The mechanical response of a creased sheet
arXiv:1404.1243 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.244301
Abstract
We investigate the mechanics of thin sheets decorated by non-interacting creases. The system considered here consists in parallel folds connected by elastic panels. We show that the mechanical response of the creased structure is twofold, depending both on the bending deformation of the panels and the hinge-like intrinsic response of the crease. We show that a characteristic length scale, defined by the ratio of bending to hinge energies, governs whether the structure's response consists in angle opening or panel bending when a small load is applied. The existence of this length scale is a building block for future works on origami mechanics
5 pages, 6 figures, submitted to Physical Review Letters
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