Modelling and testing of a foldable macrostructure exhibiting auxetic behaviour

Physica Status Solidi (B) Basic Research

Volumn 248, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 117-122

  Grima, Joseph N ^a   Ravirala, Naveen ^b   Galea, Romina ^a   Ellul, Brian ^a   Attard, Daphne ^a   Gatt, Ruben ^a   Alderson, Andrew ^b   Rasburn, John ^c   Evans, Kenneth E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auxetic behaviour; Calix 4 arene; Mechanical properties; Poisson's ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651310272     PISSN: 03701972     EISSN: 15213951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pssb.201083982     Document Type: Article

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