A novel three-dimensional mechanical metamaterial with compression-torsion properties

• Published in: Composite structures Vol. 226; p. 111232
• Main Authors: Zhong, Rongchang, Fu, Minghui, Chen, Xuan, Zheng, Binbin, Hu, Lingling
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 15.10.2019
• Subjects: Cell number; Chiral mechanism; Compression-torsion properties; Three-dimensional mechanical metamaterial; Compression-torsion properties; Three-dimensional mechanical metamaterial; Cell number; Chiral mechanism

A new design of a 3D compression-torsion mechanical metamaterial is proposed based on the chiral mechanism of inclined rods converting axial compression (or tension) into torsion. Experiments and numerical simulations are employed to investigate the compression-torsion properties of the new proposed...