In-depth gaze at the astonishing mechanical behavior of bone: A review for designing bio-inspired hierarchical metamaterials

I Giorgio, M Spagnuolo, U Andreaus… - … and Mechanics of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
In this review paper, some relevant models, algorithms, and approaches conceived to
describe the bone tissue mechanics and the remodeling process are showcased …

Lattice shells composed of two families of curved Kirchhoff rods: an archetypal example, topology optimization of a cycloidal metamaterial

I Giorgio - Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 2021 - Springer
A nonlinear elastic model for nets made up of two families of curved fibers is proposed. The
net is planar prior to the deformation, but the equilibrium configuration that minimizes the …

Local–global DVC analyses confirm theoretical predictions for deformation and damage onset in torsion of pantographic metamaterial

M Valmalle, A Vintache, B Smaniotto, F Gutmann… - Mechanics of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pantographs are a special class of metamaterials that do not obey theories of first gradient
continua. In the present work, a pantographic metamaterial was 3D printed and subjected to …

A rate-independent internal friction to describe the hysteretic behavior of pantographic structures under cyclic loads

A Ciallella, D Pasquali, M Gołaszewski… - Mechanics Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
The cyclic behavior and dissipative properties of pantographic fabrics are analytically and
experimentally investigated in this paper. To these purposes, a two-dimensional second …

[HTML][HTML] A 3D pantographic metamaterial behaving as a mechanical shield: Experimental and numerical evidence

A Ciallella, I Giorgio, E Barchiesi, G Alaimo… - Materials & Design, 2024 - Elsevier
Multilayer pantographic metamaterials, in short, pantographic blocks, have shown peculiar
mechanical behavior, especially when their constitutive hinges are revolving (ie, perfect) …

Higher order theories for the free vibration analysis of laminated anisotropic doubly-curved shells of arbitrary geometry with general boundary conditions

F Tornabene, M Viscoti, R Dimitri - Composite Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
The present work investigates the modal response of doubly-curved shells characterized by
unsymmetric lamination schemes embedding anisotropic materials and externally …

Kresling tube metamaterial exhibits extreme large-displacement buckling behavior

E Turco, E Barchiesi, A Causin, F dell'Isola… - Mechanics Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present contribution proves that Kresling-patterned tubular origami metamaterials can
exhibit a nonlinear buckling behavior in compression characterized by extremely significant …

Modeling and numerical investigation of damage behavior in pantographic layers using a hemivariational formulation adapted for a Hencky-type discrete model

M Erden Yildizdag, L Placidi, E Turco - Continuum Mechanics and …, 2023 - Springer
In this study, a hemivariational formulation is presented for a Hencky-type discrete model to
predict damage behavior in pantographic layers. In the discrete model, elastic behavior of …

Out-of-plane deformation reduction via inelastic hinges in fibrous metamaterials and simplified damage approach

M Spagnuolo, ME Yildizdag, X Pinelli… - … and Mechanics of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The mechanical behavior of fibrous metamaterials is mainly determined by the interactions
between the fibers composing the architecture. These interactions are usually of two …

Second-gradient continua: From Lagrangian to Eulerian and back

F dell'Isola, SR Eugster, R Fedele… - … and Mechanics of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
In this paper, we represent second-gradient internal work functionals in Lagrangian
(referential) and Eulerian (spatial) descriptions, and we deduce the corresponding …