Bistable mechanical systems having two local minima of potential energy can rest in either
of the two stable equilibrium states in the absence of external loadings. A snap‐through …

Bistable structures, a class of highly geometrically nonlinear morphing structures, have two
stable configurations that remain in their respective equilibrium positions without the …

Bistable composite laminates have received a considerable attention due to their fabulous
behavior and potential for morphing and energy harvesting. A bistable or multistable …

Bistable laminates have attracted considerable interest among researchers as prospective
candidates for delivering exceptional performance within the domain of morphing structures …

The bistable deployable composite boom (Bi-DCB) can achieve bistable function by storing
and releasing strain energy, which has a good application prospect in space field. For …

In one way or the other, all of the world's major scientific inventions have been dependent on
the materials available at that time. Edison was able to invent light bulb only because …

For the static and dynamic regimes of the bistable asymmetric cross-ply composite
laminated plates, the theoretical model and the finite element model (FEM) are established …

In this paper, we proposed a new pneumatic actuation method inspired from a soft robot,
which could drive the multi-stable carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) structure …

Thermally loaded unsymmetric laminates can display separate bending and twisting
responses combined with alternating regions of bistability when fabricated with initial …

Anti-symmetric cylindrical shell as a novel bistable composite structure, offers wide
applications in many fields. The entire snap-through and snap-back processes of the anti …