A partially-auxetic metamaterial is introduced, inspired by the Maltese cross. Each unit of this metamaterial consists of a pair of counter-rotating equal-armed crosses, which is interconnected to neighboring units via hinge rods and connecting rods.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Author(s): Teik-Cheng (Singapore University of Social Sciences) Lim
Illustration(s): Worked examples or Exercises
Number of pages: 75
Collection: Elements in Emerging Theories and Technologies in Metamaterials