Cellular and Composite Structures

Biomimetic lattice structures based on muskox and bighorn sheep anatomy demonstrate enhanced energy absorption with external horns, though material ductility proves more critical than geometry.

Compressive damage evolution in 3D-printed C-CFRPs laminates controlled by porosity distribution and lay-up sequence, with kink band morphology determined by interlayer porosity mismatch patterns.

Comparative life-cycle assessment of CO2 emissions in GFRP versus steel structural components, demonstrating GFRP sustainability advantages through unit performance metrics and sensitivity analysis.

Aluminum foam sandwich structure with asymmetric panels achieves 30% weight reduction in aircraft nose bulkhead while maintaining bird strike resistance through dual energy absorption mechanisms.

Catenary-reinforced re-entrant honeycomb sandwich beams demonstrate enhanced crashworthiness, with 64.9% improvement in load-bearing capacity and 46.9% increase in energy absorption.

Beam integration in CLT floors reduces low-frequency impact noise; LAFmax metric demonstrates strong perceptual validity for floor-impact design in timber construction.

Explainable machine learning framework for predicting dynamic mechanical responses of LPBF-fabricated A286 lattice structures under high-strain-rate impact testing with interpretable design rules.

Learn how natural porous materials achieve strength despite high porosity through hierarchical design. Discover biomimetic strategies for engineering tough synthetic porous materials for.

Case and crash-test analysis showing underride-driven rear seat pan contacting the rearward-rotating front seatback produced bottoming-out impulses that substantially amplified thoracic loading.