Mechanical bistable structures have two stable equilibria and can transit between them
under external stimuli. Due to their unique behaviors such as snap-through and substantial …

In this work, the mechanical response at finite strains of embedded dome shells is
investigated both numerically and experimentally. These systems are interesting as they …

Optimizing global geometric features of unit cells and their spatial arrangements have been
well studied in multistable energy-absorbing architected materials (MEAMs), yet their …

Architected materials composed of instability-based unit cells have been exploited in energy
dissipation/absorption applications. One stability-based unit cell type that comprises slender …

Snap-through instability of viscoelastic materials is known to generate novel behavior,
featured as pseudo-bistability, ie the capability of a system in maintaining a deformed …

In this article, we proposed a new way to achieve monostable and bistable characteristics of
composite layers based on liquid crystal elastomer (LCE). A smart trilayer composite …

Bioinspired, bistable snap-through structures are promising to release a burst of mechanical
energy transformed from chemical energy, stored, and released incrementally during …

Cellular multistable architected material has been widely studied for its promising energy
absorption applications for personnel protection, protective packaging, and crash mitigation …

Inhomogeneous swelling of polymer films in liquid environments may find applications in
soft actuators and sensors. Among them, fluoroelastomer based films bend up …

Multistable architected material composed of curved beam unit has been widely studied for
its promising energy dissipation/absorption applications. Although reusable and tailorable …