Mechanics of Paper-Folded Origami: A Cautionary Tale

Steven W Grey; Fabrizio L Scarpa; Mark Schenk

doi:10.1016/j.mechrescom.2020.103540

Mechanics of Paper-Folded Origami: A Cautionary Tale

Steven W Grey^*, Fabrizio L Scarpa, Mark Schenk

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Abstract

Folded paper has a long history in origami artwork and is used by engineers to rapidly prototype designs of adaptive structures and mechanical metamaterials. However, engineers should be cautious when using paper to investigate the mechanical properties of origami structures. We show that the non-linear, pseudo-plastic behaviour of paper folds complicates the modelling of the mechanical properties of an origami structure. However, this pseudo-plastic behaviour could also present a new design space to tailor the mechanical properties of origami by controlling the rest angles of the folds.

Original language	English
Article number	103540
Number of pages	7
Journal	Mechanics Research Communications
Volume	107
Early online date	30 May 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechrescom.2020.103540
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2020

Keywords

Engineering Origami
Self-Stress
Experimental Origami
Miura-ori

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Scarpa, F. (Creator), Schenk, M. (Creator) & Grey, S. (Creator), University of Bristol, 5 May 2020
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