Tailoring structure of inclusion with strain-induced closure to reduce Poisson's ratio of composite materials

A novel 3D continuum shell structure is introduced as inclusion for composite materials with special mechanical properties in this paper. Its geometry is based on a hollow re-entrant tetrahedron. In a composite, such an inclusion can demonstrate a closure effect induced by external compression. Its...

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Main Authors: Xiaonan Hou, Hong Hu, Vadim Silberschmidt
Format: Default Article
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/25631
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