Publications by authors named "Kamran Alasvand Zarasvand"

The adhesion mechanisms and fracture mechanics of snow on solid surfaces are complex, making the design of an all-purpose snow-repellent surface that is applicable to multiple real-life situations a considerable and unsolved challenge. In this study, we focus on the most difficult-to-remove snow accretion scenario─the formation of a highly adhesive meltwater ice layer at the snow-solid interface. This ice layer originates from snow melting on an initially above 0 °C surface, followed by refreezing in a subzero environment.

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A prerequisite for designing materials with low adhesion to ice is to accurately measure the ice adhesion strength of the surface. The majority of studies in this field have typically focused on manipulating and measuring the adhesion strength of different materials under shear stress. Among them, elastomers have proven to be promising ice-phobic surfaces because they enable interfacial cavitation, a tension-driven surface instability.

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Wireless and highly sensitive flexible strain sensors would have widespread application across a number of different fields. Here, the novel combination of two different metamaterials, one mechanical and one electronic, is demonstrated for its potential as such a sensor. An array of split-ring resonators (SRRs) were mounted on a bespoke kirigami sheet.

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