Bernhard Thomaszewski

Taking a Moment to Characterize the Bending Response of Thin Sheet Materials

P. Xie, J. S. Montes Maestre, S. Coros, B. Thomaszewski

Computer Graphics Forum (Proc. Eurographics Symposium on Geometry Processing, SGP 2026), Vol. 45, No. 5

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Taking a Moment to Characterize the Bending Response of Thin Sheet Materials

Abstract

Structured sheet materials such as rod networks, multi-material shells, and laminates exhibit complex mechanical behavior. We present a moment-based homogenization method that infers curvature coupling using only uniaxial bending tests. Our approach computes macroscopic bending moments from native-scale simulations and enables accurate modeling of double-curvature behavior.

BibTeX

@article{Xie2026MomentHomogenization,
  title   = {Taking a Moment to Characterize the Bending Response of Thin Sheet Materials},
  author  = {Xie, P. and Montes Maestre, Juan Sebastian and Coros, Stelian and Thomaszewski, Bernhard},
  journal = {Computer Graphics Forum},
  volume  = {45},
  number  = {5},
  year    = {2026}
}