Investigation on the Energy Absorption of Elastomeric Auxetic Structures in Quasi-static and Impact Loading

Parvaresh, Majid; Ahmadi, Hamed; Liaghat, Gholamhossein

doi:10.22068/jstc.2021.528762.1719

Document Type : Research Paper

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.

10.22068/jstc.2021.528762.1719

Abstract

In this paper, a new category of lattice structures called auxetic structures has been studied, which due to low weight, high stiffness and shear strength, have various applications including energy absorption. The unique features of these lattice structures can be related to their special geometry and the Negative Poisson's ratio. In this study, three elastomeric auxetic structures made of TPU with geometries of Anti-tetra chiral, Arrowhead and Reentrant were investigated experimentally at quasi-static and impact loading and compared with a non-auxetic Honeycomb structure. The specimens were fabricated by additive manufacturing method and evaluated using the parameters such as the absorbed energy and the energy per unit length of compaction. Impact loading was performed at two level to investigate the energy absorption capability and deformation mechanisms of the structures in different level of loading. The results show that the auxetic structures absorb much more energy than non-auxetic conventional ones in quasi-static loading and absorb more energy per unit length compaction in impact loading.

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Journal of Science and Technology of Composites

Investigation on the Energy Absorption of Elastomeric Auxetic Structures in Quasi-static and Impact Loading

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Volume 8, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
June 2021
Pages 1431-1442

Investigation on the Energy Absorption of Elastomeric Auxetic Structures in Quasi-static and Impact Loading

References

Volume 8, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1June 2021Pages 1431-1442

Volume 8, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
June 2021
Pages 1431-1442