Notes on a fractal shell triangle
The stiffness of a material Sierpiński triangle incorporating membrane, drilling, and flexural effects is derived by using a principle of stiffness self-similarity. It is shown that the mechanical response is completely characterized by just three material parameters. The results can be considered as exact within the framework of linear isotropic infinitesimal elasticity.
Authors
- Marcelo Epstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1216-0039)
- Philip Vernon
Institutions
- University of Calgary (CA)
- University of Colorado Colorado Springs (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids
- Published
- 2026-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10812865261500765
- Primary Topic
- Elasticity and Wave Propagation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00