Mechanical Properties of a Chiral Cellular Structure with Semicircular Beams
Compliant cellular structures are good candidates for morphing applications. This paper proposes a novel chiral cellular structure composed of circular beams with great elastic properties and potential for morphing. The tensile and shear elastic properties of the structure are studied through theore...
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| author | Yalei Bai Tong Zhao Chengxu Yuan Weidong Liu Haichao Zhang Lei Yang Chongmin She |
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| description | Compliant cellular structures are good candidates for morphing applications. This paper proposes a novel chiral cellular structure composed of circular beams with great elastic properties and potential for morphing. The tensile and shear elastic properties of the structure are studied through theoretical derivations and then verified by finite element analysis. Results show that this novel chiral structure exhibits extremely low in-plane tensile and shear moduli, which are many orders of magnitude lower than that of the raw material. The structure also shows tensile–shear and shear–tensile coupling effects that cannot be ignored. The tensile and shear properties of the structure can provide a reference for employing this structure in engineering applications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b2264d660a145a5a917e36e62c8dbcc2023-11-21T21:43:14ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442021-05-011411288710.3390/ma14112887Mechanical Properties of a Chiral Cellular Structure with Semicircular BeamsYalei Bai0Tong Zhao1Chengxu Yuan2Weidong Liu3Haichao Zhang4Lei Yang5Chongmin She6College of Aerospace Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, ChinaCollege of Aerospace Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, ChinaCollege of Energy and Electrical Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, ChinaCollege of Energy and Electrical Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, ChinaCollege of Energy and Electrical Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, ChinaNorth Information Control Research Academy Group Co. Ltd., Nanjing 211153, ChinaCollege of Aerospace Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, ChinaCompliant cellular structures are good candidates for morphing applications. This paper proposes a novel chiral cellular structure composed of circular beams with great elastic properties and potential for morphing. The tensile and shear elastic properties of the structure are studied through theoretical derivations and then verified by finite element analysis. Results show that this novel chiral structure exhibits extremely low in-plane tensile and shear moduli, which are many orders of magnitude lower than that of the raw material. The structure also shows tensile–shear and shear–tensile coupling effects that cannot be ignored. The tensile and shear properties of the structure can provide a reference for employing this structure in engineering applications.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/11/2887chiral structuresemicircular beamtensile modulusshear moduluscoupling effect |
| spellingShingle | Yalei Bai Tong Zhao Chengxu Yuan Weidong Liu Haichao Zhang Lei Yang Chongmin She Mechanical Properties of a Chiral Cellular Structure with Semicircular Beams Materials chiral structure semicircular beam tensile modulus shear modulus coupling effect |
| title | Mechanical Properties of a Chiral Cellular Structure with Semicircular Beams |
| title_full | Mechanical Properties of a Chiral Cellular Structure with Semicircular Beams |
| title_fullStr | Mechanical Properties of a Chiral Cellular Structure with Semicircular Beams |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mechanical Properties of a Chiral Cellular Structure with Semicircular Beams |
| title_short | Mechanical Properties of a Chiral Cellular Structure with Semicircular Beams |
| title_sort | mechanical properties of a chiral cellular structure with semicircular beams |
| topic | chiral structure semicircular beam tensile modulus shear modulus coupling effect |
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