Soft dielectric elastomers respond to electric stimuli by undergoing large deformations and
changes in their material properties. The actuation with deformable electrodes attached to …

An optimization-based design framework is proposed to tune the response of soft
metamaterials involving both geometric instabilities and nonlinear viscoelastic material …

Composite solid propellant will inevitably experience long-term loading environments in
aerospace structures and weaponry applications. However, failure modes such as delayed …

This paper investigates the elastic instability behavior in soft periodic laminates subjected to
finite strains, with a focus on both macroscopic and microscopic instabilities. Considering the …

This Ph. D. dissertation presents a multifaceted study of the instability-induced pattern
transformations in soft particulate composites undergoing large deformations, via various …

Soft elastomers provide an excellent material platform for developing compliant devices,
including soft robots, sensors, and wearable devices, due to their ability to sustain large …