A review on crashworthiness studies of crash box structure

NAZ Abdullah, MSM Sani, MS Salwani… - Thin-Walled Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
Many studies have focused on the topic of vehicle safety, including the study on
crashworthiness. In vehicle, a crash box structure is an integral component for ensuring the …

Flow drill screw (FDS) technique: a state-of-the-art review

Y Liu, Y Ma, M Lou, H Zhao, Y Li - Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2023 - Elsevier
Flow drill screw (FDS) technique combines the friction drilling and thread forming processes
into one single operation, and has been widely adopted in the automotive industry. Because …

Dynamic behavior of CrMnFeCoNi high-entropy alloy in impact tension

Y Qiao, Y Chen, FH Cao, HY Wang, LH Dai - International Journal of Impact …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract High-entropy alloys (HEAs), recently emerging alloy materials with numerous
excellent performances, may have a wide application prospect in impact engineering …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental evaluation of hybrid lattice structures subjected to blast loading

H Ramos, E Pickering, S AlMahri, K Krishnan… - Additive …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lattice structures have shown potential for efficient protection against dynamic loading
events, especially during high-strain rate scenarios such as a blast. Additive manufacturing …

Mechanical properties and failure behavior of flow-drilling screw-bonding joining of dissimilar aluminum alloys under dynamic tensile and fatigue loading

L Li, H Jiang, R Zhang, W Luo, X Wu - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2022 - Elsevier
Flow-drilling screw (FDS) is a new type of single-sided joining process that is increasingly
used to join dissimilar aluminum alloys in automobile lightweight. Fatigue failure and high …

Effect of mechanical and solid-state joining characteristics on tensile-shear performance of friction self-piercing riveted aluminum alloy AA7075-T6 joints

Y Ma, B Yang, M Lou, Y Li, N Ma - Journal of Materials Processing …, 2020 - Elsevier
Friction self-piercing riveting (F-SPR), as a combination of traditional self-piercing riveting
and friction stir spot welding processes, has been proposed to solve the cracking issues in …

[HTML][HTML] On the effect of pilot holes on the mechanical behaviour of flow-drill screw joints. Experimental tests and mesoscale numerical simulations

M Costas, D Morin, JK Sønstabø, M Langseth - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
This research work investigated in detail the mechanical performance of a flow-drill screw
connection of two aluminium plates with and without pilot holes. An extensive experimental …

A through-thickness damage regularisation scheme for shell elements subjected to severe bending and membrane deformations

M Costas, D Morin, OS Hopperstad, T Børvik… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Elsevier
This research work proposes and validates a damage regularisation model for shell
elements used in large-scale simulations. The model evaluates the ratio of bending to …

Investigation of resistance spot weld failure in tailor hot stamped assemblies

C Tolton, C O'Keeffe, A Mohammadizadeh… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel experimental method, dubbed the “Mode I Caiman test”, is introduced to
characterize spot weld failure and propagation within spot weld groups. The test …

Damage evaluation of a welded beam–column joint with surface imperfections subjected to impact loads

Y Chen, W Chen, H Hao, Y Xia - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
The weld imperfections often exist, which affect the loading capacity of the joint. The study of
welded joints with surface imperfections subjected to impact loads is limited in open …