Different Deformation Mechanisms Leading to Auxetic Behavior Exhibited by Missing Rib Square Grid Structures
Farrugia, PS; Gatt, R; Zammit Lonardelli, E; et al.Grima, JN; Evans, KE
Date: 3 December 2018
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Journal
physica status solidi (b)
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Wiley
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Abstract
An extensive investigation is carried out on the missing rib square grid structure using finite element simulations. This showed that, in the cases considered in this study, the type of deformation is primarily dependent on the ratio of the thickness of different ribs with the structure behaving like an anti-tetrachiral at particular ...
An extensive investigation is carried out on the missing rib square grid structure using finite element simulations. This showed that, in the cases considered in this study, the type of deformation is primarily dependent on the ratio of the thickness of different ribs with the structure behaving like an anti-tetrachiral at particular ratios. The analysis also showed that the ability of the structure to deform predominantly through the bending of the ligament allows it to achieve much more negative values of the Poisson's ratio than previously reported. Confirmation of the numerical results is obtained through experimental methods involving the 3D printing of representative structures which are subsequently subjected to compression.
Engineering
Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy
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