Damage-tolerant material design motif derived from asymmetrical rotation

Wei Wang; Shu Jian Chen; Weiqiang Chen; Wenhui Duan; Jia Zie Lai; Kwesi Sagoe-Crentsil

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-28991-5

Nature Communications (Mar 2022)

Damage-tolerant material design motif derived from asymmetrical rotation

Wei Wang,
Shu Jian Chen,
Weiqiang Chen,
Wenhui Duan,
Jia Zie Lai,
Kwesi Sagoe-Crentsil

Affiliations

Wei Wang: Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University
Shu Jian Chen: School of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland
Weiqiang Chen: Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Manchester
Wenhui Duan: Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University
Jia Zie Lai: Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University
Kwesi Sagoe-Crentsil: Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28991-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Nature-inspired design motifs have contributed to the development of advanced materials. Here the authors present a segmental design motif to realize a compression-resisting lightweight mechanical metamaterial with a progressive failure behavior and rotational degree of freedom.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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