On the crashworthiness of thin-walled multi-cell structures and materials: State of the art and prospects

R Yao, T Pang, B Zhang, J Fang, Q Li, G Sun - Thin-Walled Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the past few decades, there has been a constant pursuit for lightweight and high-
performance energy absorption structures and materials in automobiles, trains, ships …

Theoretical analysis on CFRP/Al hybrid multi-cell tubes under axial crushing loading

B Lu, J Zhang, D Zheng, J Xie, T Zhang… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The CFRP/Al hybrid multi-cell tubes have an excellent energy absorption performance
under axial crushing loading. This paper creatively proposes a theoretical analysis model to …

Crushing behavior and protective performance of varying cores in UHPFRC-steel-foam sandwich structures: experiment, optimal selection and application

R Xie, W Fan, Y He, B Liu, X Shao - Thin-Walled Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
A novel sandwich structure composed of ultra-high performance fiber reinforced concrete
(UHPFRC) face panels and core steel structures has been demonstrated to possess good …

Crashworthiness of asymmetrical square tubes with unequal cells and various wall thicknesses under multiple load conditions

D Kong, D Meng, Y Gao, J Yang - Construction and Building Materials, 2025 - Elsevier
This paper investigates asymmetrical square tubes with unequal cells and various wall
thicknesses under multiple load conditions. Numerical simulations are first conducted to …

Influence of loading rate and temperature on the energy absorption of 3D-printed polymeric origami tubes under quasi-static loading

X Zuo, C Guo, W Chen, Y Wang, J Zhao, H Lv - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Owing to deformation in the form of the diamond mode with high-energy absorption capacity,
origami thin-walled tubes have attracted considerable attention in recent years. Stamping …

Performance of end-capped multi-segmented conical tubes filled with foam under axial and oblique loads as an energy absorber

MJ Rezvani, H Souzangarzadeh - Journal of the Brazilian Society of …, 2024 - Springer
Improving the crashworthiness performance of the energy absorber and reducing the
intensity of the load on the main structure using plastic deformation at the end of the vehicle …