Researchers and engineers have been fascinated by the way weak organic and inorganic
components naturally combine to create strong and long-lasting structures for the past few …

Ganoderma is a genus of fungi that has been the subject of much research, largely due to its
medicinal or therapeutic qualities. However, the structure of their sporocarps (similar to …

Biological composite structures with helicoidal schemes and designs have good damage
tolerance and high impact energy absorption. However, the effect of redirection and the …

We investigate the ballistic performance of an aircraft engine containment casing
demonstrator, made of composite materials with a novel bio-inspired hybrid interleaved …

Magnetorheological (MR) shear thickening gel (MSTG) has excellent magnetically sensitive
and rate-dependent properties, making it a promising candidate for buffering application …

Bio-inspired helicoidal carbon fiber reinforced polymer composite (CFRPC) laminates are
one of the novel composite structures that have potential applications in many engineering …

This paper reports the performance of protective structure inspired by elasmoid fish scales,
employing a combination of experimental and numerical techniques. The composite scale …

Sandwich panels were fabricated with aluminium faces and two different types of cores:(i)
the PAC (high-and low-density polyethylene-aluminium-cellulose) core made from recycled …

An experimental study is presented on the low velocity impact (LVI) and compression after
impact (CAI) response of T800-SC carbon/epoxy laminates manufactured via automated …

Developing low-cost and high-performance interlaminar toughening strategies for the
advanced CFRP products has great engineering significances. Combining features on …