Origami-based impact mitigation via rarefaction solitary wave creation
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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aau2835
Abstract: We demonstrate a counterintuitive mechanism of converting compressive impact to tensile waves in origami-based metamaterials. The principles underlying the art of origami paper folding can be applied to design sophisticated metamaterials with unique mechanical properties.… read more here.
Keywords: solitary wave; origami based; rarefaction solitary;