Lightweight materials and structures have been extensively studied for a wide range of
applications in design and manufacturing of more environment-friendly and more …

The research and application of high speed metal cutting (HSMC) is aimed at achieving
higher productivity and improved surface quality. This paper reviews the advancements in …

Over the past few decades, there has been a constant pursuit for lightweight and high-
performance energy absorption structures and materials in automobiles, trains, ships …

In this paper, we systematically proposed the strategy of tailoring strain delocalization to
evade long-standing strength-ductility trade-off dilemma. The scientific contribution is to …

This is the first of three overviews on failure of metals. Here, brittle and ductile failure under
monotonic loadings are addressed within the context of the local approach to fracture. In this …

Phase-field models have been a topic of much research in recent years. Results have
shown that these models are able to produce complex crack patterns in both two and three …

This study explores the progressive collapse resistance of composite substructures with the
fully-welded connection (FC) and fully-welded connection with rectangular web openings …

Recent developments in engineering and technology have brought about serious and
enlarged demands for reliability, safety and economy in wide range of fields such as …

Basic ductile fracture experiments for sheet metal (or flat coupons extracted from bulk
material) are presented to characterize the onset of fracture at different stress states. Special …

Sheet metal experiences various stress states during plastic deformation, including uniaxial
compression, shear, uniaxial, plane strain and equibiaxial tension, but the existing yield …