[HTML][HTML] From prototy** to functional parts: A review of mechanical reinforcing procedures for polymeric parts fabricated via material extrusion

H Sadeghian, MR Ayatollahi, MR Khosravani… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been a growing focus among researchers on enhancing the
mechanical performance of Additively Manufactured (AM) polymers. The ultimate goal is to …

Bending performance of 3D re-entrant and hexagonal metamaterials

XG Zhang, W Jiang, Y Zhang, D Han, C Luo… - Thin-Walled …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Auxetic structures have theoretically superior bending resistance that was previously
inaccessible. Compared with the planar two-dimensional (2D) auxetic structures, the three …

Experimental, analytical, and numerical studies of the energy absorption capacity of bi-material lattice structures based on quadrilateral bipyramid unit cell

H Gharehbaghi, A Farrokhabadi - Composite Structures, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The present study investigates the mechanical performance and energy absorption capacity
of bi-material 3D lattice structures via experimental, analytical, and numerical approaches …

Evaluation of the mechanical properties and energy absorption in a novel hybrid cellular structure

F Ghorbani, H Gharehbaghi, A Farrokhabadi… - Aerospace Science and …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The present study proposes a novel hybrid cellular structure consisting of unit cells with
different geometrical designs to tailor Young's modulus and improve the energy absorption …

A novel strategy to design lattice structures with zero Poisson's ratio

BJ Sahariah, MJ Baishya, A Namdeo, P Khanikar - Engineering Structures, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Cellular metamaterials are man-made structures that have unusual mechanical properties.
Microlattice structures belong to a category of cellular metamaterials formed by periodic …

Reinforcement of 3D‐printed re‐entrant structures using additional supports under three‐point bending, experimental and numerical analyses

M Zahed, R Ardeshiri Jouneghani… - Advanced Engineering …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Because of the significant effect of geometry on the mechanical properties of auxetic
structures, this work focuses on enhancing the re‐entrant hexagonal honeycomb properties …

Aluminum foam-filled auxetic double tubular structures: design and characteristic study

XH Ni, XG Zhang, D Han, Y Zhang… - Mechanics of …, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
In this work, a double tubular structure consisting of auxetic tubular structures and aluminum
foam was proposed. The mechanical properties of the aluminum foam-filled auxetic tubular …

Comparison of the lateral crushing response of thin-walled aluminum-thermoplastic polymer composite cylindrical shells

PK Alagesan, T Dirgantara, A Jusuf… - Mechanics of …, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
Thin-walled aluminum tubes and Carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic polymer composite
structures have enormous prospective in sustainable impact energy-absorbing structures …

Investigation of the equivalent mechanical properties of the bone-inspired composite cellular structure: analytical, numerical and experimental approaches

F Ghorbani, H Gharehbaghi, A Farrokhabadi… - Composite …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
This study investigated the development of an analytical model using the energy method
and Castigliano's second theory to evaluate the equivalent mechanical properties for a bone …

Introducing a new hybrid surface strut-based lattice structure with enhanced energy absorption capacity

H Gharehbaghi, A Farrokhabadi… - Mechanics of Advanced …, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
The present study aims to assess a new lattice structure with high energy absorption
capacity. Lattice structures with surface-based unit cell have higher energy absorption than …