Shear thickening fabric composites for impact protection: a review

Y Tan, Y Ma, Y Li - Textile Research Journal, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Fabrics with proper mechanical properties and high structural designability are frequently
selected as the reinforcement of flexible composites. Shear thickening materials (STMs) …

Dynamic compressive behaviour of shear thickening fluid-filled honeycomb

Q Hu, G Lu, N Hameed, KM Tse - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Shear thickness fluid (STF) is considered an ideal filler to enhance the mechanical
behaviour of in-plane honeycomb due to its special rheological properties. In order to …

Dynamic crushing performance of bio-inspired sandwich structures with beetle forewing cores

L Lam, W Chen, H Hao, Z Li, N San Ha - International Journal of Impact …, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel design of Sandwich Structure inspired by Beetle Forewing (SSBF) is proposed in
this study by mimicking the internal structure of beetle forewing. The viscoelastic material …

[HTML][HTML] Design of shear thickening fluid/polyurethane foam skeleton sandwich composite based on non-Newtonian fluid solid interaction under low-velocity impact

F Zhao, L Wu, Z Lu, JH Lin, Q Jiang - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
The shear thickening fluid (STF) with unique rheology is generally combined with
polyurethane (PU) skeleton to manufacture flexible sandwich composites which is widely …

Numerical study of bio-inspired energy-absorbing device using shear thickening fluid (STF)

L Lam, W Chen, H Hao, Z Li, N San Ha… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel type of Bio-Inspired Energy-Absorbing Device (BIEAD) utilising shear
thickening characteristics of shear thickening fluid (STF) is proposed. The viscoelastic …

High-and low-velocity impact experiments on treated STF/3D glass fabrics

H Hasan-nezhad, M Yazdani, M Jeddi - Thin-Walled Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the ballistic and cushioning behavior of Pure Shear Thickening Fluid (PSTF)
and Treated Shear Thickening Fluid (TSTF) impregnated 3D glass fabrics were investigated …

Energy absorption characteristics of aluminum sandwich panels with Shear Thickening Fluid (STF) filled 3D fabric cores under dynamic loading conditions

M Jeddi, M Yazdani, H Hasan-nezhad - Thin-Walled Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, the energy absorption characteristics of aluminum sandwich panels with Shear
Thickening Fluid (STF) filled 3D fabric cores was investigated under various loading …

Flexible impact-resistant composites with bioinspired three-dimensional solid–liquid lattice designs

Z Wang, R Bo, H Bai, S Cao, S Wang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The ubiquitous solid–liquid systems in nature usually present an interesting mechanical
property, the rate-dependent stiffness, which could be exploited for impact protection in …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic crushing and energy absorption of bio-inspired shear thickening fluid-filled origami metastructure

L Lam, W Chen, H Hao, Z Li - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel approach is proposed to enhance the crushing efficiency and energy-
absorbing performance of origami metastructure by incorporating the shear thickening fluid …

Mechanical response of shear thickening fluid filled composite subjected to different strain rates

X Zhang, P Wang, A Kurkin, Q Chen, X Gong… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Shear thickening fluid (STF) has been used in many areas due to its unique rheological
property. In this study, the dynamic mechanical properties of STF-filled composite structures …