Stress Concentration Factors in Auxetic Rods and Plates

Abstract:

Auxetic materials are solids that possess negative Poissons ratio. Although rare, such materials do occur naturally and also have been artificially produced. Due to their unique properties, auxetic materials have been extensively investigated for load bearing applications including in biomedical engineering and aircraft structures. This paper considers the effect of Poissons ratio on the stress concentration factors on rods with hyperbolic groove and large thin plates with circular holes and rigid inclusions. Results reveal that the use of auxetic materials is useful for reducing stress concentration in the maximum circumferential stress of the rods with grooves, and in plates with circular holes and rigid inclusions. However, the use of auxetic materials increases the stress concentration in the axial direction of the rod. Therefore a procedure to accurately select and/or design materials with precise negative Poissons ratio for optimal design is suggested for future work.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 394)
• Pages: 134-139
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.394.134
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Teik Cheng Lim
• Keywords: Auxetic Materials, Plates, Rod, Stress Concentration Factors

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