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SUMMARY:Snap\, crack and pop: The dynamics of elastic instability - Domini
 c Vella\, University of Oxford
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DESCRIPTION:Elastic instabilities are ubiquitous in everyday life\, from t
 he wrinkling of skin to the rapid inversion of an umbrella. While understa
 nding these patterns from a static point of view is relatively standard\, 
 their dynamics is more involved and relatively neglected. In this talk\, I
  will discuss two specific examples that we have studied recently: dynamic
  buckling and elastic snap-through. These examples demonstrate the crucial
 \, and perhaps surprising\, role that the rate of loading plays in both ho
 w quickly instability occurs and the pattern that is ultimately observed.
LOCATION:MR13\,  Centre for Mathematical Sciences\, Wilberforce Road\, Cam
 bridge
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