Bioinspired engineering of honeycomb structure–Using nature to inspire human innovation

Q Zhang, X Yang, P Li, G Huang, S Feng… - Progress in Materials …, 2015 - Elsevier
Honeycomb structures, inspired from bee honeycombs, had found widespread applications
in various fields, including architecture, transportation, mechanical engineering, chemical …

Design, properties, and applications of non-pneumatic tires: A review

M Sardinha, M Fátima Vaz… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The interest in airless or non-pneumatic tire (NPT) structures emerges due to potential
performance and environmental advantages, such as reduced rolling resistance and …

[HTML][HTML] Elastic properties of chiral, anti-chiral, and hierarchical honeycombs: A simple energy-based approach

D Mousanezhad, B Haghpanah, R Ghosh… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2016 - Elsevier
The effects of two geometric refinement strategies widespread in natural structures, chirality
and self-similar hierarchy, on the in-plane elastic response of two-dimensional honeycombs …

Investigation on the static and dynamic behaviors of non-pneumatic tires with honeycomb spokes

X **, C Hou, X Fan, Y Sun, J Lv, C Lu - Composite Structures, 2018 - Elsevier
Non-pneumatic tires (NPTs) have wide application prospects due to their advantages of no
run-flat, no need of air pressure maintenance, and low rolling resistance. In this paper, the …

Flexible cellular solid spokes of a non-pneumatic tire

J Ju, DM Kim, K Kim - Composite Structures, 2012 - Elsevier
Non-pneumatic tires (NPTs) have been introduced with a compliant cellular solid spoke
component which functions as the air of the pneumatic tire. In this paper, hexagonal …

Compliant hexagonal periodic lattice structures having both high shear strength and high shear strain

J Ju, JD Summers - Materials & Design, 2011 - Elsevier
Cellular structures having negative Poisson's ratios can be designed to have high shear
flexure properties. In this paper, the elastic limits of hexagonal honeycombs including the …

Vibro-acoustic analysis of the sound transmission through aerospace composite structures

H Kaidouchi, S Kebdani, SA Slimane - Mechanics of Advanced …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
An in-plane honeycomb sandwich structure used in aerospace applications has been
modeled, in order to study the structural-acoustic performances of the sandwich panel using …

Enhanced out-of-plane compressive strength and energy absorption of 3D printed square and hexagonal honeycombs with variable-thickness cell edges

S Duan, Y Tao, H Lei, W Wen, J Liang… - Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2018 - Elsevier
Honeycomb structures have significant advantages in load-bearing and energy absorption.
In recent years, some researches have been carried out on the in-plane mechanical …

Mechanical performance of topology-optimized 3D lattice materials manufactured via selective laser sintering

S Duan, L **, W Wen, D Fang - Composite Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
Topology optimization is a useful tool for designing microstructures of cellular materials,
especially for 3D lattice materials. In this study, 3D lattice material of 21 types of unit cell …

Compliant cellular structures: application to a passive morphing airfoil

H Heo, J Ju, DM Kim - Composite Structures, 2013 - Elsevier
Cellular materials are known to have two properties; structures and mechanisms. Therefore,
one may design structures with cellular materials while controlling stiffness and flexibility …