
Journal Article
Wang, X., Zhang, Z., Shi, K., Zhu, X., Guo, X., Mei, Y., & Kadapa, C. (2024). Effect of pulsating flow on flow-induced vibrations of circular and square cylinders in the laminar regime. Ocean Engineering, 301, Article 117609. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2024.117609

Through fluid-structure interaction simulations, this study assesses the dynamic response characteristics of elastically mounted circular and square cylinders subjected to pulsating inflow conditions, providing valuable insights int... Read More about Effect of pulsating flow on flow-induced vibrations of circular and square cylinders in the laminar regime.

A Novel Immersed Framework of Computational Fluid Structure Interaction (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Xinyu, W., Kadapa, C., & Yue, M. (2023, May). A Novel Immersed Framework of Computational Fluid Structure Interaction. Presented at International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Shenzhen, China

The interaction between fluid and immersed solid is a nonlinear multi-physical phenomenon in science and engineering. Due to the challenges of large structural deformation, topological changes in the fluid domain, complexity of the geometry of the st... Read More about A Novel Immersed Framework of Computational Fluid Structure Interaction.

A numerical framework for the simulation of coupled electromechanical growth (2023)
Journal Article
Li, Z., Kadapa, C., Hossain, M., & Wang, J. (2023). A numerical framework for the simulation of coupled electromechanical growth. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 414, Article 116128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2023.116128

Electro-mechanical response exists in growing materials such as biological tissues and hydrogels, influencing the growth process, pattern formation and geometry remodelling. To gain a better understanding of the mechanism of the coupled effects of gr... Read More about A numerical framework for the simulation of coupled electromechanical growth.

Advanced simulation methodologies for smart soft multifunctional polymeric composites (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kadapa, C., & Hossain, M. (2023, May). Advanced simulation methodologies for smart soft multifunctional polymeric composites. Poster presented at RubberCon 2023, Edinburgh

Smart multifunctional polymeric composites such as magnetoactive polymers, electroac-tive polymers and photopolymers are increasingly being explored for various applications in soft robotics, energy harvesting, flexible electronic devices, precision... Read More about Advanced simulation methodologies for smart soft multifunctional polymeric composites.