"Quasi-static and dynamic compressive behaviour of additively manufactu" by Damith Mohotti, Dakshitha Weerasinghe et al.
This paper presents the first-ever investigation of Menger fractal cubes' quasi-static compression and impact behaviour. Menger cubes with different void ratios were 3D printed using polylactic acid (PLA) with dimensions of 40 mm × 40 mm × 40 mm. Three different orders of Menger cubes with different void ratios were considered, namely M1 with a void ratio of 0.26, M2 with a void ratio of 0.45, and M3 with a void ratio of 0.60. Quasi-static Compression tests were conducted using a universal testing machine, while the drop hammer was used to observe the behaviour under impact loading. The...