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Geometry, mechanics and actuation of intrinsically curved folds
Fan Feng, Klaudia Dradrach, Michał Zmyślony +2
We combine theory and experiments to explore the kinematics and actuation of intrinsically curved folds (ICFs) in otherwise developable shells. Unlike origami folds, ICFs are not b…
Lifting, Loading, and Buckling in Conical Shells
Daniel Duffy, Joselle M. McCracken, Tayler S. Hebner +2
Liquid crystal elastomer films that morph into cones are strikingly capable lifters. Thus motivated, we combine theory, numerics, and experiments to reexamine the load-bearing capa…
Surface instability in a nematic elastomer
Morgan Barnes, Fan Feng, John S. Biggins
Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are soft phase-changing solids that exhibit large reversible contractions upon heating, Goldstone-like soft modes and resultant microstructural ins…