dc.contributor.author | Hughes, Thomas Peter | en_GB |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-12-03T11:04:32Z | en_GB |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-03-21T11:01:33Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-08-07 | en_GB |
dc.description.abstract | Negative Poisson’s ratio, or auxetic, materials present the possibility of designing structures
and components with tailored or enhanced mechanical properties.
This thesis explores the phenomenon of auxetic behaviour in cubic crystals using
classical and quantum modelling techniques and assesses the validity of these techniques
when predicting auxetic behaviour in cubic elemental metals. These techniques are then
used to explore the mechanism of this behaviour.
The findings of the atomistic modelling are then used as a template to create networks
of bending beams with tailored Poisson’s ratio behaviour. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10036/4031 | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | University of Exeter | en_GB |
dc.subject | Auxetic | en_GB |
dc.subject | Cubic elemental metals | en_GB |
dc.subject | Elastic properties | en_GB |
dc.subject | Finite Element | en_GB |
dc.subject | Density functional theory | en_GB |
dc.subject | Classical potential | en_GB |
dc.title | An Analytical and Numerical Investigation of Auxeticity in Cubic Crystals and Frameworks | en_GB |
dc.type | Thesis or dissertation | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2012-12-03T11:04:32Z | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2013-03-21T11:01:33Z | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Marmier, Arnaud | en_GB |
dc.contributor.advisor | Evans, Ken | en_GB |
dc.publisher.department | CEMPS | en_GB |
dc.type.degreetitle | PhD In Engineering | en_GB |
dc.type.qualificationlevel | Doctoral | en_GB |
dc.type.qualificationname | PhD | en_GB |