As a result of their mechanical characteristics, biological structures often provide inspiration
for the development of high-performance mechanical structures. Nevertheless, traditional …

Honeycombs are ultra-light materials with outstanding mechanical properties, which mainly
originate from their unit cell configurations rather than the properties of matrix materials …

It is widely known that the availability of lightweight structures with excellent energy
absorption capacity is essential for numerous engineering applications. Inspired by many …

Auxetic materials and structures have attracted increasing attention because of their
extraordinary mechanical properties. Various types of auxetic tubular structures have been …

Following nature's design principles, biological entities have evolved to be highly efficient
and multifunctional to maximize all the available materials and structures and to survive in …

ABSTRACT A novel type of tubular structure with negative Poisson's ratio based on gyroid-
type triply periodic minimal surfaces (TPMSs) is proposed in this study. This work is an …

Both the concepts of bio-inspiration and hierarchy are found to be effective in enhancing the
crushing performance of tubes. In this paper, the bio-inspired hierarchical multi-cell …

The ability of a vehicle to protect its occupants from serious injuries in the event of a collision
is defined as crashworthiness. The proper design of lightweight energy absorption …

Fractals widely found in nature possess amazing simple shape cell yet infinitely complex
macrostructures. Importantly, all fractals manifest a degree of self-similarity that provides …

A series of novel bionic honeycombs (bio-honeycombs) are proposed by incorporating the
microstructure of the beetle elytra intersection unit into the regular hexagonal honeycomb …