Abstract: Auxetic architected materials present a novel class of damage-tolerant materials with tunable mechanical characteristics and high energy absorption due to their unique ability to laterally contract and densify when subjected ...

Abstract: The presence of imperfections significantly reduces the load carrying capacity of thin cylindrical shells due to the high sensitivity of thin shells to imperfections. To nullify this unfavorable characteristic, thin ...

Abstract: The axial buckling capacity of a thin cylindrical shell depends on the shape and the size of the imperfections that are present in it. Therefore, the prediction of the shells buckling capacity is difficult, expensive, and ...