Lightweight materials and structures have attracted tremendous interests for their compelling
advantages in a range of engineering problems that have placed heightened requirements …

Robust finite element models are utilised for their ability to predict simple to complex
mechanical behaviour under certain conditions at a very low cost compared to experimental …

Carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) composite materials demonstrate significant promise
to further improve weight to performance in automotive engineering. Nevertheless, design of …

Carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP) are characterized by lightweight, high specific
strength and stiffness, superior energy-absorbing capacity, and excellent design flexibility …

This paper aims to investigate the lateral planar crushing and bending responses of carbon
fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) square tube filled with aluminum honeycomb. The various …

In the present study, the crashworthiness and the numerical simulation of circular hybrid
aluminium-CFRP tubes are investigated. It can be shown that hybrids provide significant …

This paper aims to study the deformation characteristics and failure mechanisms of fiber-
reinforced polymer composites used in layered composite armor under ballistic impact. A …

Angle-ply carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) crush tubes were tested in drop weight
impact experiments. High-fidelity computational modelling of the dynamic impact response …

Composite tubular structures are of interest as viable energy absorbing components in
vehicular front rail structures to improve crashworthiness. Desirable tools in designing such …

A novel three-dimensional damage model based on continuum damage mechanics (CDM)
is established for the analysis of damage and fracture in woven carbon fibre reinforced …