Tristability of thin orthotropic shells with uniform initial curvature

By S. Vidoli, C. Maurini. Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 2008

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Morphing shell structures: A generalised modelling approach (2015, background): “The relative position in the energy landscape of the three stable equilibria can be shown with a stability plot similar to those shown in Vidoli and Maurini [18].”
Multiparameter actuation for shape control of bistable composite plates (2010, background): “Previous works show that shallow orthotropic shells may exhibit up to three stable configurations with almost uniform curvature, depending on their initial shape and material parameters (Guest and Pellegrino, 2006; Seffen, 2007; Vidoli and Maurini, 2008).”
Buckling-induced smart applications: recent advances and trends (2015, background): “Tailoring laminated composite to achieve tristability has been investigated for multiple shell forms, such as corrugated shells [104], orthotropic shells [185], double-curved shells [98], and shells with piezoelectric patches [116].”
Bistable plates for morphing structures: A refined analytical approach with high-order polynomials (2010, background): “A number of papers dealing with the possibility of actuating bistable plate with smart material were published as the snapthrough phenomenon became central (Hyer et al., 1998; Dano and Hyer, 2002; Dano and Hyer, 2003; Schultz et al., 2003; Schultz and Hyer, 2004; Schultz, 2005; Portela et al., 2005;”