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Title: The multidirectional auxeticity and negative linear compressibility of a 3D mechanical metamaterial
Authors: Dudek, Krzysztof K.
Attard, Daphne
Gatt, Ruben
Grima Delia Spiteri Cornish, James N.
Grima, Joseph N.
Keywords: Auxetics (Materials)
Strains and stresses -- Mathematical models
Metamaterials -- Mechanical properties
Three dimensional materials and construction possibilities
Poisson processes
Issue Date: 2020
Publisher: MDPI AG
Citation: Dudek, K. K., Attard, D., Gatt, R., Grima-Cornish, J. N., & Grima, J. N. (2020). The multidirectional auxeticity and negative linear compressibility of a 3D mechanical metamaterial. Materials, 13(9), 2193.
Abstract: In this work, through the use of a theoretical model, we analyse the potential of a specific three-dimensional mechanical metamaterial composed of arrowhead-like structural units to exhibit a negative Poisson’s ratio for an arbitrary loading direction. Said analysis allows us to assess its suitability for use in applications where materials must be able to respond in a desired manner to a stimulus applied in multiple directions. As a result of our studies, we show that the analysed system is capable of exhibiting auxetic behaviour for a broad range of loading directions, with isotropic behaviour being shown in some planes. In addition to that, we show that there are also certain loading directions in which the system manifests negative linear compressibility. This enhances its versatility and suitability for a number of applications where materials exhibiting auxetic behaviour or negative linear compressibility are normally implemented.
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/105182
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