A heat shield called the thermal protection system (TPS) is an important structure in
hypersonic vehicles as it prevents hot air from entering vehicles and potential impacts from …

Abstract Thermal Protection System (TPS) is an essential component of space vehicles to
protect them against the aerothermal heating imposed on them during the atmospheric …

To enhance the energy absorption capacity of the sandwich structures, the foam filled
composite X-core sandwich panels were fabricated by a hot-press molding technology. The …

Adding stiffeners or forming a sandwich structure are two ways to reduce unnecessary risks
or costs for structures made of advanced materials. Through the proposal of a hybrid …

Silicon carbide-based ceramic matrix composites have received extensive attention in
recent years. Many excellent reviews have reported on the tribological behavior of carbon …

Sandwich structures are important innovative multifunctional structures with the advantages
of low density and high performance. Creative design for sandwich structures is a design …

A lightweight thermal protection/insulation integrated sandwich structure for the aerospace
thermal protection system (TPS) was developed with the aim of achieving superior …

As an advanced material, C f/SiC composites are wildly used in many aerospace industries
due to their excellent properties. However, machining the material often encounters many …

Functionally graded lattice structures have attracted considerable interest owing to their
superior mechanical performance compared to traditional uniform structures. In this paper, a …

This paper investigates mechanical behaviors and fracture mechanisms of bio-inspired thin-
walled corrugated-core sandwich composite structures made of carbon fiber-reinforced …