Behavior of auxetic structures under compression and impact forces

• Published in: Smart materials and structures Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 25012 - 25023
• Main Authors: Yang, Chulho, Vora, Hitesh D, Chang, Young
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 01.02.2018
• Subjects: 3D printing; additive manufacturing; auxetic material; finite element analysis; impact; negative Poisson's ratio; protection

In recent years, various auxetic material structures have been designed and fabricated for diverse applications that utilize normal materials that follow Hooke's law but still show the properties of negative Poisson's ratios (NPR). One potential application is body protection pads that are...