Date of Award
6-12-2018
Document Type
Thesis
Publisher
Santa Clara : Santa Clara University, 2018.
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Mechanical Engineering
First Advisor
Michael Taylor
Abstract
It has been known that when introducing alternating elliptical extrusions in a solid material with a positive Poisson's Ratio, the material's effective Poisson's Ratio can become negative. Furthermore, the change in the effective Poisson's ratio depends on two factors: the elliptical extrusions' aspect ratio and the porosity. Using this phenomenon, a study is conducted by combining elliptical extrusions with different aspect ratios and porosity to construct a composite material with gradually varying Poisson's Ratio. Numerical and physical compression studies are conducted to characterize the material's effective properties. The results show that the material can effectively stabilize its own structure under unilateral loading and spread out reaction forces. These characteristics make graduating Poisson's Ratio materials good candidates for impact absorption applications. A brief look at a 3-dimensional auxetic structure is also conducted. A parametric modeling tool for the 3-dimensional structure is created.
Recommended Citation
Liang, Xiaoming, "Design of Metamaterials with Graduating Poisson's Ratio through Periodic Void Patterns" (2018). Mechanical Engineering Master's Theses. 20.
https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/mech_mstr/20