An insight from nature: honeycomb pattern in advanced structural design for impact energy absorption

From biology to biomimicry: Using nature to build better structures – A review

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Compression behaviors of the bio-inspired hierarchical lattice structure with improved mechanical properties and energy absorption capacity

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Lignin as Polymer Electrolyte Precursor for Stable and Sustainable Potassium Batteries

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Mechanical properties and energy absorption of bio-inspired hierarchical circular honeycomb

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Uncover the underlying mechanisms of topology and structural hierarchy in energy absorption performances of bamboo-inspired tubular honeycomb

(2022) Wen Zhang et al.   Extreme Mechanics Letters

Cardanol-Derived Epoxy Resins as Biobased Gel Polymer Electrolytes for Potassium-Ion Conduction

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Investigation of the effect of wavy honeycomb on the bending performance of the sandwich structure

(2022) Alparslan Solak et al.   JOURNAL OF SANDWICH STRUCTURES & MATERIALS

A transient dual-type sensor based on MXene/cellulose nanofibers composite for intelligent sedentary and sitting postures monitoring

(2022) Haizhou Huang et al.   CARBON

Energy absorption capability of graded and non-graded sheet-based gyroid structures fabricated by microcast processing

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In-plane energy absorption characteristics and mechanical properties of 3D printed novel hybrid cellular structures

(2022) M. Sadegh Ebrahimi et al.   Journal of Materials Research and Technology-JMR&T

Adhesive hydrogels tailored with cellulose nanofibers and ferric ions for highly sensitive strain sensors

(2022) Cancan Shan et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Linear-Nonlinear Stiffness Responses of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composite Materials and Structures: A Numerical Study

(2021) S. S. R. Koloor et al.   Polymers

Architected cellular materials: A review on their mechanical properties towards fatigue-tolerant design and fabrication

(2021) M. Benedetti et al.   MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING R-REPORTS

Nanosponge-Based Composite Gel Polymer Electrolyte for Safer Li-O2 Batteries

(2021) Julia Amici et al.   Polymers

Design and Modeling of Bamboo Biomorphic Structure for In-plane Energy Absorption Improvement

(2021) Chukwuzubelu Okenwa Ufodike et al.   MATERIALS & DESIGN

On the structural parameters of honeycomb-core sandwich panels against low-velocity impact

(2021) Guangyong Sun et al.   COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING

Bioinspired energy absorbing material designs using additive manufacturing

(2021) Aniket Ingrole et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

A review of additive manufacturing of metamaterials and developing trends

(2021) Junxiang Fan et al.   Materials Today

State‐of‐the‐art review on honeycomb sandwich composite structures with an emphasis on filler materials

(2021) Navin Kumar Chandrasekaran et al.   POLYMER COMPOSITES

Sandwich Structures for Energy Absorption Applications: A Review

(2021) Faris Tarlochan   Materials

Advances of composite cross arms with incorporation of material core structures: Manufacturability, recent progress and views

(2021) A.L. Amir et al.   Journal of Materials Research and Technology-JMR&T

Multiscale understanding in fracture resistance of bamboo skin

(2021) Junhe Cui et al.   Extreme Mechanics Letters

Micro‐Mesoporous Carbons from Cyclodextrin Nanosponges Enabling High‐Capacity Silicon Anodes and Sulfur Cathodes for Lithiated Si‐S Batteries

(2021) Mojtaba Alidoost et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Laser-based additively manufactured bio-inspired crashworthy structure: Energy absorption and collapse behaviour under static and dynamic loadings

(2021) Xi Wang et al.   MATERIALS & DESIGN

Performance of 3D printed topologically optimized novel auxetic structures under compressive loading: experimental and FE analyses

(2021) Sohail Gohar et al.   Journal of Materials Research and Technology-JMR&T

Beamless Metal Additive Manufacturing

(2020) Mohammad Vaezi et al.   Materials

Effects of cell aspect ratio and relative density on deformation response and failure of honeycomb core structure

(2020) Muhammad Salman Khan et al.   Materials Research Express

Bioinspired hierarchical impact tolerant materials

(2020) Susana Estrada et al.   Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

Study on mechanical properties of multi-structure dactyl-inspired sandwich honeycomb with basalt fiber

(2020) Qigang Han et al.   COMPOSITE STRUCTURES

A high toughness and light weight armor structure bioinspired design based on a bovine hoof wall

(2020) Bingfeng Wang et al.   MATERIALS LETTERS

Crashworthiness of innovative hexagonal honeycomb-like structures subjected to out-of-plane compression

(2020) Zhong-gang Wang et al.   Journal of Central South University

Fabrication of High-Quality Polymer Composite Frame by a New Method of Fiber Winding Process

(2020) Jaroslav Mlýnek et al.   Polymers

Experimental investigation on impact and bending properties of a novel dactyl-inspired sandwich honeycomb with carbon fiber

(2020) Qigang Han et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

In-plane crushing behavior of density graded cross-circular honeycombs with zero Poisson's ratio

(2020) Hexiang Wu et al.   THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES

An Overview of Material Extrusion Troubleshooting

(2020) Giselle Hsiang Loh et al.   Applied Sciences-Basel

In-plane impact resistance enhancement with a graded cell-wall angle design for auxetic metamaterials

(2020) Xin Wu et al.   COMPOSITE STRUCTURES

Crushing analysis and design optimization for foam-filled aluminum/CFRP hybrid tube against transverse impact

(2020) Shunfeng Li et al.   COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING

Moisture Absorption Effects on Mode II Delamination of Carbon/Epoxy Composites

(2020) King Jye Wong et al.   Polymers

Energy absorbed ability and damage analysis for honeycomb sandwich material of bio-inspired micro aerial vehicle under low velocity impact

(2020) Jianxun Du et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART C-JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE

Representative Cell Analysis for Damage-Based Failure Model of Polymer Hexagonal Honeycomb Structure under the Out-of-Plane Loadings

(2020) Muhammad Salman Khan et al.   Polymers

Crushing behavior of honeycomb structure: a review

(2019) Tiju Thomas et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CRASHWORTHINESS

Energy absorption of a bio-inspired honeycomb sandwich panel

(2019) Ngoc San Ha et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE

Preparation and impact resistance performance of bionic sandwich structure inspired from beetle forewing

(2019) Zhen-bing Cai et al.   COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING

A natural energy absorbent polymer composite: The equine hoof wall

(2019) Wei Huang et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Metallic tube-reinforced aluminum honeycombs: Compressive and bending performances

(2019) Yunwei Zhang et al.   COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING

In-plane dynamic crushing of a novel circular-celled honeycomb nested with petal-shaped mesostructure

(2019) Xianfeng Yang et al.   COMPOSITE STRUCTURES

Mechanical properties and energy absorption of 3D printed square hierarchical honeycombs under in-plane axial compression

(2019) Yong Tao et al.   COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING

A numerical study on the in-plane dynamic crushing of self-similar hierarchical honeycombs

(2019) Qiang He et al.   MECHANICS OF MATERIALS

Experimental study of a honeycomb energy-absorbing device for high-speed trains

(2019) Benhuai Li et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART F-JOURNAL OF RAIL AND RAPID TRANSIT

How does bio-inspired graded honeycomb filler affect energy absorption characteristics?

(2019) Yuze Nian et al.   THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES

A review of recent research on bio-inspired structures and materials for energy absorption applications

(2019) Ngoc San Ha et al.   COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING

Crashworthiness design of self-similar graded honeycomb-filled composite circular structures

(2019) Yuze Nian et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Out-of-plane mechanical behaviors of a side hierarchical honeycomb

(2019) Yong Zhang et al.   MECHANICS OF MATERIALS

Distribution of chemical residues in the beehive compartments and their transfer to the honeybee brood

(2019) María Murcia Morales et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

On impacting mechanical behaviors of side fractal structures

(2019) Yong Zhang et al.   THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES

Mechanical properties and energy absorption characteristics of tropical fruit durian (Durio zibethinus)

(2019) Ngoc San Ha et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Crashworthiness design of novel hierarchical hexagonal columns

(2018) Xiang Xu et al.   COMPOSITE STRUCTURES

Impact energy absorption of bio-inspired tubular sections with structural hierarchy

(2018) H.H. Tsang et al.   COMPOSITE STRUCTURES

Ripplecomb: a novel triangular tube reinforced corrugated honeycomb for energy absorption

(2018) Xianfeng Yang et al.   COMPOSITE STRUCTURES

Numerical and analytical investigation on crushing of fractal-like honeycombs with self-similar hierarchy

(2018) Dahai Zhang et al.   COMPOSITE STRUCTURES

In-plane crashworthiness of bio-inspired hierarchical honeycombs

(2018) Hanfeng Yin et al.   COMPOSITE STRUCTURES

On the influence of structural defects for honeycomb structure

(2018) Zhonggang Wang et al.   COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING

A review on functionally graded structures and materials for energy absorption

(2018) Fengxiang Xu et al.   ENGINEERING STRUCTURES

Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of γ-TiAl honeycomb structure fabricated by isothermal forging and pulse current assisted diffusion bonding

(2018) Chengcheng Shi et al.   INTERMETALLICS

Approaching perfect energy absorption through structural hierarchy

(2018) Hualin Fan et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE

On hierarchical honeycombs under out-of-plane crushing

(2018) Jianguang Fang et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES

Mechanical properties of spider-web hierarchical honeycombs subjected to out-of-plane impact loading

(2018) Qiang He et al.   JOURNAL OF SANDWICH STRUCTURES & MATERIALS

Energy absorption characteristics of bio-inspired honeycomb column thin-walled structure under impact loading

(2018) Peng Hao et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Behavior of auxetic structures under compression and impact forces

(2018) Chulho Yang et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Out-of-plane crashworthiness analysis of bio-inspired aluminum honeycomb patterned with horseshoe mesostructure

(2018) Xianfeng Yang et al.   THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES

Crashworthiness design for bio-inspired multi-cell tubes with quadrilateral, hexagonal and octagonal sections

(2018) Linwei Zhang et al.   THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES

3D printed hierarchical honeycombs with shape integrity under large compressive deformations

(2018) Yanyu Chen et al.   MATERIALS & DESIGN

Additive Manufacturing as a Method to Design and Optimize Bioinspired Structures

(2018) Audrey Velasco-Hogan et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Stress concentration in octagonal honeycombs due to defects

(2018) Shengchao Ouyang et al.   COMPOSITE STRUCTURES

High-velocity impact behaviour of aluminium honeycomb sandwich panels with different structural configurations

(2018) Guangyong Sun et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMPACT ENGINEERING

Experimental and numerical study on the energy absorption abilities of trabecular–honeycomb biomimetic structures inspired by beetle elytra

(2018) Xindi Yu et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE

Investigation on Microstructure of Beetle Elytra and Energy Absorption Properties of Bio-Inspired Honeycomb Thin-Walled Structure under Axial Dynamic Crushing

(2018) Jianxun Du et al.   Nanomaterials

Crashworthiness of bionic fractal hierarchical structures

(2018) Yong Zhang et al.   MATERIALS & DESIGN

Mechanical performance of vertex-based hierarchical vs square thin-walled multi-cell structure

(2018) Zhonggang Wang et al.   THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES

Compressive behaviour of 3D printed thermoplastic polyurethane honeycombs with graded densities

(2018) Simon R.G. Bates et al.   MATERIALS & DESIGN

Crushing resistance and energy absorption of pomelo peel inspired hierarchical honeycomb

(2018) Wen Zhang et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMPACT ENGINEERING

Design and characterisation of cellular composite structures for automotive crash-boxes manufactured by out of die ultraviolet cured pultrusion

(2018) I. Saenz-Dominguez et al.   COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING

Energy-absorption characteristics of a bionic honeycomb tubular nested structure inspired by bamboo under axial crushing

(2018) Dayong Hu et al.   COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING

Biomimetic architected materials with improved dynamic performance

(2018) Zian Jia et al.   JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICS AND PHYSICS OF SOLIDS

Mechanical properties of bio-mimetic energy-absorbing materials under impact loading

(2017) Peng Hao et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE

Numerical analysis of the impact resistance in aluminum alloy bi-tubular thin-walled structures designs inspired by beetle elytra

(2017) Jinwu Xiang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE

Compression properties of metal beetle elytron plates and the elementary unit of the trabecular-honeycomb core structure

(2017) Xiaoming Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF SANDWICH STRUCTURES & MATERIALS

Energy absorption characteristics of bio-inspired honeycomb structure under axial impact loading

(2017) Jinwu Xiang et al.   MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING

On the crashworthiness performance of thin-walled energy absorbers: Recent advances and future developments

(2017) Ahmad Baroutaji et al.   THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES

Nanomaterial-Enabled Wearable Sensors for Healthcare

(2017) Shanshan Yao et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

The deformation mode and strengthening mechanism of compression in the beetle elytron plate

(2017) Jinxiang Chen et al.   MATERIALS & DESIGN

Experimental and numerical study on honeycomb sandwich panels under bending and in-panel compression

(2017) Guangyong Sun et al.   MATERIALS & DESIGN

Mechanical Properties of Interfaces in Inkjet 3D Printed Single- and Multi-Material Parts

(2017) Jochen Mueller et al.   3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing

Additive manufacturing of biologically-inspired materials

(2016) André R. Studart   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Design for Additive Manufacturing: Trends, opportunities, considerations, and constraints

(2016) Mary Kathryn Thompson et al.   CIRP ANNALS-MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY

On compressive properties of composite sandwich structures with grid reinforced honeycomb core

(2016) Zhi Sun et al.   COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING

Dynamic crushing behavior of functionally graded honeycomb structures with random defects

(2016) Tao Fan   International Journal of Materials Research

In-plane crushing of a hierarchical honeycomb

(2016) Jinxiu Qiao et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES

On design of graded honeycomb filler and tubal wall thickness for multiple load cases

(2016) Guohua Zhu et al.   THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES

A bionic method for the crashworthiness design of thin-walled structures inspired by bamboo

(2016) Meng Zou et al.   THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES

Mechanical Stress Induces Remodeling of Vascular Networks in Growing Leaves

(2016) Yohai Bar-Sinai et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

Crashworthiness of vertex based hierarchical honeycombs in out-of-plane impact

(2016) Guangyong Sun et al.   MATERIALS & DESIGN

Honeycomb–corrugation hybrid as a novel sandwich core for significantly enhanced compressive performance

(2016) Bin Han et al.   MATERIALS & DESIGN

Spiderweb honeycombs

(2015) D. Mousanezhad et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES

Review of beetle forewing structures and their biomimetic applications in China: (II) On the three-dimensional structure, modeling and imitation

(2015) Jinxiang Chen et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

Bioinspired engineering of honeycomb structure – Using nature to inspire human innovation

(2015) Qiancheng Zhang et al.   PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE

Optimization of foam-filled double circular tubes under axial and oblique impact loading conditions

(2015) F. Djamaluddin et al.   THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES

Dynamic crushing of uniform and density graded cellular structures based on the circle arc model

(2015) Jianjun Zhang et al.   Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures

Optimization of fused deposition modeling process parameters: a review of current research and future prospects

(2015) Omar A. Mohamed et al.   Advances in Manufacturing

Bio-inspired impact-resistant composites

(2014) L.K. Grunenfelder et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Influences of defects on dynamic crushing properties of functionally graded honeycomb structures

(2014) Tao Fan et al.   JOURNAL OF SANDWICH STRUCTURES & MATERIALS

Hierarchical multiscale structure-property relationships of the red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) beak

(2014) N. Lee et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Statistical finite element analysis of the buckling behavior of honeycomb structures

(2013) Domenico Asprone et al.   COMPOSITE STRUCTURES

The bending and failure of sandwich structures with auxetic gradient cellular cores

(2013) Y. Hou et al.   COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING

Crashing analysis and multiobjective optimization for thin-walled structures with functionally graded thickness

(2013) Guangyong Sun et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMPACT ENGINEERING

Dynamic crushing behavior and energy absorption of honeycombs with density gradient

(2013) Xin-chun Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF SANDWICH STRUCTURES & MATERIALS

Analyses on the dynamic strength of honeycombs under the y-directional crushing

(2013) Lingling Hu et al.   MATERIALS & DESIGN

Design of thin wall structures for energy absorption applications: Enhancement of crashworthiness due to axial and oblique impact forces

(2013) F. Tarlochan et al.   THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES

Theoretical and numerical investigation on the crush resistance of rhombic and kagome honeycombs

(2012) Xiong Zhang et al.   COMPOSITE STRUCTURES

Dynamic behavior of graded honeycombs – A finite element study

(2012) C.J. Shen et al.   COMPOSITE STRUCTURES

In-plane elastic buckling of hierarchical honeycomb materials

(2012) Qiang Chen et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MECHANICS A-SOLIDS

Light-weight thin-walled structures with patterned windows under axial crushing

(2012) Jie Song et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCES

Foil Optimization in Tailor Welded Blank of an Automotive Floor Component

(2012) K. Hariharan et al.   MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

The Stomatopod Dactyl Club: A Formidable Damage-Tolerant Biological Hammer

(2012) J. C. Weaver et al.   SCIENCE

Experimental and numerical crashworthiness investigation of empty and foam-filled end-capped conical tubes

(2011) Ali Ghamarian et al.   THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES

Static and fatigue load performance of a gfrp honeycomb bridge deck

(2010) Guido Camata et al.   COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING

Compressive behaviour of closed-cell aluminium foams at high strain rates

(2010) Jianhu Shen et al.   COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING

Transverse shear stiffness of thickness gradient honeycombs

(2010) C. Lira et al.   COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Effects of defects on the in-plane dynamic crushing of metal honeycombs

(2010) Xin-Chun Zhang et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCES

Some theoretical considerations on the dynamic response of sandwich structures under impulsive loading

(2009) Feng Zhu et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMPACT ENGINEERING

Energy-absorbing effectiveness factor

(2009) Norman Jones   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMPACT ENGINEERING

Parametric appraisal of mechanical property of fused deposition modelling processed parts

(2009) Anoop Kumar Sood et al.   MATERIALS & DESIGN

Mechanical behaviour and energy absorption of closed-cell aluminium foam panels in uniaxial compression

(2009) M.I. Idris et al.   MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING

Computer aided material selection for circular tubes designed to resist axial crushing

(2009) Annette Meidell   THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES

The Energy-Absorbing Characteristics of Tubular Structures With Geometric and Material Modifications: An Overview

(2008) S. Chung Kim Yuen et al.   Applied Mechanics Reviews

Stress concentration due to defects in a honeycomb structure

(2008) D.H. Chen et al.   COMPOSITE STRUCTURES

Impact Damage Resistance and Tolerance of Honeycomb Core Sandwich Panels

(2008) K.S. Raju et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS

Theoretical and finite element study of a compact energy absorber

(2007) M. Ali et al.   ADVANCES IN ENGINEERING SOFTWARE

Increasing of the drawing depth using tailor rolled blanks—Numerical and experimental analysis

(2007) A. Meyer et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MACHINE TOOLS & MANUFACTURE

Basic study of biomimetic composite materials in the forewings of beetles

(2007) Jinxiang Chen et al.   MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING