Mechanics and design of topologically interlocked irregular quadrilateral tessellations

Topologically Interlocked Material (TIM) systems are assemblies of individual building blocks shaped such that individual elements cannot be removed from the assembly with disassembly of the entire system. Here, TIM systems based on irregular quadrilateral square tessellations are considered. The mechanical properties of such TIM assemblies are investigated and compared to those of the periodic reference TIM system. Finite element computations...