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The remarkable mechanical properties of crumpled materials

Submitted by Dr. Hanaor - D… on Thu, 10/10/2019 - 13:14

Mechanics of crumpled materials

Crumpled materials exhibit unusual and as yet unexpained mechanical properties. Through the surprisingly complex morphologies of facets and ridges formed in the crumpling of paper into a ball or densser materials, very high strength to weight ratios can emerge.

Evaporation-driven crumpling and assembling of two-dimensional (2D) materials: A rotational spring –mechanical slider model

Submitted by ql5jg@virginia.edu on Fri, 09/20/2019 - 13:54

Dear Colleagues

I would like to share with you our recent work published on Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids.

Abstract

Journal Club Theme of February 2012: Elastic Instabilities for Form and Function

Submitted by Douglas P Holmes on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 22:04

structural stability

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