Geometric design, deformation mode, and energy absorption of patterned thin-walled structures

J Ma, S Chai, Y Chen - Mechanics of Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Thin-walled structures have been widely applied as energy absorption devices due to their
lightweight, high energy dissipating capability through large deformation, and low cost. The …

Sustainable composites with ultrahigh energy absorption from beverage cans and polyurethane foam

J Chen, E Li, W Liu, Y Mao, S Hou - Composites Science and Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
The worldwide annual consumption of metal beverage cans is enormous. Reusing these
discarded empty beverage cans (EBCs) as an energy absorber for kinetic energy absorption …

[HTML][HTML] Energy absorption of graded thin-walled origami tubes

J He, G Wen, S Zhao, J Liu, S Kitipornchai… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Introducing origami with outstanding flexibility into thin-walled tubes can enhance their
energy absorption performance. This paper first proposes a cutting and folding-based …

Highly strain-rate sensitive and ductile composite materials combining soft with stiff TPMS polymer-based interpenetrating phases

A Singh, O Al-Ketan, N Karathanasopoulos - Composite Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
The current work investigates the engineering of strain-rate sensitive and ductile composites
through the combination of stiff, triply-periodic-minimal-surface (TPMS) with soft, rubber-type …

The crashworthiness design of metal/CFRP hybrid tubes based on origami-ending approach: Experimental research

S Ming, Z Song, C Zhou, K Du, C Teng, Y Wang… - Composite …, 2022 - Elsevier
Thin-walled tube as an energy absorption device is indispensable in vehicles. Recently, the
crashworthiness performance of metal/carbon fiber reinforced polymer (metal/CFRP) hybrid …

[HTML][HTML] The energy absorption of thin-walled tubes designed by origami approach applied to the ends

S Ming, Z Song, T Li, K Du, C Zhou, B Wang - Materials & Design, 2020 - Elsevier
An origami crash box (OCB) has a desirable crashworthiness performance because it is
inclined to deform in the diamond mode (DM) with a low initial peak force F max and high …

Energy absorption of origami tubes with polygonal cross-sections

S Yao, H Zhu, M Liu, Z Li, P Xu - Thin-Walled Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
Thin-walled tubes are widely used as energy absorption devices in transport vehicles. In this
paper, with the goal of improving the energy absorption performance of tubes under quasi …

[HTML][HTML] Energy absorption of sandwich structures with a kirigami-inspired pyramid foldcore under quasi-static compression and shear

J Ma, H Dai, S Chai, Y Chen - Materials & Design, 2021 - Elsevier
Origami and kirigami inspired foldcores have recently seen a surge in research and
engineering applications mainly due to their open channel configuration to avoid moisture …

Design and foldability of Miura-based cylindrical origami structures

Y Du, T Keller, C Song, Z Xiao, L Wu, J Xiong - Thin-Walled Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
A methodology for designing cylindrical origami with different patterns and different cross-
sectional shapes is presented. Planar and cylindrical origami with curved-crease patterns …

Fabrication, dynamic properties and multi-objective optimization of a metal origami tube with Miura sheets

J Liu, H Ou, R Zeng, J Zhou, K Long, G Wen… - Thin-Walled Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
Using a two-dimensional (2D) metal sheet to design structures exhibiting different dynamic
properties can show prolonged promising for actual engineering. In this study, a Miura tube …