Selective hinge removal strategy for architecting hierarchical auxetic metamaterials

Ehsan Jalali; Hadi Soltanizadeh; Yao Chen; Yi Min Xie; Pooya Sareh

doi:10.1038/s43246-022-00322-7

Communications Materials (Dec 2022)

Selective hinge removal strategy for architecting hierarchical auxetic metamaterials

Ehsan Jalali,
Hadi Soltanizadeh,
Yao Chen,
Yi Min Xie,
Pooya Sareh

Affiliations

Ehsan Jalali: Creative Design Engineering Lab (Cdel), Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Liverpool
Hadi Soltanizadeh: Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Semnan University
Yao Chen: Key Laboratory of Concrete and Prestressed Concrete Structures of Ministry of Education, and National Prestress Engineering Research Center, Southeast University
Yi Min Xie: Centre for Innovative Structures and Materials, School of Engineering, RMIT University
Pooya Sareh: Creative Design Engineering Lab (Cdel), Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Liverpool

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-022-00322-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Pivotally interconnected polygons are capable of auxetic behavior, but have not been fully explored. Here, a design method is demonstrated based on the selective removal of rotational hinges in pivotally interconnected polygons with even-numbered modules, leading to fully-deployable structures.

Published in Communications Materials

ISSN: 2662-4443 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsmat/

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