[HTML][HTML] Energy absorption of bio-inspired multi-layered graded foam-filled structures under axial crushing

X Xiang, S Zou, N San Ha, G Lu - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, an innovative bio-inspired multi-layered graded foam-filled structure (MGFS)
mimicking the characteristics of the human skeleton was proposed in an attempt to improve …

Energy absorption characteristics of bio-inspired honeycomb structure under axial impact loading

J Xiang, J Du - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …

A novel type of tubular structure with auxeticity both in radial direction and wall thickness

XY Zhang, XY Wang, X Ren, YM Xie, Y Wu… - Thin-Walled …, 2021 - Elsevier
A novel type of tubular structure has been proposed in this paper, which is the first tubular
structure with auxeticity in the wall thickness as well as in the radial direction. This tubular …

Crashworthiness performance and microstructural characteristics of foam-filled thin-walled tubes under diverse strain rate

DK Rajak, NN Mahajan, E Linul - Journal of Alloys and compounds, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The implementation of Aluminum Alloy Foam (AAF) has made an impact in
automobile and aerospace applications where crash energy absorption, vibration and …

Numerical analysis of the impact resistance in aluminum alloy bi-tubular thin-walled structures designs inspired by beetle elytra

J Xiang, J Du, D Li, F Scarpa - Journal of Materials Science, 2017 - Springer
Thin-walled tubular structures are commonly used in automotive and aerospace
applications because of their high strength and lightweight characteristics. In this paper we …

Dynamic enhancement mechanism of energy absorption of multi-cell thin-walled tube

Y Li, Z Fan, S Hu, F Zhang, L Hu, Z Xue - Thin-Walled Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
In order to study dynamic response of multi-cell thin-wall tubes with small aspect ratio and
diameter thickness ratio under high velocity impacts of lightweight devices, the mass block …

Energy absorption of multilayer aluminum foam-filled structures under lateral compression loading

X Xiang, D Shao, T Pang, TT Ngo, NS Ha… - … of Advanced Materials …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This article proposes a biomimetic multilayer foam-filled structure (BMFS) that mimics the
microstructural characteristics of biological structures such as human bone and whale …

Design and low-velocity impact behavior of an origami-bellow foldcore honeycomb acoustic metastructure

P Shi, Y Chen, J Wei, T Xie, J Feng, P Sareh - Thin-Walled Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
The ancient art of origami has inspired the design and fabrication of numerous acoustic and
energy-absorption mechanical metamaterials and metastructures. This study introduces an …

Controlling energy absorption capacity of combined bitubular tubes under axial loading

A Rahi - Thin-Walled Structures, 2018 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of geometry on the energy absorption
of aluminum tubes with different cross-section and the effect of combined bitubular tubes to …

Energy absorption characteristics of a foam-filled tri-tube under axial quasi-static loading: experiment and numerical simulation

D Hu, Y Wang, B Song, Y Wang - International Journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The circular tube is one of the most widely used energy absorbers in structure
crashworthiness. To improve the energy absorption performance of the said tube, a foam …