Multistability is the phenomenon of multiple coexistent stable states, which are highly
sensitive to perturbations, initial conditions, system parameters, etc. Multistability has been …

Bistable mechanical systems having two local minima of potential energy can rest in either
of the two stable equilibrium states in the absence of external loadings. A snap‐through …

Origami-inspired structures and materials have shown extraordinary properties and
performances originating from the intricate geometries of folding. However, current state of …

The classical continuum theory is neither able to accurately model the mechanical behavior
of micro/nano-scale structures nor capable of justifying the size-dependent behavior …

Meta-biomaterials exhibit unprecedented or rare combinations of properties not usually
found in nature. Such unusual mechanical, mass transport, and biological properties could …

Mechanical metamaterials with negative stiffness (NS) effects are able to dissipate
mechanical energy repeatedly according to the “snap-back” strategy. Nevertheless, the …

This research aims to investigate the mechanisms of multistability in chaotic maps. The study
commences by examining the fundamental principles governing the development of …

Multistable mechanisms providing spatial motion could be useful in numerous applications;
this paper explores the multistable behavior of the overconstrained spatial Sarrus …

In this paper we propose a new method to detect and classify coexisting solutions in
nonlinear systems. We focus on mechanical and structural systems where we usually avoid …

Buckled beams have become key building blocks in compliant mechanisms to achieve
nonlinear behaviors, such as bistability, constant-force and stiffness tuning. However …