In order to enhance the load-carrying and energy-absorbing capacity of the energy-
absorbing structure, a new energy-absorbing mode of a metal foam-filled sandwich circular …

As the application of energy-absorption structure reaches an unprecedented scale in both
academia and industry, a reflection upon the state-of-the-art developments in the …

With the rapid advancement of the new generation of ammunition, the evaluation of the
explosion power has received worldwide attention. To assess the power of blast waves …

This paper is concerned with the plastic energy absorption behavior of expansion tubes
under axial compression by a conical–cylindrical die. The experiments and numerical …

This work investigated the energy absorption behavior of expansion circular tubes. This kind
of energy absorption device dissipates the impact of kinetic energy through plastic …

Based on the two-arc profile assumption, the expansion deformation and energy absorption
of circular tubes compressed by conical-cylindrical dies were reconsidered. First, the …

This paper describes the energy absorption and crashworthiness optimization of an
expanding structure under axial loading, which has been applied to a rail vehicle coupling …

One of the challenges in solving the structural crashworthiness optimisation problem under
impact deformation constraints is to construct an efficient and concise representation method …

The expansion tube plays a crucial role in the field of train collision safety protection. In this
study, we combine the expansion characteristics of negative Poisson's ratio (NPR) with the …

The rocket nozzle is one of the core components to ensure the safe flight of rockets. To
overcome the problems of multi-step forming, the occurrence of defects, and severe plastic …