Lightweight metallic cellular materials: a systematic review on mechanical characteristics and engineering applications

E Wang, R Yao, Q Li, X Hu, G Sun - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Lightweight metallic cellular materials (MCMs) have been seen in numerous engineering
applications to date, primarily due to their excellent mechanical characteristics such as low …

Lightweight hybrid materials and structures for energy absorption: A state-of-the-art review and outlook

G Sun, D Chen, G Zhu, Q Li - Thin-Walled Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Lightweight materials and structures have attracted tremendous interests for their compelling
advantages in a range of engineering problems that have placed heightened requirements …

Energy absorption of thin walled tube filled with gradient auxetic structures-theory and simulation

Q Gao, WH Liao - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, auxetic structures have been applied in the energy absorption field due to
the unique mechanical properties. Inspired by foam filled structures, this study proposes a …

Enhancing out-of-plane compressive performance of carbon fiber composite honeycombs

X Chen, G Yu, Z Wang, L Feng, L Wu - Composite Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on strengthening carbon fiber composite honeycombs which provide the
higher strength than other competitive lightweight materials by the design of curved wall …

[HTML][HTML] Influences of skin thickness, core topology, depth and direction on flexural deformation and ductile failure of Al honeycomb-based sandwich structures

W Li, D Atsushi, YH Oh, S Jirathearanat, ZA Wu… - Composites Part B …, 2022 - Elsevier
To systematically explore the effects of skin thickness, core topology, core depth and core
direction on crushing deformation, failure behavior, mode and mechanism of aluminum (Al) …

Study on the impact resistance of honeycomb sandwich structures under low-velocity/heavy mass

X Xue, C Zhang, W Chen, M Wu, J Zhao - Composite Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
The honeycomb sandwich structure is a typical light weight structure that is widely used in
transportation and other industries. It is necessary to study the impact resistance of this …

Energy-absorption characteristics of tube-reinforced absorbent honeycomb sandwich structure

L Yan, K Zhu, N Chen, X Zheng, M Quaresimin - Composite Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Nomex honeycombs are widely used in lightweight structures due to their unique porous
structure. By adding an absorbent agent to Nomex honeycomb wall and filling carbon fiber …

Potential of honeycomb-filled composite structure in composite cross-arm component: A review on recent progress and its mechanical properties

AL Amir, MR Ishak, N Yidris, MYM Zuhri, MRM Asyraf - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, pultruded glass fiber-reinforced polymer composite (PGFRPC) structures have
been used widely for cross-arms in high transmission towers. These composite structures …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of stacking sequence on long-term creep performance of pultruded GFRP composites

MRM Asyraf, A Syamsir, NM Zahari, ABM Supian… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pultruded glass-fibre reinforced polymer (pGFRP) composites are classified as lightweight
material, which exhibit high strength-to-weight ratio for structural usage. This composite …

Collapse modes of aluminium honeycomb sandwich structures under fatigue bending loading

G Palomba, V Crupi, G Epasto - Thin-Walled Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
Aluminium honeycomb sandwich panels are an interesting lightweight structural solution for
several applications such as marine structures, aerospace, automotive and aeronautics. In …