The automotive sector is undergoing a significant transformation to address critical
challenges affecting consumers and the climate. One of the most difficult tasks is reducing …

Increased fuel cost and emission norms have pushed automobile sectors to produce lighter
and more efficient vehicles. Reduction in overall vehicle weight, using parts made by …

In the present research, the energy absorption and collapse behaviors of composite-coated
corrugation-reinforced cylindrical absorbers were studied. The composite-coating of the …

One of the essential automotive parts is a crash box, which is essential for initial kinetic
energy absorption. However, both vehicle weight and energy-absorbing performance of …

As the application of energy-absorption structure reaches an unprecedented scale in both
academia and industry, a reflection upon the state-of-the-art developments in the …

The effect of the number of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CRFP) layers on the axial
crushing capacity of aluminum–CFRP square hybrid tubes was investigated both …

There is an ever-increasing demand in the automotive sector to continuously improve the
performance and reduce cost through weight reduction in the structure of the vehicle. In the …

Thin-walled tubular configurations with hybridization concept have been gained special
consideration in recent years owing to their substantial balance between light-weight …

In most cylindrical tubes, the occurrence of negative stiffness under compression is
unavoidable. This downward trend in the force–displacement relationship means a …

Thin-walled tubes have a significant role in increasing the absorption of energy in an energy-
absorbing system. Due to ease of production and non-complex geometry, holed thin-walled …