Sandwich structures have been extensively employed as lightweight composite components
in aerospace and shipbuilding engineering for their high capacity of stiffness, strength and …

A tailor rolled blank (TRB) is a plate of continuously varying thickness with the advantages of
lightweight, high strength, and good surface quality. However, it is required that the roll gap …

Functionally graded thickness (FGT) is an innovative concept to create light-weight
structures with better material distribution and promising energy absorption characteristics …

This study aimed to explore bending collapse behavior and energy absorption capacity of
net aluminum (Al), net carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) and Al/CFRP hybrid tubes …

In this work, a new type of energy-absorbing thin-walled tubes with concave angles is
proposed by a unique structural design method to improve the crashworthiness performance …

Enhancing the energy absorption characteristics of a material/structure without
compromising its strength and stiffness has been a longstanding challenge in the pursuit of …

This paper introduces axial functionally graded thickness (AFGT) and lateral functionally
graded thickness (LFGT) to thin-walled square structures separately, and then investigates …

Front rail is a key assembly for the frontal impact of vehicle. In this work, based on the key
information of benchmark vehicles and high-strength steels, front rails are designed to …

Thin-walled composite structures are increasingly used in vehicles attributed to their
lightweight and high energy-absorbing capacity. However, understanding crushing behavior …

This study aims to characterize the crushing responses of hat-shaped composite tube under
quasi-static three-point bending (TPB) and transverse compression (TC) conditions. The …