Graduate Research and Discovery Symposium (GRADS)

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

4-1-2019

Abstract

Hyperelastic materials such as rubber provide hysteretic energy loss when loaded. In contrast, elastic materials such as steel or titanium do not. Previous works show that designing a structure consisting of cells of curved-bistable beams produces a structure that provides energy loss. This research focuses on exploring the mechanisms behind energy loss as to maximize the energy loss.

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