Lightweight metallic cellular materials: a systematic review on mechanical characteristics and engineering applications

E Wang, R Yao, Q Li, X Hu, G Sun - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Lightweight metallic cellular materials (MCMs) have been seen in numerous engineering
applications to date, primarily due to their excellent mechanical characteristics such as low …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanostructures: Rational mechanical design, fabrication, performance evaluation, and industrial application of advanced structures

W Wu, R Xia, G Qian, Z Liu, N Razavi, F Berto… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
The rapid progress of advanced manufacturing, multidisciplinary integration and artificial
intelligence has ushered in a new era of technological development in the design of …

On the crashworthiness of thin-walled multi-cell structures and materials: State of the art and prospects

R Yao, T Pang, B Zhang, J Fang, Q Li, G Sun - Thin-Walled Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the past few decades, there has been a constant pursuit for lightweight and high-
performance energy absorption structures and materials in automobiles, trains, ships …

[HTML][HTML] Bio-inspired multi-cell tubular structures approaching ideal energy absorption performance

P Wang, F Yang, H Fan, G Lu - Materials & Design, 2023 - Elsevier
The energy absorption potential of conventional thin-walled tubes is compromised by the
long-wavelength folding lobes, which result in a mean crushing force that is much smaller …

In-plane crushing behavior and energy absorption of a novel graded honeycomb from hierarchical architecture

H Liu, ET Zhang, G Wang, BF Ng - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nature's bio-organisms are typically hybrid structures composed of hierarchical and
functionally graded micro-architectures, which are lightweight and of high mechanical …

Topology optimization of thin-walled tubes filled with lattice structures

D Li, R Qin, J Xu, J Zhou, B Chen - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Thin-walled tubes filled with ultra-light materials have attracted much attention due to
excellent energy absorption characteristics. With the development of additive manufacturing …

Performance analysis and multi-objective optimization of bionic dendritic furcal energy-absorbing structures for trains

Y Peng, T Li, C Bao, J Zhang, G Xie, H Zhang - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rail vehicles offer the characteristics of large carrying capacity and high running speed.
Train accidents usually result in substantial personal casualties and economic losses …

On design of novel bionic bamboo tubes for multiple compression load cases

H Liang, W Hao, H Sun, Y Pu, Y Zhao, F Ma - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
A bamboo bio-inspired method is developed to enhance the energy absorption capacity of
thin-walled tube for multiple load cases. Based on the simplified double-ring cross-section …

Study on crashworthiness of nature-inspired functionally graded lattice metamaterials for bridge pier protection against ship collision

Y Nian, S Wan, X Wang, P Zhou, M Avcar, M Li - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Lightweight lattice metamaterials can effectively enhance the impact resistance of thin-
walled structures. With the aim of further investigating the potential of lattice-filled composite …

Integrated design and additive manufacturing of lattice-filled multi-cell tubes

Y Liu, Q Tan, H Lin, J Wang, K Wang, Y Peng… - Composites Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, 3D printed lattice-filled multi-cell tubes, fabricated using chopped carbon-fiber-
reinforced polyamide, were proposed to modify the deformation modes and improve the …