Thin-walled hollow structures capable of large plastic deformations are ubiquitously present
in sacrificial, high-capacity energy absorbers. A significant challenge in the field of structural …

Crash boxes are important energy-absorbing components to ensure the passive safety of
automobile vehicles during crashworthiness. The current study presents an investigation of …

Auxetic materials or structures, especially 3D cellular lattice architectures with negative
Poisson's ratio (NPR) have attracted great attention due to their unprecedented mechanical …

In order to improve the crashworthiness and energy absorption performance, this paper
introduces the structural bionics to the structural design of crash box and proposes a novel …

This paper describes the mechanical properties of the three-dimensional (3D) double-V
honeycomb intersected by a two-dimensional double-V structure with negative Poisson's …

In the present study, thin-walled tubes filled with aluminum foam and CFRP skeleton
(FCFTs) are developed and manufactured based on a multiple material system. The …

In this paper, a novel three dimensional (3D) AuxHex lattice structure consisting of auxetic re-
entrant and hexagonal components is proposed. Theoretical models of elastic constants and …

In this study, two dimensional double-U auxetic honeycombs (2D DUHs) composed of
curved shell members have been proposed based on traditional double-V (concave …

Thin-walled structures are widely used as crucial structural components for energy
absorbing applications. To design lightweight thin-walled-involved composite structures with …

Metal/composite hybrid structures exhibit advantages in crashworthiness and
lightweightness and have been extended to many fields, including automobile, aerospace …