Highly multistable composite surfaces
File(s)
Accepted version
Author(s)
Cui, Y
Santer, M
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Novel continuous composite surfaces are presented which possess a high degree of multistability. Inspired by the illustrative behaviour of a multistable analog model, we first show how two identical bistable composite shells with tailored asymmetric bistability may be connected to form a continuous quadstable surface. The concept is then extended to surfaces composed of three and by extension more identical bistable shells connected in series in order to achieve additional stable states. The multistable behaviour of these surfaces is investigated by finite element analysis and verified by experimental work.
Date Issued
2015-06-01
Date Acceptance
2015-01-03
Citation
Composite Structures, 2015, 124 (1), pp.44-54
ISSN
0263-8223
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
44
End Page
54
Journal / Book Title
Composite Structures
Volume
124
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© 2015, Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Identifier
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0263822314007181
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Materials Science, Composites
Materials Science
Multistable surfaces
Composites
Adaptive structures
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Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2015-01-03