Mechanics of dielectric elastomer structures: A review

T Lu, C Ma, T Wang - Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2020 - Elsevier
In the past decade, the development of theory has deeply revealed the electromechanical
coupling deformation mechanism of dielectric elastomer (DE). Many theoretical predictions …

Vibrations and waves in soft dielectric elastomer structures

Z Zhao, Y Chen, X Hu, R Bao, B Wu, W Chen - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Dielectric elastomers (DEs) are a type of multifunctional materials with salient features that
are very attractive in develo** soft, lightweight, and small-scale transducers and robotics …

Structural designs, principles, and applications of thin-walled membrane and plate-type acoustic/elastic metamaterials

F Ma, C Wang, C Liu, JH Wu - Journal of Applied Physics, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Many advanced physical properties can be realized by using well-designed acoustic
metamaterial (AM) structures, which have significant application value in engineering. In …

Membrane-type acoustic metamaterial with eccentric masses for broadband sound isolation

Z Lu, X Yu, SK Lau, BC Khoo, F Cui - Applied Acoustics, 2020 - Elsevier
Membrane-type acoustic metamaterials (MAM) are novel, lightweight and compact materials
that can be used to isolate the sound at low frequencies beyond the limits of conventional …

Progress of low-frequency sound absorption research utilizing intelligent materials and acoustic metamaterials

L Chang, A Jiang, M Rao, F Ma, H Huang, Z Zhu… - RSC …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to the impacts of environmental noises
on living creatures as well as the accuracy and stability of precise instruments. Due to …

[HTML][HTML] Tunable acoustic metamaterial with an array of resonators actuated by dielectric elastomer

X Yu, Z Lu, F Cui, L Cheng, Y Cui - Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2017 - Elsevier
Acoustic metamaterial comprising an array of resonators being attached to the side wall of a
rigid duct is investigated in this study. We propose a resonator design by employing a pre …

Nonlinear dynamic analysis and active control of visco-hyperelastic dielectric elastomer membrane

Y Li, I Oh, J Chen, H Zhang, Y Hu - International Journal of Solids and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Dynamic analysis and active control are important bases for dielectric elastomer (DE)
applications. Most of the DE materials exhibit significant viscoelasticity. Although the visco …

Numerical and experimental investigations on the acoustic performances of membraned Helmholtz resonators embedded in a porous matrix

A Abbad, N Atalla, M Ouisse, O Doutres - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2019 - Elsevier
Acoustic performances of two concepts based on the integration of an elastic membrane in
the front wall of a cavity and Helmholtz resonator embedded in a melamine matrix are …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of strain stiffening and electrostriction on tunable elastic waves in compressible dielectric elastomer laminates

Y Chen, B Wu, Y Su, W Chen - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents an electromechanical analysis of the nonlinear static response and the
superimposed small-amplitude wave characteristics in an infinite periodic compressible …

Electrical-Modulated Flexible Acoustic Metamaterial: Enhancing Low-Frequency Absorption via an Ionic Electroactive Polymer

T Wang, Y Zhang, B Li, Y Hu, A Aabloo… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The growing concern over low-frequency noise pollution resulting from global
industrialization has posed substantial challenges in noise attenuation. However …