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

Bio-inspired thin-walled structures have gained growing interests attributed to their excellent
performance of energy absorption and lightweight. This study proposes a novel energy …

Thin-walled fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP)/metal hybrid tubes exhibit superior crashworthy
performance, which have shown promising prospect as collision-proof components to …

This work aimed to investigate the compressive and shape recovery performance of the 3D
printed shape-memory corrugated tubes (SMCTs). The structures were manufactured by …

A crashworthiness design of foam-filled local nanocrystallized thin-walled tubes (FLNTs) is
proposed by using foam-filled structures and ultrasonic impact surface treatment. The …

This paper investigates the dynamic collapse of circular metal foam core sandwich tubes in
splitting and curling mode subjected to low-velocity impact. The splitting and curling modes …

The development of high-performance composites for mechanical energy dissipation during
impact or explosive events is of vital importance for the safety of personnel and …

A nanofluidic energy absorption system (NEAS) is composed of nanoporous material and
functional liquid with high energy absorption density. Applying an electric field to adjust the …

This study aims to explore the compressive behavior and energy-absorbing ability of
discretely layered foam-filled tubes. Closed-cell zinc, aluminum, and A356 alloy foams …

This article investigates the low-velocity impact behavior and crashworthiness of metallic
foams and functionally graded foam-filled tubes (FGFTs). Closed cell Zn, Al, and A356 alloy …