Topics: Additive manufacturing , Blocks (Building materials) , Design , Metamaterials , Shapes , Biomimetics , Fracture toughness , Composite materials , Manufacturing , Stiffness

Special Issue: Architectured Materials Mechanics

Soft Magnetoactive Laminates: Large Deformations, Transverse Elastic Waves and Band Gaps Tunability by a Magnetic Field

Neda Karami Mohammadi, Pavel I. Galich, Anastasia O. Krushynska, Stephan Rudykh

J. Appl. Mech. November 2019, 86(11): 111001. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4044497

Abstract

View articletitled, Soft Magnetoactive Laminates: Large Deformations, Transverse Elastic Waves and Band Gaps Tunability by a Magnetic Field

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Topics: Deformation , Energy gap , Laminates , Magnetic fields , Wave propagation , Waves , Magnetic induction

Geometry as Interface: Parametric and Combinatorial Topological Interlocking Assemblies

Oliver Tessmann, Andrea Rossi

J. Appl. Mech. November 2019, 86(11): 111002. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4044606

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View articletitled, Geometry as Interface: Parametric and Combinatorial Topological Interlocking Assemblies

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Topics: Construction , Design , Manufacturing , Geometry , Parametric design

Computational Investigation of the Effective Mechanical Behavior for 3D Pre-Buckled Auxetic Lattices

Frederic Albertini, Justin Dirrenberger, Andrey Molotnikov, Cyrille Sollogoub

J. Appl. Mech. November 2019, 86(11): 111003. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4044542

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View articletitled, Computational Investigation of the Effective Mechanical Behavior for 3D Pre-Buckled Auxetic Lattices

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Topics: Buckling , Density , Design , Elasticity , Poisson ratio , Young's modulus , Finite element analysis , Crashworthiness , Anisotropy , Boundary-value problems

Development of Damage-Tolerant and Fracture-Resistant Materials by Utilizing the Material Inhomogeneity Effect

O. Kolednik, R. Kasberger, M. Sistaninia, J. Predan, M. Kegl

J. Appl. Mech. November 2019, 86(11): 111004. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4043829

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View articletitled, Development of Damage-Tolerant and Fracture-Resistant Materials by Utilizing the Material Inhomogeneity Effect

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Topics: Fracture (Materials) , Fracture toughness , Composite materials , Steel

Hidden in Plane Sight: The Extraordinary Vision of Ernest Irving Freese

Greg N. Frederickson

J. Appl. Mech. November 2019, 86(11): 111005. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4043948

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View articletitled, Hidden in Plane Sight: The Extraordinary Vision of Ernest Irving Freese

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Topics: Mathematics , Overlays (Materials engineering) , Hinges , Cutting

A Multiscale Homogenization Approach for Architectured Knitted Textiles

D. Liu, S. Koric, A. Kontsos

J. Appl. Mech. November 2019, 86(11): 111006. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4044014

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View articletitled, A Multiscale Homogenization Approach for Architectured Knitted Textiles

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Topics: Deformation , Finite element analysis , Microscale devices , Stiffness , Stress , Textiles , Yarns , Mechanical behavior , Kinematics

Scaling, Growth, and Size Effects on the Mechanical Behavior of a Topologically Interlocking Material Based on Tetrahedra Elements

M. Short, T. Siegmund

J. Appl. Mech. November 2019, 86(11): 111007. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4044025

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View articletitled, Scaling, Growth, and Size Effects on the Mechanical Behavior of a Topologically Interlocking Material Based on Tetrahedra Elements

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Topics: Blocks (Building materials) , Deflection , Fracture toughness , Manufacturing , Stiffness , Stress , Trusses (Building) , Mechanical behavior

Experimental Testing of Vibration Mitigation in 3D-Printed Architected Metastructures

Ignacio Arretche, Kathryn H. Matlack

J. Appl. Mech. November 2019, 86(11): 111008. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4044135

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View articletitled, Experimental Testing of Vibration Mitigation in 3D-Printed Architected Metastructures

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Topics: Energy gap , Excitation , Simulation , Testing , Vibration , Impulse (Physics) , Finite element methods , Geometry , Design , Additive manufacturing

Cosserat Effects in Achiral and Chiral Cubic Lattices

Daniel R. Reasa, Roderic S. Lakes

J. Appl. Mech. November 2019, 86(11): 111009. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4044047

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View articletitled, Cosserat Effects in Achiral and Chiral Cubic Lattices

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Topics: Chirality , Poisson ratio , Stress , Torsion , Elasticity , Stiffness , Additive manufacturing , Rotation , Errors

Stiffness and Strength of Hexachiral Honeycomb-Like Metamaterials

Thomas Tancogne-Dejean, Nikolaos Karathanasopoulos, Dirk Mohr

J. Appl. Mech. November 2019, 86(11): 111010. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4044494

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View articletitled, Stiffness and Strength of Hexachiral Honeycomb-Like Metamaterials

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Topics: Architecture , Density , Elasticity , Engineering simulation , Honeycomb structures , Metamaterials , Shear (Mechanics) , Simulation , Stiffness , Young's modulus

Thermally Actuated Hierarchical Lattices With Large Linear and Rotational Expansion

Hang Xu, Amr Farag, Ruizhe Ma, Damiano Pasini

J. Appl. Mech. November 2019, 86(11): 111011. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4044026

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View articletitled, Thermally Actuated Hierarchical Lattices With Large Linear and Rotational Expansion

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Topics: Deformation , Temperature , Thermal expansion , Manufacturing , Thermal deformation , Metamaterials , Solids

Viscoelastic Snapping Metamaterials

David M. J. Dykstra, Joris Busink, Bernard Ennis, Corentin Coulais

J. Appl. Mech. November 2019, 86(11): 111012. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4044036

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View articletitled, Viscoelastic Snapping Metamaterials

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Topics: Energy dissipation , Metamaterials , Polarization (Electricity) , Polarization (Light) , Polarization (Waves) , Relaxation (Physics) , Compliant mechanisms , Stress , Additive manufacturing

Exploring the Fracture Toughness of Tessellated Materials With the Discrete-Element Method

Najmul Abid, Florent Hannard, J. William Pro, Francois Barthelat

J. Appl. Mech. November 2019, 86(11): 111013. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4044015

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View articletitled, Exploring the Fracture Toughness of Tessellated Materials With the Discrete-Element Method

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Topics: Bricks , Discrete element methods , Fracture (Materials) , Fracture toughness , Mortar , Tiles , Crack propagation , Fracture (Process) , Deflection , Stiffness

Mechanics of Chiral Honeycomb Architectures With Phase Transformations

Kristiaan W. Hector, David Restrepo, Cristian Tejedor Bonilla, Louis G. Hector, Jr., Nilesh Mankame, Pablo D. Zavattieri

J. Appl. Mech. November 2019, 86(11): 111014. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4044024

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View articletitled, Mechanics of Chiral Honeycomb Architectures With Phase Transformations

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Topics: Energy dissipation , Honeycomb structures , Phase transitions , Springs , Stress , Displacement , Finite element model , Simulation , Architecture , Peak load