J. Paz

Crushing of carbon-fiber reinforced thermoplastic energy absorbers under axial impact: Numerical modeling and experimental tests

This study presents a numerical and experimental investigation aimed at assessing the impact behavior, energy absorption characteristics, and failure modes of thermoplastic composite energy absorbers subjected to axial impact loads. The energy absorbers consist of thin-walled cyl...

Flexural Response of Dense Polymeric BCC Lattice Beams: Experimental Benchmark and Limits of Homogenized Beam Descriptions

The flexural behaviour of body-centred cubic (BCC) lattice beams fabricated by stereolithography remains supported by limited experimental evidence, and available homogenized beam models are rarely confronted with data in the combined regime of high relative density, non-slender...