Energy absorbing structures made from composite materials are lightweight, fuel
economical and environmentally friendly. In spite of these advantages, some issues have to …

This article investigates the influence of adding halloysite nanoclay (HNC), montmorillonite
clay (MC), alumina (Al2O3), silica (SiO2), and silicon carbide (SiC) nanofillers on the …

The recent article investigates the impact of the presence of halloysite nanoclay (HNC) on
crashworthiness performance of glass/epoxy energy absorbent composite tubes. Specimens …

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 …

The capability of a structure to absorb enormous amount of energy is a crucial issue,
particularly for structural components of vehicles, in decreasing the injury in case of collision …

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 …

This paper focuses on the dynamic tensile response of glass-graphite/epoxy composites
illustrating improvement in energy absorption through hybridization. The dynamic response …

The correction functions that can be used to determine the stress state of a flattened disk
specimen in diametral testing are provided by referring to the analytical solutions for arc-and …

The characteristics of strain hardening of selective laser melting (SLM) processed AlSi10Mg
under dynamic impact was investigated. The dynamic impact at high strain rate loading …

The mechanical characteristics of vinyl ester nanocomposites were investigated under a
high rate of axial loading. The thermoset composites were sonicated with exfoliated graphite …