Abstract: This work develops a continuum phase field model for predicting the damage initiation and crack propagation in multiple network elastomers. Previous researches have revealed that failure of multiple network elastomers ...

Abstract: This work develops a continuum phase field model for predicting the damage initiation and crack propagation in multiple network elastomers. Previous researches have revealed that failure of multiple network elastomers ...

Abstract: An innovative bistable energy-absorbing cylindrical shell structure composed of multiple unit cells is presented in this paper. The structural parameters of the single-layer cylindrical shell structure that produces bistable ...

Abstract: Multistable metastructure can be used as a reusable energy-absorbing structure which is usually accompanied by relatively low energy absorption capacity. In this work, a novel structure with variable cross-sectional width ...

Abstract: This work investigates the effect of material dispersion on the tensile strength of brittle diamond lattice structures. In actual lattice structures fabricated by additive manufacturing, the dispersion of strength comes ...

Abstract: A novel tetrachiral and antitetrachiral hybrid metastructure is proposed, and its in-plane mechanical properties are studied through strain energy analysis. Based on rigid ring rotation assumption, the analytical expression ...