aluminum foams are a novel branch of advanced materials with superior properties. sandwich structures with aluminum foam core are good energy absorbers. in this paper, mechanical properties and energy absorption of aluminum foam sandwich panels subjected to quasi-static perforation tests with conical-nosed indenter were investigated experimentally. for this purpose sandwich panels consisting of...

Today, due to qualitative growth and scientific advances, energy, especially electricity is increasingly needed by human society. One of the almost endless and pure energy which have been paid attention over the years is the solar energy. Solar cells directly convert solar energy into electrical energy and are one of the main blocks of photovoltaic systems. Significant improvement has been made...

the application of energy absorbing systems in the structures are one of the main methods in attenuation of earthquake effects. in this paper, the vibration control of structures by using of tube inversion systems is considered. in this novel system, the energy is dissipated by the inversion of a metal tube. this energy dissipater has large energy absorbing capacity along with constant stiffnes...

Car body lightening and crashworthiness are two important objectives of car design. Due to their excellent performance, composite materials are extensively used in the car industries. In addition, reducing the weight of vehicle is effective in decreasing the fuel consumption. Hat shape energy absorber is used in car’s doors for side impact protection. The aim of these numerical models and expe...

impact is one of the most important subjects which always have been considered in mechanical science. nature of impact is such that which makes its control a hard task. therefore it is required to adopt a safe and secure mechanism for transferring the impact to other vulnerable parts of a structure, when it is necessary. one of the best methods of absorbing impact energy is using thin-walled tu...

Auxetic lattices have attracted increasing attention due to their unusual mechanical behavior and potential for an array of applications. However, a narrow window stiffness realizable given cell topology limits In this study, pair novel 2D re-entrant auxetic capable exhibiting enhanced energy absorption is proposed by introducing vertical ligaments into conventional structures. These modified w...

127  AbstractAn Experiment is conducted to determine the effect of various parameters on performance of tube in oblique loading and optimize its crushing in the given environment..The Experiment was designed using Taguchi technique and the parameters like material density , tube thickness ,foam density and angle of loading were selected which have more influence on energy absorption ,specific ...