Review of sandwich structures under impact loadings: experimental, numerical and theoretical analysis

H Guo, H Yuan, J Zhang, D Ruan - Thin-Walled Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
With the swift advancement of aerospace, shipbuilding and engineering, the significance of
sandwich structures with cellular cores is becoming increasingly prominent due to their multi …

[HTML][HTML] A review of recent research on bio-inspired structures and materials for energy absorption applications

N San Ha, G Lu - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
It is widely known that the availability of lightweight structures with excellent energy
absorption capacity is essential for numerous engineering applications. Inspired by many …

Dynamic behaviors of bio-inspired structures: Design, mechanisms, and models

W Zhang, J Xu, TX Yu - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Review of current trends in research and applications of sandwich structures

V Birman, GA Kardomateas - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
The review outlines modern trends in theoretical developments, novel designs and modern
applications of sandwich structures. The most recent work published at the time of writing of …

A review of the recent trends on core structures and impact response of sandwich panels

Q Ma, MRM Rejab, JP Siregar… - Journal of Composite …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
It is a challenging task to advance the excellent strength and structural performance of
sandwich structures, while continuing to reduce the weight and cost parameters. Thousands …

Bio-inspired vibration isolation: methodology and design

G Yan, HX Zou, S Wang… - Applied …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Various bio-inspired vibration isolators have been emerged in recent decades and applied
successfully in the protection of sensitive components, improvement of operating comfort …

In-plane dynamic crashing behavior and energy absorption of novel bionic honeycomb structures

X Niu, F Xu, Z Zou, T Fang, S Zhang, Q **e - Composite Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Bending response and energy absorption of sandwich beams with novel auxetic honeycomb core

X Zhao, L Wei, D Wen, G Zhu, Q Yu, ZD Ma - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, the enhanced auxetic honeycomb structure has attracted attention owing to
its high strength and negative Poisson's effect. The purpose of this study is to explore the …

Effect of structural parameters on low-velocity impact behavior of aluminum honeycomb sandwich structures with CFRP face sheets

W He, L Yao, X Meng, G Sun, D **e, J Liu - Thin-Walled Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper systematically investigates the low-velocity impact response and resulting
damage behavior of aluminum honeycomb sandwich structures with carbon fiber reinforced …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review on material selection for polymer matrix composites subjected to impact load

V Mahesh, S Joladarashi, SM Kulkarni - Defence Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Polymer matrix composites (PMC) are extensively been used in many engineering
applications. Various natural fibers have emerged as potential replacements to synthetic …