title: Snapping mechanical metamaterials under tension.
abstract: A snapping mechanical metamaterial is designed, which exhibits a sequential snap-through behavior under tension. The tensile response of this mechanical metamaterial can be altered by tuning the architecture of the snapping segments to achieve a range of nonlinear mechanical responses, including monotonic, S-shaped, plateau, and non-monotonic snap-through behavior.
authors: Mechanical Engineering Department, McGill University, 817 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC H3A OC3, Canada.
authors: Ahmad
authors: A
authors: Rafsanjani
authors: Mechanical Engineering Department, McGill University, 817 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC H3A OC3, Canada.|Bioresource Engineering Department, McGill University, 21111 Lakeshore Road, Ste-Anne-de-BellevueIsland of Montreal, QC H9X 3V9, Canada.
authors: Abdolhamid
authors: A
authors: Akbarzadeh
authors: Mechanical Engineering Department, McGill University, 817 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC H3A OC3, Canada.
authors: Damiano
authors: D
authors: Pasini
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D020342:Finite Element Analysis; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D009757:Nylons; D066330:Printing, Three-Dimensional; D012408:Rubber; D013718:Tensile Strength
chemical_list: D009757:Nylons; D012408:Rubber
keywords: mechanical metamaterials; negative stiffness; snap-through instabilities; tension