Next-Generation Cellular Metamaterials for Protective and Crashworthy Structures
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2026 | Viewed by 182
Special Issue Editor
Interests: structural dynamics; cellular metamaterials; damping systems; protective design
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Dear Colleagues,
Cellular metamaterials are redefining protective engineering through architected lightweight structures with exceptional energy absorption and crashworthiness performance. Advances in auxetic and non-auxetic lattices, additive manufacturing and computational design now enable precise control of deformation mechanisms under quasi-static and high-strain-rate loading. This Special Issue seeks contributions on the design, modeling, fabrication and experimental characterization of next-generation cellular metamaterials for impact protection. Particular attention is given to topology optimization, bio-inspired concepts, multifunctionality, hierarchical and fractal designs and modular and tailorable metamaterials that can be tuned after fabrication to meet specific protective requirements. Submissions may include numerical simulations, experimental studies and review articles, with the aim of advancing safer, lighter and more adaptable crashworthy structures.
Dr. Hasan Al-Rifaie
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cellular metamaterials
- protective structures
- auxetic and non-auxetic lattices
- impact dynamics
- numerical modeling
- experimental testing
- crashworthiness
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