Auxetic materials : general concepts

Auxetic materials are different from other conventional materials since they present a negative Poisson’s ratio. These materials present an unusual behavior: when stretched (elongated in the longitudinal direction), their cross-section is increased. The multidisciplinary application is the great fea...

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Main Author: Steffens, F. (author)
Other Authors: Fangueiro, Raúl (author), Subramani, P. (author), Rana, S. (author)
Format: conferencePaper
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/27264
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/27264