Abstract
This paper was motivated by recent activity to replace synthetic, daily-life consumer package solutions with cellulose-based materials and tailored applications. This investigation included a collection of 26 commercial paperboards. The main objective was to create foundations and increase common understanding for further scientific research in a highly interdisciplinary topic. Currently, the Miura-ori family is widely used in applied origami, being the most studied origami tessellation pattern due to its simplicity and remarkable properties. The folded samples were evaluated using qualitative ranking of the folding performance developed in this study and measuring the tensile properties of the materials. Four qualitative folding parameters were defined, and a numerical ranking was given for them.
As a key result, the specific modulus of the materials seemed to correlate with the qualitative folding performance of the investigated materials. Therefore, the investigated Miura-ori folding can be assumed to be a “stiffness-driven” structure. Lastly, a finite element simulation was performed to assess whether the qualitative folding experience can be captured by numerical mechanics analysis by comparing two different boards. Simulations
were able to identify that folding mechanics depend on the choice of orthotropic material orientation with respect to tessellation pattern, and therefore contributes to the qualitative folding experience.
As a key result, the specific modulus of the materials seemed to correlate with the qualitative folding performance of the investigated materials. Therefore, the investigated Miura-ori folding can be assumed to be a “stiffness-driven” structure. Lastly, a finite element simulation was performed to assess whether the qualitative folding experience can be captured by numerical mechanics analysis by comparing two different boards. Simulations
were able to identify that folding mechanics depend on the choice of orthotropic material orientation with respect to tessellation pattern, and therefore contributes to the qualitative folding experience.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 101871 |
| Journal | Materialia |
| Volume | 31 |
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| Publication status | Published - 9 Sept 2023 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Funding
This work was part of the Academy of Finland's Flagship Programme under Projects No. 318890 and 318891 (Competence Centre for Materials Bioeconomy, FinnCERES). We are grateful to Kotkamills, Metsä Board, Stora Enso and Billerud for providing us with a good selection of test materials.
Keywords
- Finite element modelling Folding Miura-ori Paperboard Specific modulus Simulation Tensile test
- Folding
- Miura-ori
- Paperboard
- Specific modulus
- Simulation
- Tensile test
- Finite element modelling