Large characteristic lengths in 3D chiral elastic metamaterials
Chiral mechanical metamaterials enable unusual effects, such as coupling between strain and twist. Here, manufactured microstructured samples with >105 chiral unit cells exhibit large characteristic lengths, in agreement with analytical and numerical modelling and micropolar continuum elasticity.
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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| Language: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2021
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/fe4045ba922147738a88462a334ef73c |
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