Mechanical metamaterials, also known as architected materials, are rationally designed
composites, aiming at elastic behaviors and effective mechanical properties beyond ('meta') …

Guided waves, elastic waves propagating through bounded structures, play a pivotal role in
various applications, including ultrasonic non-destructive testing and structural health …

In this work, a concept of constructing inertant seismic metamaterials for Rayleigh wave
attenuation using inerter-based vibration absorbers (IDVAs) is proposed. The dynamic …

The ability to control Poisson's ratio of functional materials has been one of the main
objectives of researchers attempting to develop structures efficient from the perspective of …

A reinforcement learning approach to design optimised graded metamaterials for
mechanical energy confinement and amplification is described. Through the proximal policy …

The temporal modulation of a relevant parameter can be employed to induce modal
transformations in Hermitian elastic lattices. When this is combined with a proper excitation …

Herein, a novel hierarchical mechanical metamaterial is proposed that is composed of re‐
entrant truss‐lattice elements. It is shown that this system can deform very differently and can …

Inspired by the advantages of the grille structures, an innovative two-dimensional (2D)
windmill-like elastic metamaterials (EMs) based on multiple resonators is presented for …

As the demand for low-frequency and ultra-low-frequency vibration isolation in aerospace
inspection and ultra-precision manufacturing grows exponentially, traditional vibration …

The recent progress in the context of elastic metamaterials and modulated waveguides with
digitally controllable properties has opened new pathways to overcome the limitations …