Bi-stiffness property of motion structures transformed into square cells
Bi-stiffness property of motion structures transformed into square cells
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DOI:
10.1098/rspa.2013.0063
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发表时间:
2013-08-08
影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Tanaka, Hiro
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作者:
Tanaka, Hiro
Cellular solids with internal microstructures enable the reduction in some environmental loads because of their lightweight bodies, and deliver unique elastic, electromagnetic and thermal properties. In particular, their large deformability without topological change is one of their most interesting solid properties. In this study, we propose a bar-and-joint framework assembled with a basic unit of motion structure, which has eightfold rotational symmetry (MS-8). The MS-8 is made of tetragons, arranged in a concentric fashion, which are transformed into either one of two different aligned patterns of square cells according to the coordinated rotations of the inside squares. Square cells are extremely anisotropic, which is why the stiffness of the MS-8 changes dramatically in the transformation process. Thus, the MS-8 exhibits bi-stiffness according to the two different motions. Taking advantage of the bi-stiffness property, the possibilities of deformation behaviours for repetitive structures of MS-8s are discussed.