Blast and ballistic impacts are high-strain rate events that can cause catastrophic damage to
structures and endanger human lives. Shielding materials play a critical role in mitigating the …

Fibre-based polymer composites are used in applications were there is the risk of an
explosive blast. This paper presents a comprehensive review of published research into the …

In lightweight engineering, higher specific stiffness and strength for low-density are constant
quests, additively-manufactured auxetic truss-lattices have attracted great attentions due to …

This paper reports the performance of protective structure inspired by elasmoid fish scales,
employing a combination of experimental and numerical techniques. The composite scale …

Growing security threats demand structures offering exceptional energy absorption and heat
dissipation capabilities with minimum damage. Sandwich structures are adopted widely for …

In this paper, an experimental investigation is presented for sandwich panels with various
core layer materials (polyisocyanurate foam, mineral wool, and expanded polystyrene) …

This paper focuses on the analytical and numerical analyses to predict the dynamic
response of fully clamped rectangular sandwich plates with fibre-metal laminate face-sheets …

Sacrificial cladding has been widely used in the blast mitigation and protection of
engineering structures, and its protection performance and mechanism have also attracted …

Lightweight dam** hybrids play a vital role in application of aerospace, traffic vehicle and
precision machining. The fabrication of such multifunctional structures is very challenging …

The present work describes the synthesis of new versatile polyurea (PU) and polyurethane
(PUR) matrices, including different chain extenders, which facilitate the design of distinct …