Mechanical metamaterials exhibit some superior mechanical properties such as ultrahigh
strength-to-weight ratio, negative bulk-modulus, negative stiffness, negative mass-density …

The advancement in electromagnetic metamaterials, which commenced three decades ago,
experienced a rapid transformation into acoustic and elastic systems in the forms of …

We report a new class of tunable and switchable acoustic metamaterials comprising
resonating units dispersed into an elastic matrix. Each resonator consists of a metallic core …

Instabilities in solids and structures are ubiquitous across all length and time scales, and
engineering design principles have commonly aimed at preventing instability. However …

Among various strategies developed for the attenuation of noise and vibration in mechanical
structures, piezoelectric shunt damping, which consists in connecting piezoelectric …

We investigate theoretically the band structure of flexural waves propagating in an elastic
metamaterial thin plate. Kirchhoff-Love thin plate theory is considered. We study the …

We investigate the complex band structure and forced response of flexural waves
propagating in an elastic metamaterial thick plate. Mindlin-Reissner thick plate theory is …

Fast shape‐reconfiguration with large morphing amplitude is crucial for intelligent
materials/structures that require tunable functions and adaptivity to different environments …

We investigate the effects of geometric and material nonlinearities introduced by
deformation on the linear dynamic response of two-dimensional phononic crystals. Our …

The invisible cloak has attracted great attention due to its significant influences on science
and engineering. Active elastic wave metamaterials provide superior controllable …