It is widely known that the availability of lightweight structures with excellent energy
absorption capacity is essential for numerous engineering applications. Inspired by many …

The biomimetic approach rapidly evolves for designing novel lightweight structures and has
been expanding in engineering design. Additive manufacturing or 3D printing permits three …

Honeycomb structures are widely used in automotive and aerospace applications because
of their outstanding characteristics of high strength and light weight. In this paper, a new …

This paper proposes a bio-inspired multi-cell corrugated tube for use in energy absorption.
The proposed structure consists of two parts: an inner rib and a corrugated tube into which …

Thin-walled tubular structures are commonly used in automotive and aerospace
applications because of their high strength and lightweight characteristics. In this paper we …

State-of-the-art studies of the energy absorption systems reveal various techniques for
enhancing the crashworthiness of a structure, and each technique has its benefits and …

This paper addresses the energy absorption response and crashworthiness optimization of
a gradual energy-absorbing structure which is composed of nested thin-walled square tubes …

This study focuses on a thin-walled square tube with diaphragms (TSTD) as an energy-
absorbing structure. To investigate the layout strategy of diaphragms to improve the crushing …

Square tubes have been widely used as energy absorption components. To investigate the
influences of multi-cell configuration and loading arrangement on the crashworthiness of …

In this paper, the effects of various design options for improving the crashworthiness
performance of a rectangular crash absorber with diaphragms are explored. These design …