Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) is a versatile man-made polymer and has been used in a large array
of products since its first mass production in the mid 40s. Among all applications of PAN the …

The crashworthy design, verification, and certification of civil aircraft fuselage structures are
extremely important for the aviation safety and the survivability of crew and passengers in a …

Carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) composite materials demonstrate significant promise
to further improve weight to performance in automotive engineering. Nevertheless, design of …

Composite tubes show a good energy absorbing ability and they have great potential as
energy absorbing components to replace traditional metal structures in automobiles …

In the present study, thin-walled tubes filled with aluminum foam and CFRP skeleton
(FCFTs) are developed and manufactured based on a multiple material system. The …

Composite structures have been used in the automotive and aircraft industries because of
their superior properties such as specific energy absorption ability, lightweight and …

Composites are materials of choice for lightweight structures due to their excellent
strength/weight/and stiffness/weight/properties. For several years, the application of …

This paper aims to explore the failure mechanism and crashworthiness characteristics of
carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) square tubes filled with aluminum honeycomb …

Abstract Design of multi-cell sectional configuration has been considered an effective way to
enhance the crashworthiness performance of metallic thin-walled structure. Nevertheless, it …

This study focuses on the axial crushing behavior of double hat-shaped composite tubes
prepared using plain woven fabrics reinforced by carbon fibers, glass fibers and their intra …