Lightweight hybrid materials and structures for energy absorption: A state-of-the-art review and outlook

G Sun, D Chen, G Zhu, Q Li - Thin-Walled Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Lightweight materials and structures have attracted tremendous interests for their compelling
advantages in a range of engineering problems that have placed heightened requirements …

Lightweight metallic cellular materials: a systematic review on mechanical characteristics and engineering applications

E Wang, R Yao, Q Li, X Hu, G Sun - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Lightweight metallic cellular materials (MCMs) have been seen in numerous engineering
applications to date, primarily due to their excellent mechanical characteristics such as low …

Integrated design and additive manufacturing of lattice-filled multi-cell tubes

Y Liu, Q Tan, H Lin, J Wang, K Wang, Y Peng… - Composites Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, 3D printed lattice-filled multi-cell tubes, fabricated using chopped carbon-fiber-
reinforced polyamide, were proposed to modify the deformation modes and improve the …

Study on crashworthiness of nature-inspired functionally graded lattice metamaterials for bridge pier protection against ship collision

Y Nian, S Wan, X Wang, P Zhou, M Avcar, M Li - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Lightweight lattice metamaterials can effectively enhance the impact resistance of thin-
walled structures. With the aim of further investigating the potential of lattice-filled composite …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives on additive manufacturing for dynamic impact applications

AE Medvedev, T Maconachie, M Leary, M Qian… - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Applications involving strain rates in excess of 10 2-10 3 s− 1 are unique in both materials
selection and design approaches and are of particular importance for protection of …

[HTML][HTML] Energy absorption characteristics of functionally graded polymer-based lattice structures filled aluminum tubes under transverse impact loading

Y Nian, S Wan, P Zhou, X Wang, R Santiago, M Li - Materials & Design, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper aims to evaluate the potential use of an innovative functionally graded lattice-
filled composite beam composed of axial and radial graded three-dimensional lattice cores …