Why a mosquito leg possesses superior load-bearing capacity on water: experimentals

DOI10.1007/s10409-015-0458-xzbMath1348.74009OpenAlexW1900409301MaRDI QIDQ332856

Cheng-Wei Wu, Jian-Lin Liu, Xiang-Qing Kong

Publication date: 9 November 2016

Published in: Acta Mechanica Sinica (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10409-015-0458-x

zbMATH Keywords

flexibilityinitial stepping anglesurface microstructureswater supporting forcewax coating

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Fluid-solid interactions (including aero- and hydro-elasticity, porosity, etc.) (74F10) Experimental work for problems pertaining to mechanics of deformable solids (74-05) Biomechanical solid mechanics (74L15)

Cites Work

• Bending of floating flexible legs
• The hydrodynamics of water-walking arthropods
• Surface tension force on a partly submerged body

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