Lightweight materials and structures have attracted tremendous interests for their compelling
advantages in a range of engineering problems that have placed heightened requirements …

It is widely known that the demand for lightweight structures with excellent energy absorption
capacity is paramount in numerous engineering applications. Many publications have …

In engineering design, origami structures are frequently characterized by their geometry-
shifting behavior, mechanical properties, lightness, and appealing aesthetic qualities. In …

Thin-walled hollow structures capable of large plastic deformations are ubiquitously present
in sacrificial, high-capacity energy absorbers. A significant challenge in the field of structural …

In order to improve the crashworthiness of traditional Thin-Walled Struct, a new method for
designing multicellular tubes is presented in this paper. In this work, multicellular columns …

With the development of railway technology, high-speed trains have been invested in
practical operation increasingly. The traffic accident that train runs at high speed will cause …

In this article, the experimental and finite element analysis is utilized to investigate the quasi-
static compression features of sandwich constructions built with tapered tubes. 3D printing …

Significant demand exists for sacrificial energy absorbers which can achieve ideal
mechanical performance (ie, near-constant reaction forces) utilizing lightweight, readily …

Carbon fiber reinforced composite (CFRC) tubes and polyurethane foams have been widely
applied as lightweight energy absorbing elements. The purpose of this paper is to design …

In this paper, a meticulous parametric study has been conducted into the crashworthiness of
tubes with lateral corrugations. Such corrugated aluminum tubes had already shown to have …