Taking a Moment to Characterize the Bending Response of Thin Sheet Materials
Pengbin Xie, Juan Montes Maestre, Stelian Coros, Bernhard Thomaszewski
Computer Graphics Forum (Proc. Eurographics Symposium on Geometry Processing, SGP 2026)
Computer Graphics Forum (Proc. Eurographics Symposium on Geometry Processing, SGP 2026)

Overview
This work characterizes the bending behavior of structured sheets using uniaxial bending simulations. Macroscopic bending moments reveal curvature coupling, allowing a homogenized model to reproduce double-curvature deformation in rod networks, multi-material shells, and laminates.
How to cite
BibTeX · Download citation
@article{Xie2026ShellHomogenization,
title = {{Taking a Moment to Characterize the Bending Response of Thin Sheet Materials}},
author = {Xie, Pengbin and Montes Maestre, Juan and Coros, Stelian and Thomaszewski, Bernhard},
journal = {Computer Graphics Forum},
year = {2026}
}