Anti-blast and-impact performances of auxetic structures: A review of structures, materials, methods, and fabrications

RP Bohara, S Linforth, T Nguyen, A Ghazlan… - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Auxetics are a class of structural metamaterials with a negative Poisson's ratio. In
comparison to conventional structures, auxetic structures are proven to exhibit several …

Review of current trends for metal-based sandwich panel: Failure mechanisms and their contribution factors

MK Faidzi, S Abdullah, MF Abdullah, AH Azman… - Engineering Failure …, 2021 - Elsevier
This review outlines the evolution of sandwich panels based on recent work and older
sources, focusing on the trends concerning sandwich panel achievements and applications …

Orientation-dependent phase transition pathways of single-crystal nickel over large shock range

T Liu, L Chen, W Li, Z Liu, J Zhang, X Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The response of single crystals to increasing shock strength involves complex phase
transition processes from solid-solid to solid-liquid phases. However, it is not yet fully …

Deformation dynamics of h-BN reinforced polyethylene nanocomposite under shock/impact loading

A Chaurasia, RS Mulik, A Parashar - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The aim of this article was to reveal the dynamic and structural response of hexagonal boron
nitride (h-BN) reinforced polyethylene (PE) nanocomposites under shock/impact loading …

Wave propagation in periodic nano structures through second strain gradient elasticity

B Yang, M Bacciocchi, N Fantuzzi, R Luciano… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The study of wave propagation in the periodic nano-waveguides is of importance to advance
the development of energy and wave controlling systems. In this paper, firstly, the element …

Fiber metal laminates for high strain rate applications with layerwise shock impedance tuning

A Pai, M Rodriguez-Millan, CR Kini, R Mallya… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Novel materials such as fiber-metal laminates (FMLs) have demonstrated significant
potential in a variety of applications. They must contend with problems such fatigue, creep …

Experimental and numerical studies of fiber metal laminates comprising ballistic fabrics subjected to shock impact

A Pai, CR Kini, S Shenoy - Composite Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
The scope of fiber metal laminates (FMLs) in the applications for shock and blastwave
mitigation has been gaining a lot of focus recently. The response of the FML structures to …

A generalized model for one dimensional impact response of a heterogeneous layered medium

SP Singh, H Singh, P Mahajan - International Journal of Impact Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, we study the response of a heterogeneous layered medium subjected to a one-
dimensional normal impact, with low, intermediate, and high velocity of impact, by studying …

[HTML][HTML] Ballistic performance of functionally graded B4C/Al composites without abrupt interfaces: experiments and simulations

Y Wang, Q Liu, B Zhang, H Wang, PJ Hazell… - journal of materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Functionally graded materials (FGMs) are promising protective structures for lightweight
armor plates because of their features and designability. However, traditional discretely …

[HTML][HTML] The scope of acoustic impedance matching of hybrid fiber metal laminates for shielding applications

A Pai, BS Shenoy, RC Kini, S Hegde - Journal of King Saud University …, 2023 - Elsevier
In a multi-layered shielding material, the sequence of the arrangement of the layers affects
the extent of insulation to acoustic waves. In the current work, hybrid composite laminates …