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The paper investigates a new deployable structure of tubular shape that can be rolled up, like a tape measure, and is stable in both the extended and rolled-up configurations. This behaviour is due to a particular type of composite construction, using an anti-symmetric laminate. A simple analytical framework that explains and predicts this behaviour is developed, assuming the deformation of the tube to be uniform. The bi-stability of many tubes that have been made and tested is correctly predicted.
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Iqbal, K., Pellegrino, S., Daton-Lovett, A. (2000). Bi-stable Composite Slit Tubes. In: Pellegrino, S., Guest, S.D. (eds) IUTAM-IASS Symposium on Deployable Structures: Theory and Applications. Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 80. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9514-8_17
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