[HTML][HTML] A review on lightweight materials for defence applications: Present and future developments

S Siengchin - Defence Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
The defence sector is now at an advanced level, catering to the global scenario, and
countries also invest heavily in research and development. Countries around the world have …

A review of the bird impact process and validation of the SPH impact model for aircraft structures

M Guida, F Marulo, FZ Belkhelfa, P Russo - Progress in Aerospace …, 2022 - Elsevier
The aim of this paper is to study the phenomenon of bird strike during each phase of the
impact and to present a numerical model for its prediction in order to develop the best …

Low-energy impact response of composite sandwich panels with thermoplastic honeycomb and reentrant cores

İ Özen, K Cava, H Gedikli, Ü Alver, M Aslan - Thin-Walled Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present study, the low-energy impact response of woven carbon fibre reinforced
plastic (CFRP) composite sandwich panels with thermoplastic honeycomb and reentrant …

Investigation of bird-strike resistance of composite sandwich curved plates with lattice/foam cores

Y Zhang, Y Zhou - Thin-Walled Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Bird strike is one of the most significant threats to the safe operation of aircraft. Lattice
material with high porosity and excellent energy absorption provides more designability for …

Behaviour of continuous fibre composite sandwich core under low-velocity impact

S Zangana, J Epaarachchi, W Ferdous, J Leng… - Thin-Walled …, 2021 - Elsevier
This article describes an experimental study of the impact behaviour of a novel composite
corrugated core sandwich structure under low-velocity impact. Influences of geometric …

Study on the impact resistance of honeycomb sandwich structures under low-velocity/heavy mass

X Xue, C Zhang, W Chen, M Wu, J Zhao - Composite Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
The honeycomb sandwich structure is a typical light weight structure that is widely used in
transportation and other industries. It is necessary to study the impact resistance of this …

UAV airborne collision to manned aircraft engine: Damage of fan blades and resultant thrust loss

H Liu, MHC Man, KH Low - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, the growing amount of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has brought a huge
threat to the safety management of manned aircraft operation, in which the UAV airborne …

Crushing behavior of curved Nomex honeycombs under combined shear-compression loads

Z Zhao, C Liu, H Wang, JW Simon, J Wang… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper investigated the initial yield behavior of curved honeycombs under combined
shear-compression loads with particular attention to the curvature, loading angle, and …

[HTML][HTML] UAV Wing leading edge crashworthiness behaviour under bird strike events: the added value of CF/PA additive solutions versus traditional metallic wing …

M Battaglia, V Acanfora, A Riccio - Composites Part C: Open Access, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, an increasing interest in innovative solutions design of aircraft structural
components has been raised through both research and industrial fields, aimed at …

Failure modeling of composite wing leading edge under bird strike

S Long, X Mu, Y Liu, H Wang, X Zhang, X Yao - Composite Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Bird strike analysis has been an essential work in aeroplane design and airworthiness
assessment. This paper presents a numerical method to simulate the deformation and …