Thin-walled structures are used widely in engineering and industry. High strength and stiffness, low cost, very high loading capability and high energy absorbing capability are some of their advantages. When a thin-walled structure is subjected...

Thin-walled structural shell specimens such as cylindrical, conical and semispherical shells are commonly used as energy absorbing elements in crashworthiness applications. The load–deformation characteristics of energy-absorbing devices are a...

In this paper, the energy absorption of steel thin walled hemi-spherical shells are investigated under compression loadings. Loadings are applied to specimens using a rigid flat plate. Also the effects of geometrical ...

In this paper, the effect of adding silica nanoparticle to epoxy, silica weight percent, particle size and various combinations of epoxy/silica on Young’s modulus, yield strength and energy absorption capability of thin-walled ...