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A class of auxetic three-dimensional lattices

Classical Physics 2016-04-20 v1 Materials Science

Abstract

We propose a class of auxetic three-dimensional lattice structures. The elastic microstructure can be designed in order to have omni-directional Poisson's ratio arbitrarily close to the stability limit -1. The cubic behavior of the periodic system has been fully characterized; the minumum and maximum Poisson's ratio and the associated principal directions are given as a function of the microstructural parameters. The initial microstructure is then modified into a body centered-cubic system that can achieve a Poisson's ratio lower than -1 and that can also behave as an isotropic three-dimensional auxetic structure.

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@article{arxiv.1506.04919,
  title  = {A class of auxetic three-dimensional lattices},
  author = {Luigi Cabras and Michele Brun},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1506.04919},
  year   = {2016}
}

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24 pages, 16 Figures (33 subfigures)