Metamaterials with in situ tunable bending properties

Key Points

• To develop metamaterials that enable global tuning of bending properties in structural applications.
• Designed meta-beams and plates with adjustable bending stiffness
• Applied principles of metamaterial design to achieve tunable deformation
• Analyzed vibrational modal shapes and frequencies under different conditions
• Demonstrated significant tunability in static bending deformation
• Achieved various vibrational modal shapes depending on configurations
• Found effective global tuning of bending stiffness in designed structures