On the crashworthiness performance of thin-walled energy absorbers: Recent advances and future developments
Over the past several decades, a noticeable amount of research efforts has been directed to
minimising injuries and death to people inside a structure that is subjected to an impact …
minimising injuries and death to people inside a structure that is subjected to an impact …
Deformation and energy absorption of additively manufactured functionally graded thickness thin-walled circular tubes under lateral crushing
Functionally graded thickness (FGT) is an innovative concept to create light-weight
structures with better material distribution and promising energy absorption characteristics …
structures with better material distribution and promising energy absorption characteristics …
Improving the crashworthiness of bio-inspired multi-cell thin-walled tubes under axial loading: Experimental, numerical, and theoretical studies
M **, X Hou, G Yin, R Yao, J Gao, Z Deng - Thin-Walled Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Bio-inspired thin-walled structures are widely applied in the engineering field to improve
energy-absorption performance. In this study, the axial crushing resistances with large …
energy-absorption performance. In this study, the axial crushing resistances with large …
Crashworthiness analysis of bionic thin-walled tubes inspired by the evolution laws of plant stems
C Gong, Z Bai, J Lv, L Zhang - Thin-Walled Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
Recently, bionic thin-walled structures have attracted widespread attention in automotive
safety design because of their excellent crashworthiness behavior and weight efficiency. In …
safety design because of their excellent crashworthiness behavior and weight efficiency. In …
Application of cellular material in crashworthiness applications: an overview
Cellular foams are a modern class of materials with unique mechanical properties that have
wide ranging engineering applications, in the areas of biomedical, acoustic and thermal …
wide ranging engineering applications, in the areas of biomedical, acoustic and thermal …
3D printed auxetic nasopharyngeal swabs for COVID-19 sample collection
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in worldwide shortages of nasopharyngeal swabs
required for sample collection. While the shortages are becoming acute due to supply chain …
required for sample collection. While the shortages are becoming acute due to supply chain …
On lateral compression of circular aluminum, CFRP and GFRP tubes
Thin-walled structures made of lightweight materials, eg aluminum, fiber reinforced
composites, have been increasingly used as energy absorption structures in vehicles. This …
composites, have been increasingly used as energy absorption structures in vehicles. This …
On energy-absorbing mechanisms and structural crashworthiness of laterally crushed thin-walled structures filled with aluminum foam and CFRP skeleton
G Zhu, Z Zhao, P Hu, G Luo, X Zhao, Q Yu - Thin-Walled Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …
(FCFTs) are developed and manufactured based on a multiple material system. The …
A hybrid multi-objective optimization approach for energy-absorbing structures in train collisions
Energy-absorbing structure, which is the most effective and direct protection component, is
installed at the front of the head car. However, structural optimization problems of this …
installed at the front of the head car. However, structural optimization problems of this …
Quasi-static, impact and energy absorption of internally nested tubes subjected to lateral loading
This paper presents the responses of nested tube systems under quasi-static and dynamic
lateral loading. Nested systems in the form of short internally stacked tubes were proposed …
lateral loading. Nested systems in the form of short internally stacked tubes were proposed …