Multifunctional design of lattice metamaterial with desired thermal expansion behaviors using topology optimization

Z Yang, Y Zhang, Z Wu, S Liu - Mechanics of Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Designing metamaterials with unprecedented coefficients of thermal expansion (CTEs) is an
urgent demand for the majority engineering structures suffering from ambient temperature …

Compression performance evaluation of a novel origami-lattice metamaterial

B Liu, J Zou, H Yin, X Gu, Y Yang, X Chen - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The thin-walled lattice metamaterials are usually applied into the energy absorption, and the
low-weight and high-bearing components. In this paper, a novel kind of open-section …

Dual characteristics of static stiffness and adjustable bandgap of innovative re-entrant hybrid chiral metamaterials

J Yong, W Li, Y Dong, Y Chen, N Feng, W Sun… - Thin-Walled …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, an improved re-entrant metamaterial based on 3D printing was proposed,
which exhibits enhanced stiffness and vibration suppression ability compared to the original …

Kirigami‐Inspired Three‐Dimensional Metamaterials with Programmable Isotropic and Orthotropic Thermal Expansion

Y Gu, Z Wei, G Wei, Z You, J Ma, Y Chen - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mechanical metamaterials with specifically designed cells can provide unusual thermal
expansion properties for diverse applications. Limited by very few available cell topologies …

[HTML][HTML] Self-aware active metamaterial cell 3D-printed in a single process

T Košir, M Zupan, J Slavič - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Metamaterials are capable of attenuating undesired mechanical vibrations within a narrow
band-gap frequency range; however, real-world applications often require adjustments due …

3D bi-directional auxetic square metastructure with programmable thermal expansion and Poisson's ratio

LY Wang, HT Liu, KJ Liu - Thin-Walled Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Multifunctional integration research on metastructures has become the current development
trend and hotspot, especially satellite platforms and hypersonic aircraft in the aerospace …

Experimental study on the impact resistance of fill-enhanced mechanical metamaterials

WJ Wang, H Yang, WM Zhang, N Shang… - International Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Mechanical metamaterials are attracting increasing interest as artificial
architected/composite materials with unprecedented physical properties and promising …

A series of auxetic metamaterials with negative thermal expansion based on L-shaped microstructures

Q Zhang, Y Sun - Thin-Walled Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Mechanical metamaterials are facing various multi-functional requirements. In this study, a
series of auxetic metamaterials with enhanced negative thermal expansion and improved …

3D printed three-dimensional elastic metamaterial with surface resonant units for low-frequency vibration isolation

W Yin, J Zhu, Z Tong, L Wang, D Li… - Virtual and Physical …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study leverages the high manufacturing freedom of 3D printing technology to design a
new type of three-dimensional elastic metamaterial with surface resonant units. This …

[HTML][HTML] Design of tunable pneumatic metamaterials for low-frequency vibration control

Y Zhang, W Xu, Z Chen, J Fu, L Yin - AIP Advances, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
For addressing the limitations of traditional elastic metamaterials in opening wide bandgaps
below 100 Hz, a tunable pneumatic metamaterial plate with airbag local resonators is …