Exploiting microstructural instabilities in solids and structures: from metamaterials to structural transitions
DM Kochmann, K Bertoldi - Applied …, 2017 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Instabilities in solids and structures are ubiquitous across all length and time scales, and
engineering design principles have commonly aimed at preventing instability. However …
engineering design principles have commonly aimed at preventing instability. However …
A review of piezoelectric material-based structural control and health monitoring techniques for engineering structures: Challenges and opportunities
With the breadth of applications and analysis performed over the last few decades, it would
not be an exaggeration to call piezoelectric materials “the top of the crop” of smart materials …
not be an exaggeration to call piezoelectric materials “the top of the crop” of smart materials …
Harnessing buckling to design tunable locally resonant acoustic metamaterials
We report a new class of tunable and switchable acoustic metamaterials comprising
resonating units dispersed into an elastic matrix. Each resonator consists of a metallic core …
resonating units dispersed into an elastic matrix. Each resonator consists of a metallic core …
Guided transition waves in multistable mechanical metamaterials
Transition fronts, moving through solids and fluids in the form of propagating domain or
phase boundaries, have recently been mimicked at the structural level in bistable …
phase boundaries, have recently been mimicked at the structural level in bistable …
Flexural wave band gaps in a multi-resonator elastic metamaterial plate using Kirchhoff-Love theory
EJP Miranda Jr, ED Nobrega, AHR Ferreira… - … Systems and Signal …, 2019 - Elsevier
We investigate theoretically the band structure of flexural waves propagating in an elastic
metamaterial thin plate. Kirchhoff-Love thin plate theory is considered. We study the …
metamaterial thin plate. Kirchhoff-Love thin plate theory is considered. We study the …
[HTML][HTML] Wave attenuation in elastic metamaterial thick plates: Analytical, numerical and experimental investigations
We investigate the complex band structure and forced response of flexural waves
propagating in an elastic metamaterial thick plate. Mindlin-Reissner thick plate theory is …
propagating in an elastic metamaterial thick plate. Mindlin-Reissner thick plate theory is …
Ultrafast shape‐reconfigurable chiral mechanical metamaterial based on prestressed bistable shells
Y Liu, F Pan, F Xiong, Y Wei, Y Ruan… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fast shape‐reconfiguration with large morphing amplitude is crucial for intelligent
materials/structures that require tunable functions and adaptivity to different environments …
materials/structures that require tunable functions and adaptivity to different environments …
Effects of geometric and material nonlinearities on tunable band gaps and low-frequency directionality of phononic crystals
We investigate the effects of geometric and material nonlinearities introduced by
deformation on the linear dynamic response of two-dimensional phononic crystals. Our …
deformation on the linear dynamic response of two-dimensional phononic crystals. Our …
Harnessing multiple folding mechanisms in soft periodic structures for tunable control of elastic waves
Mechanical instabilities in periodic porous elastic structures may lead to the formation of
homogeneous patterns, opening avenues for a wide range of applications that are related to …
homogeneous patterns, opening avenues for a wide range of applications that are related to …
Tunable bandgaps in soft phononic plates with spring-mass-like resonators
Controlling band gaps of phononic crystals in real time through external stimuli (eg
mechanical loadings, electric fields, and magnetic fields) shows potential applications in …
mechanical loadings, electric fields, and magnetic fields) shows potential applications in …