mechanical metamaterials; mechanical coupling; micropolar elasticity; non-centrosymmetry

We discovered a novel mechanical coupling effect – axial-bending coupling. Unlike Poisson, axial-shear, and axial-twisting coupling effects, this axial-bending coupling occurs at a non-centrosymmetric square lattice.

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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127522001538