Review of sandwich structures under impact loadings: experimental, numerical and theoretical analysis

H Guo, H Yuan, J Zhang, D Ruan - Thin-Walled Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
With the swift advancement of aerospace, shipbuilding and engineering, the significance of
sandwich structures with cellular cores is becoming increasingly prominent due to their multi …

Advances in understanding the response of fibre-based polymer composites to shock waves and explosive blasts

AP Mouritz - Composites Part A: Applied Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Fibre-based polymer composites are used in applications were there is the risk of an
explosive blast. This paper presents a comprehensive review of published research into the …

Mechanical properties and energy absorption capabilities of aluminium foam sandwich structure subjected to low-velocity impact

Y Zhao, Z Yang, T Yu, D Xin - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Aluminium foam sandwich structures have notable advantages in energy absorption for
impact protection. In this study, experiment and numerical analysis were conducted to …

Blast resistance of metallic double arrowhead honeycomb sandwich panels with different core configurations under the paper tube-guided air blast loading

G Chen, Y Cheng, P Zhang, S Cai, J Liu - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Auxetic double arrowhead honeycombs (DAHs) featured by negative Poisson's ratio is
attracting increasing attention owing to their tailorable mechanical properties and …

[HTML][HTML] Finite element analysis of sandwich panels with stepwise graded aluminum honeycomb cores under blast loading

S Li, X Li, Z Wang, G Wu, G Lu, L Zhao - Composites Part A: Applied …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper presents details and brief results of an experimental investigation on the
response of metallic sandwich panels with stepwise graded aluminum honeycomb cores …

Experimental and numerical investigation of low velocity impact response of foam concrete filled auxetic honeycombs

H Zhou, K Jia, X Wang, MX Xiong, Y Wang - Thin-Walled Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
Honeycombs based composites are applied in a wide spectrum of applications. In the
present study, the performance of novel foam concrete filled auxetic aluminium honeycombs …

Anti-blast performance of 3D-printed sandwich panels with auxetic hexagonal and regular hexagonal honeycomb cores

Z Yan, Y Liu, J Yan, B Wang, F Bai, Z Shi… - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D-printed auxetic honeycomb sandwich panels (HSPs) have considerable
potential for blast resistance enhancement. This study aims to bridge the gap with regard to …

Paper tube-guided blast response of sandwich panels with auxetic re-entrant and regular hexagonal honeycomb cores–An experimental study

G Chen, P Zhang, N Deng, S Cai, Y Cheng, J Liu - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Auxetic honeycomb structures have drawn increasing attention for impact/blast protection
purposes owing to their superior indentation resistance and energy absorption capability …

Flexible materials and structures for mitigating combined blast and fragment loadings–A review

Y Zhou, Y Xie, T Pan, W Zhu, H Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Flexible materials and structures, mainly including nonmetallic and nonceramic materials,
are being increasingly applied in the field of blast mitigation to prevent collateral damage by …

Response of RC plates under blast loading using FEM-SPH coupled method

S Karmakar, A Shaw - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2021 - Elsevier
Response of reinforced concrete (RC) plates subjected to blast loading is numerically
investigated through a hybrid discretization combining FEM and smoothed particle …