Structural innovation incorporating bio-inspired composites poses a fresh angle to develop
novel lightweight forms with strengthened mechanical properties, among which a must …

Cellular solids have gained extensive popularity in different areas of engineering due to
their unique physical and mechanical properties. Recent advancements in manufacturing …

Inspired by the tree fractal structure, a novel hexagonal hierarchical gradient tube with axial
variable thickness (HHGAVT) is proposed and its crashworthiness performances are …

This paper is focused on the in-plane crushing of two-dimensional (2D) porous structures
with a special attention on the effect of functionally graded (FG) porosities. The dynamic …

A novel brick-mud structure was proposed by introducing cell size gradient design into the
nacre-like brick-mud microstructure. The gradient brick-mud structure samples were …

While the separate design of functionally graded and fractal self-similarity structures had
shown to be effective in improving the energy absorption capacities of honeycombs, their …

This paper combines the finite element (FE) homogenisation and structural assessments to
conduct the multiscale modelling of laminated functionally graded (FG) porous beams made …

Tailoring the morphology of macroporous structures remains one of the biggest challenges
in material synthesis. Herein, we present an innovative approach for the fabrication of …

This paper presents an experimental investigation into the failure mechanisms of sandwich
panels with multi-layered aluminum foam/UHMWPE laminate cores under combined blast …

The mechanical response and energy absorption characteristics of the energy-absorbing
structure under blast loading are widely concerned in engineering protection, while the …