Fractal space frames and metamaterials for high mechanical efficiency

Details Fractal space frames and metamaterials for high mechanical efficiency Fractal space frames and metamaterials for high mechanical efficiency

2010-01-22

arxiv.org/abs/1001.3940v2

EPL, 84 (2008) 14001

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

6 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1209/0295-5075/84/14001

A solid slender beam of length $L$, made from a material of Young's modulus $Y$ and subject to a gentle compressive force $F$, requires a volume of material proportional to $L^{3}f^{1/2}$ [where $f\equiv F/(YL^{2})\ll 1$] in order to be stable against Euler buckling. By constructing a hierarchical space frame, we are able to systematically change the scaling of required material with $f$ so that it is proportional to $L^{3}f^{(G+1)/(G+2)}$, through changing the number of hierarchical levels $G$ present in the structure. Based on simple choices for the geometry of the space frames, we provide expressions specifying in detail the optimal structures (in this class) for different values of the loading parameter $f$. These structures may then be used to create effective materials which are elastically isotropic and have the combination of low density and high crush strength. Such a material could be used to make light-weight components of arbitrary shape.

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