Advanced thin-walled composite structures for energy absorption applications

MA Abd El-baky, DA Hegazy, MA Hassan - Applied Composite Materials, 2022 - Springer
This article investigates the influence of adding halloysite nanoclay (HNC), montmorillonite
clay (MC), alumina (Al2O3), silica (SiO2), and silicon carbide (SiC) nanofillers on the …

Effect of alumina nano‐particles on collapse behavior and energy absorption of laterally loaded glass/epoxy composite tubes

DA Hegazy, MM Awd Allah, H Alshahrani… - Polymer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Due to its exceptional mechanical and crashworthiness properties, lightweight
nanocomposites have recently been used more and more in aviation, defense, nautical, and …

Lateral crashing response of thin‐walled composite structures filled with carbon nanopowder

DA Hegazy, MM Awd Allah, H Alshahrani… - Polymer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In this article, the performance of transversely loaded glass fiber reinforced epoxy (GFRE)
tubular components containing carbon nanopowder (CNP) in terms of crashworthiness was …

Potentiality of halloysite nanoclay on crashworthiness performance of polymer composite tubular elements

MA Abd El-baky, DA Hegazy… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The recent article investigates the impact of the presence of halloysite nanoclay (HNC) on
crashworthiness performance of glass/epoxy energy absorbent composite tubes. Specimens …

Energy absorption capability of laterally loaded glass/epoxy tubular components containing halloysite nanotubes

MM Awd Allah, MA Abd El-baky… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The crashworthiness capability of laterally loaded glass/epoxy (GFRE) tubular components
containing halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) was explored in this article. GFRE components filled …

Impact of montmorillonite clay on energy absorption capability of glass/epoxy composite tubes: an experimental study

K Abd El-Aziz, DA Hegazy, MA Abd El-baky - Fibers and Polymers, 2022 - Springer
Nano-filled composites can be used as energy dissipating members in vehicles owing to
their substantial features such as low weight, improved stiffness, excellent fracture …

Novel energy absorbent composites for crashworthiness applications

MA Abd El-baky, DA Hegazy… - Journal of Industrial …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Glass reinforced epoxy composite tubes filled with 1, 2, 3, and 4 wt.% of HNC, MC, Al2O3,
SiO2, and SiC nanofillers were fabricated using wet-wrapping process by hand lay-up and …

An experimental investigation into crashworthiness of filament wound intra-yarn hybrid glass/jute epoxy composites tubes under quasi-static axial and lateral …

S Samim, E Mahdi, M Mustapha, A Rusli… - Composites …, 2024 - Elsevier
The increasing demand for sustainable materials in the automotive industry has driven the
research towards exploration of natural fiber composites for crash structures. This study …