The enhancement of fuel economy and the emission of greenhouse gases are the key
growing challenges around the globe that drive automobile manufacturers to produce …

As a high-demand material, polymer matrix composites are being used in many advanced
industrial applications. Due to ecological issues in the past decade, some attention has …

The research focus has shifted towards lightweight structures with high energy absorption
capabilities due to advancements in automotive safety technology. This study specifically …

The crashworthiness of composite tubes is widely examined for various types of FRP
composites. However, the use of hybrid composites potentially enhances the material …

Filament winding process is one of the composite fabrication methods, which has relative
lower manufacturing costs, higher efficiency and automation. It is commonly used to …

Natural fibres, valued for their low density, cost-effectiveness, high strength-to-weight ratio,
and efficient energy absorption, are increasingly emerging as alternatives to synthetic …

Hybrid composite materials have been widely used to advance the mechanical responses of
fiber-reinforced composites by utilizing different types of fibers and fillers in a single …

In recent years, the use of lightweight structures made of composites reinforced with natural
fibers in energy absorption applications has increased greatly. As a consequence …

Tubular structures can dissipate kinetic energy of collision through plastic deformation. In
this paper hexagonal aluminum (6060-T6) with variable tubes are proposed as energy …

Experiments of a steel sphere oblique impact with a rubber cushion have been proceeded to
research the variation laws of the specific energy at interface. The contact surfaces above …