Over the past several decades, a noticeable amount of research efforts has been directed to
minimising injuries and death to people inside a structure that is subjected to an impact …

In the past decades, there has been a constant aspiration for light-weight and highly efficient
energy-absorbing structures and materials in vehicle and other industries. A large number of …

This study proposed a new bio-inspired hierarchical circular honeycomb (BHCH), mimicking
the hierarchical structures from wood. The mechanical properties and energy absorption …

Bio-inspired thin-walled structures have gained growing interests attributed to their excellent
performance of energy absorption and lightweight. This study proposes a novel energy …

Bio-inspired engineering design has drawn considerable attention in the recent years for its
great structural and mechanical features. This study aimed to explore the energy absorption …

This work aimed to investigate progressive collapse behaviors and mechanisms of the 3D
printed thin-walled composite structures under quasi-static compression and dynamic …

Metal/composite hybrid structures, which combine low-density composites with low-cost
metallic materials, exhibit considerable potential to provide cost-effective energy-absorbing …

This important study focuses on the way in which structures and materials can be best
designed to absorb kinetic energy in a controllable and predictable manner. Understanding …

In this paper, an innovative bio-inspired multi-layered graded foam-filled structure (MGFS)
mimicking the characteristics of the human skeleton was proposed in an attempt to improve …

This paper reviews the common shapes of collapsible energy absorbers and the different
modes of deformation of the most common ones. Common shapes include circular tubes …