As a class of promising cost-effective lightweight structures, metal-composite hybrid
structures has rapidly emerged in automotive industry largely attributable to their …

The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare the ability of various composite
structures to dissipate the energy generated during a crash. To this end, circular composite …

The capability to numerically model the crushing behaviour of composite structures will
enable the efficient design of structures with high specific energy absorption capacity. This is …

This chapter investigates the potential benefits of composite materials in a crash considering
the changing landscape of safety and sustainability requirements. The current state of the art …

Compared with traditional metal materials, composite materials can be better designed by
changing layup condition or ply orientation to meet performance requirements. In this study …

This paper describes the development of a numerical model of (0°/90°) CFRP plates
subjected to low velocity crushing, based on physical observations. The developed model is …

The energy absorption characteristics of fiber-reinforced composite tubes subjected to axial
quasi-static and dynamic crushing were investigated in this research. The influences of fiber …

Metallic thin-walled round tubes are widely used as energy absorption elements. However,
lateral splash of the round tubes under impact loadings reduces the energy absorption …

The architecture of textile reinforcement affects the deformation and failure behavior of the
textile reinforced composites. This paper presents an approximate method that incorporates …

The ability to accurately predict the crashworthiness performance is crucial to the use of
composites in the primary energy absorbing structures in vehicles. Such predictions require …