Transient deformation and curvature evolution during the snap-through of a bistable laminate under asymmetric point load

Bistable carbon fiber composites, whose bistability arises from having asymmetric fiber layouts in different layers, have shown immense potential for using in shape morphing and adaptive structure applications. While many studies in this field focus on these composite laminates' external shapes at the two stable states, their snap-through behavior of shifting from one stable shape to the other remains a critical aspect to be investigated in...