On the crashworthiness of thin-walled multi-cell structures and materials: State of the art and prospects

R Yao, T Pang, B Zhang, J Fang, Q Li, G Sun - Thin-Walled Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the past few decades, there has been a constant pursuit for lightweight and high-
performance energy absorption structures and materials in automobiles, trains, ships …

In-plane energy absorption characteristics and mechanical properties of novel re-entrant honeycombs

X Deng, S Qin - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper proposes novel re-entrant honeycombs (NREH), which are designed as the
support ribs of the re-entrant honeycomb subunit in an asymmetrical form to further improve …

The axial crushing performance of bio-inspired hierarchical multi-cell hexagonal tubes

Z Gao, H Zhang, J Zhao, D Ruan - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Both the concepts of bio-inspiration and hierarchy are found to be effective in enhancing the
crushing performance of tubes. In this paper, the bio-inspired hierarchical multi-cell …

Energy absorption characteristics of bio-inspired hierarchical multi-cell bi-tubular tubes

N San Ha, TM Pham, W Chen, H Hao - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Previous studies have shown that the multi-cell bi-tubular tubes exhibit superior energy
absorption compared to the multi-cell tubes. To further improve the energy absorption of the …

Compression behavior of 4D printed metamaterials with various Poisson's ratios

P Xu, X Lan, C Zeng, X Zhang, H Zhao, J Leng… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, three types of cellular metamaterials with negative/zero/positive Poisson's ratio
and vibration isolation effects were devised and fabricated based on 4D printing of shape …

Bio-inspired hierarchical honeycomb metastructures with superior mechanical properties

K Song, D Li, C Zhang, T Liu, Y Tang, YM Xie… - Composite …, 2023 - Elsevier
Inspired by the hierarchical macro and microstructures widely found in nature, this study
proposes a novel hierarchical honeycomb design methodology. The aim is to overcome the …

Energy absorption and in-plane mechanical behavior of honeycomb structures with reinforced strut

Q Lu, X Deng - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Negative Poisson's ratio honeycombs have been extensively studied due to their unique
mechanical properties. In this paper, a novel negative Poisson's ratio honeycomb (NPH) is …

[HTML][HTML] Compressive and tensile behaviours of 3D hybrid auxetic-honeycomb lattice structures

Q Hu, G Lu, KM Tse - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Lattice structures have the potential for application in tensile conditions. However, limited
studies have addressed tensile behaviours of such structures and compared them with their …

Energy absorption characteristics and negative Poisson's ratio effect of axisymmetric tetrachiral honeycombs under in-plane impact

S Qin, X Deng, F Yang, Q Lu - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Negative Poisson's ratio honeycombs have been widely studied in recent years due to their
unique mechanical properties. A tetrachiral honeycomb (TCH) exhibits a bulging effect when …

Dynamic mechanical behavior of additively manufactured bio-inspired metallic lattice structure subjected to high strain rate impact loading

W Song, G Feng, G Yu, G Shi, L Xiao - International Journal of Impact …, 2023 - Elsevier
The bio-inspired sponge lattice structure (SLS) and frame lattice structure (FLS) are
fabricated by laser powder bed fusion using 316 L stainless steel. The static and dynamic …