Freedom of design, mass customisation, waste minimisation and the ability to manufacture
complex structures, as well as fast prototy**, are the main benefits of additive …

In this paper, we give a review of the state of the art in the study of mechanical
metamaterials. The very attractive property of having a microstructure capable of …

In this paper, we account for the research efforts that have been started, for some among us,
already since 2003, and aimed to the design of a class of exotic architectured, optimized …

The scientific community is and has constantly been working to innovate and improve the
available technologies in our use. In that effort, three-dimensional (3D) printing was …

The global response of experimental uniaxial tests cannot be homogeneous, because of the
unavoidable presence of localized deformations, which is always preferential from an …

Abstract 3D printing is a constantly expanding technology that represents one of the most
exciting and disruptive production possibilities available today. This technology has gained …

We determine the effective behavior of periodic structures made of welded elastic bars.
Taking into account the fact that flexural and torsional stiffnesses are much smaller than the …

3D printing, also called additive manufacturing (AM), is a method of creating 3D solid parts
from a digital document. By utilizing additive routes, the fabrication of 3D‐printed objects can …

This article presents a survey of the literature about the numerical forming of continuous fibre
reinforced composite material. This review shows that in spite of some models are defined …

A nonlinear two-dimensional (2D) continuum with a latent internal structure is introduced as
a coarse model of a plane network of beams which, in turn, is assumed as a model of a …