Abstract: Selffolding structures have unique capability such as reconfiguration during their usage. Such capability can be beneficial for a wide variety of applications including biomedical and electronics products. In this paper, ...

Abstract: Traditional origami structures fold along predefined hinges, and the neighboring facets of the hinges are folded to transform planar surfaces into three-dimensional (3D) shapes. In this study, we present a new self-folding ...

Abstract: Three-dimensional (3D) slope stability analysis is a present research interest for geotechnical engineering. This work established a new 3D limit equilibrium method (LEM) to solve 3D slope stability with general-shaped ...

Abstract: Compared with the three-dimensional (3D) simple slope, actual slopes often have irregular slope topography. The 3D convex and concave slopes are two important types of actual slopes. To analyze the stability of 3D convex ...

Abstract: Antislide micropiles can effectively reinforce slopes and improve their stability. To introduce the mechanical mechanisms of micropiles in slope stability analysis, this work adopted a reasonable failure mode for the ...

Abstract: A selffolding structure fabricated by additive manufacturing (AM) can be automatically folded into a demanding threedimensional (3D) shape by actuation mechanisms such as heating. However, 3D surfaces can only be fabricated ...