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Automatic Design of Mechanical Metamaterial Actuators
Silvia Bonfanti, Roberto Guerra, Francesc Font Clos +2
Mechanical metamaterials actuators achieve pre-determined input--output operations exploiting architectural features encoded within a single 3D printed element, thus removing the n…
Density scaling in the mechanics of a disordered mechanical meta-material
Daniel Rayneau-Kirkhope, Silvia Bonfanti, Stefano Zapperi
Nature provides examples of self-assemble lightweight disordered network structures with remarkable mechanical properties which are desirable for many applications purposes but cha…
Hierarchical geometries and adhesion: Bio-inspired designs for stiff interfaces
D. Rayneau-Kirkhope, Y. Mao, C. Rauch
Throughout biology, hierarchy is a recurrent theme in the geometry of structures where strength is achieved with minimal use of material. Acting over vast timescales, evolution has…
Analytic analysis of auxetic metamaterials through analogy with rigid link systems
Daniel Rayneau-Kirkhope, Chengzhao Zhang, Louis Theran +1
Recent progress in advanced additive manufacturing techniques has stimulated the growth of the field of mechanical metamaterials. One area particular interest in this subject is th…
Designing recipes for auxetic behaviour of 2-d lattices
Daniel J. Rayneau-Kirkhope, Marcelo A. Dias
We present an analytical model to investigate the mechanics of 2-dimensional lattices composed of elastic beams of non-uniform cross-section. Our approach is based on reducing a la…
Optimisation of fractal spaceframes under gentle compressive load
Daniel Rayneau-Kirkhope, Yong Mao, Robert Farr
The principle of hierarchical design is a prominent theme in many natural systems where mechanical efficiency is of importance. Here we establish the properties of a particular hie…
Bifurcations in the optimal elastic foundation for a buckling column
Daniel Rayneau-Kirkhope, Robert Farr, K. Ding +1
We investigate the buckling under compression of a slender beam with a distributed lateral elastic support, for which there is an associated cost. For a given cost, we study the op…