A sequence of elastic patterns in a sheared bent sheet
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| author | Gimeno, D. Meghwar, B. K. Fisher, G. Hutton, R. S. Hamm, E. Hanna, J. A. |
| author_facet | Gimeno, D. Meghwar, B. K. Fisher, G. Hutton, R. S. Hamm, E. Hanna, J. A. |
| contents | We document a sequence of bifurcations and elastic patterns in sheared bent sheets of intermediate aspect ratio. The sheets undergo inversion of curvature through the passage of localized features, often in S-shaped pairs. Nested force-displacement hysteresis loops provide experimental evidence for snaking. Several mechanisms for coarsening and refinement of the patterns are observed, including splitting, merging, and escape through open boundaries. While most forces, including that required for full snap-through, scale with the length of the sheet, the initial drop in force upon pattern nucleation decreases rapidly with length. |
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| publishDate | 2026 |
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| spellingShingle | A sequence of elastic patterns in a sheared bent sheet Gimeno, D. Meghwar, B. K. Fisher, G. Hutton, R. S. Hamm, E. Hanna, J. A. Soft Condensed Matter We document a sequence of bifurcations and elastic patterns in sheared bent sheets of intermediate aspect ratio. The sheets undergo inversion of curvature through the passage of localized features, often in S-shaped pairs. Nested force-displacement hysteresis loops provide experimental evidence for snaking. Several mechanisms for coarsening and refinement of the patterns are observed, including splitting, merging, and escape through open boundaries. While most forces, including that required for full snap-through, scale with the length of the sheet, the initial drop in force upon pattern nucleation decreases rapidly with length. |
| title | A sequence of elastic patterns in a sheared bent sheet |
| topic | Soft Condensed Matter |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.15732 |