title: Multistable Shape-Reconfigurable Architected Materials.
abstract: Multistable shape-reconfigurable architected materials encompassing living hinges and enabling combinations of high strength, high volumetric change, and complex shape-morphing patterns are introduced. Analytical and numerical investigations, validated by experiments, are performed to characterize the mechanical behavior of the proposed materials. The proposed architected materials can be constructed from virtually any base material, at any length scale and dimensionality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA, 92697.
authors.forename: Babak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Haghpanah
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA, 92697.
authors.forename: Ladan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Salari-Sharif
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA, 92697.
authors.forename: Peyman
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pourrajab
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 90095.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hopkins
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA, 92697. valdevit@uci.edu.
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Valdevit
keywords: energy absorption; metamaterials; multistable materials; negative stiffness; shape morphing materials