Reusable and efficient energy-absorbing architected materials via synergy of snap-through instability and inter-locking mechanism
Zhaoyang Hou, Duan Chen, Yilin Yu, Zhengjin Wang
Topics & Concepts
DissipationWork (physics)Materials scienceEnergy (signal processing)BistabilityMechanical engineeringMechanism (biology)Elastic energyInstabilityEfficient energy useStructural engineeringMechanicsEngineeringOptoelectronicsPhysicsElectrical engineeringQuantum mechanicsThermodynamicsCellular and Composite StructuresAdvanced Materials and MechanicsPolymer composites and self-healing