A minimalist elastic metamaterial with meta-damping mechanism

YL Chen, L Ma - International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
A novel elastic mechanical metamaterial with extreme damping performance has been
achieved skillfully by coupling snap-through and pseudo-constant-force behaviors. The …

Modified re-entrant auxetic metamaterials with energy absorption enhancement

E Etemadi, AMM Zamani, F Scarpa, M Zeeshan… - Materials Today …, 2024 - Elsevier
The re-entrant auxetic topology was one of the first unit-cells proposed to build cellular
auxetic structures. This unit cell (UC) is still widely used in energy-absorbing systems, but …

Negative stiffness mechanical metamaterials: a review

X Tan, B Cao, X Liu, S Zhu, S Chen… - Smart Materials and …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Metamaterials have thrived in recent years, with negative stiffness mechanical
metamaterials emerging as an essential branch. Extensive research in the past decade has …

Theoretical modeling and optimization of the plateau force of tubular anti-tetrachiral structures

C Zhang, F Lu, J Wu, X Liu, Y Zhu - Smart Materials and …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Modern engineering has an increasing demand for engineering structures with various
desired properties. Metamaterials are endowed with multiple functions by changing the type …

Quasi-static and dynamic behavior analysis of 3D CFRP woven laminated composite auxetic structures for load-bearing and energy absorption applications

E Etemadi, M Zhang, M Gholikord, K Li, MMP Ho… - Composite …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper investigated the quasi-static and dynamic behavior of 3D auxetic metamaterial
structures made from carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) laminated composite. The aim …

Novel conformal sandwich lattice structures: Design concept, fabrication and mechanical properties

M Lei, P Wang, S Duan, W Wen, J Liang - Thin-Walled Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
A novel conformal sandwich lattice is proposed by introducing the design concept of
bioinspired sandwich structures into the microstructure design of triply periodic minimal …

Enhancing the energy absorption capability of auxetic metamaterials through auxetic cells within re-entrant circular units

E Etemadi, M Hosseinabadi, M Taghizadeh… - Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Re-entrant circular (REC) auxetic metamaterials have garnered significant attention in
structural engineering due to their enhanced energy absorption capability and reduced …

Novel auxetic metamaterials inspired from geometry patterns of an Iranian Mosque with improved energy absorption capability

E Etemadi, M Bashtani, H Hu - Materials Today Communications, 2024 - Elsevier
Recent developments in auxetic metamaterials have positioned them as highly effective
energy absorbers, offering superior energy absorption and specific energy absorption (SEA) …

High-static-low-dynamic stiffness isolator based on an electromagnetic negative stiffness spring with long linear stroke

SJ Yuan, YJ Wu, DP Song, HY Pu, LS Mou… - Science China …, 2024 - Springer
Negative stiffness mechanisms can improve low-frequency vibration isolation performance
and have been widely used in the vibration isolation of precision equipment. However, the …

Adaptive stiffness structures via additively manufactured fluid accumulators

A Saxena, G Manogharan, C Rahn - Smart Materials and …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Lightweight mechanical structures often have low stiffness that prevents their use in
structural applications. The demand for lightweight mechanical structures that operate under …