Design and additive manufacturing of mechanical metamaterials

• Main Author: Zeng, Zhuohong
• Other Authors: Zhou Kun
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
• Subjects: Engineering; Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/173284
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Mechanical metamaterials represent a new class of architected materials that exhibit exceptional mechanical properties and unique responses such as high stiffness, extreme strength-to-weight ratios, and enhanced energy absorption capacity, achieved through rationally designed geometries instead of c...