3D printed continuous fiber reinforced composite lightweight structures: A review and outlook

P Cheng, Y Peng, S Li, Y Rao, A Le Duigou… - Composites Part B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Continuous fiber reinforced composite lightweight structures (CFRSs) are widely applied to
aerospace, automobile, marine and other fields due to their high specific strength and …

Additive manufacturing of continuous fiber reinforced polymer composites: Design opportunities and novel applications

G Liu, Y Xiong, L Zhou - Composites Communications, 2021 - Elsevier
The development of additive manufacturing (AM) has revolutionized the fabrication process
of continuous fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites with its outstanding ability to …

Rational designs of mechanical metamaterials: Formulations, architectures, tessellations and prospects

J Gao, X Cao, M Xiao, Z Yang, X Zhou, Y Li… - Materials Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Mechanical Metamaterials (MMs) are artificially designed structures with
extraordinary properties that are dependent on micro architectures and spatial tessellations …

Optimization design and 3D printing of curvilinear fiber reinforced variable stiffness composites

Z Hou, X Tian, J Zhang, Z Zheng, L Zhe, D Li… - … Science and Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Overall performance of curvilinear fiber reinforced composite structures (CFRCSs) can be
designed by adjusting the local fiber orientation and content. In this paper, an optimized …

Full-scale topology optimization for fiber-reinforced structures with continuous fiber paths

H Li, L Gao, H Li, X Li, H Tong - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fiber-reinforced composite (FRC) structure design by topology optimization has become a
hot spot in recent years. Nevertheless, the existing researches reveal several unfavorable …

[HTML][HTML] Various homogenisation schemes for vibration characteristics of axially FG core multilayered microbeams with metal foam face layers based on third order …

K Yee, OZS Ong, MH Ghayesh, M Amabili - Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2024 - Elsevier
This study assesses the significance of homogenisation models in theoretically analysing
the vibrations of three-layered microbeams with a core composed of axially functionally …

[HTML][HTML] 3D-printed high-toughness composite structures by anisotropic topology optimization

N Ichihara, M Ueda - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The toughness of structures is essential to prevent catastrophic failure. This study introduced
a design framework to improve the toughness of 3D-printed carbon fiber-reinforced …

Machine learning-combined topology optimization for functionary graded composite structure design

C Kim, J Lee, J Yoo - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study presents new framework in which the representative volume element (RVE)
method and machine learning (ML) model are used to construct continuous anisotropic …

[HTML][HTML] Moving load excited dynamics of multi-layered imperfect microplates based on various micromechanical models

B Karami, MH Ghayesh - International Journal of Engineering Science, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents an investigation into the importance of micromechanical models in the
analysis of forced vibrations of multi-layered microplates under a moving load. The …

Reliability-based design optimization of material orientation and structural topology of fiber-reinforced composite structures under load uncertainty

X Wang, Z Meng, B Yang, C Cheng, K Long, J Li - Composite Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Currently, most works on synchronous optimization of composite topology and fiber
orientation are all carried out under deterministic conditions, where the influence of …