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In the present study, the energy absorption mechanism is presented that used in two-dimensional microstructures. By studying the angular geometric parameters and the narrow ratio of the tilted members, we can use the property of the geometry of the structure to be bistable. In this way, there can be two stable geometries with different energies, which enters energy into the structure, such as the phase transformation to the second geometry that has more energy. By changing the geometric parameters, the deformed state can be stable or unstable. Because of the complex geometries that exist in this mechanism, additive production methods are more effective than geometric ratios or sharp points... 

In this dissertation, the buckling and postbuckling analysis of lattice conical shells are presented. The outer skins of the shell may be reinforced by cross-ply laminated composites. The shell is subjected to uniform axial compression and the boundary conditions are simply supported. This problem is solved using two different approaches. At first approach, the main priority is high speed calculations, which is investigated in static and dynamic types of loadings. In the case of static loads, the equilibrium equations are formulated based on the classical theory and von Karman type of nonlinearity. The equations are solved by Galerkin method and a closed-form relation is derived. In the case...