Advances in Design and Characterization of Graded and Hierarchical Honeycomb Materials (2nd Edition)
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Porous Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 February 2026) | Viewed by 882
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Interests: mechanical properties of cellular materials; multifunctional polymer composites and structures; additive manufacturing; design and characterization of mechanical metamaterials; bioinspired materials; impact dynamics
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Dear Colleagues,
As a typical lightweight cellular material, honeycombs have attracted great interest and are extensively used in a wide range of applications, including aerospace, automotive, railway vehicle, maritime, architecture, packaging, etc., due to their high specific stiffness and strength, excellent energy absorption capability, and multifunctional characteristics. Driven by the increasing demand for high-performance lightweight materials, advances in the design of honeycombs with enhanced performance have occurred in recent years. Inspired by natural biomaterials, structural hierarchy and functional gradient were introduced in honeycombs, where they have demonstrated promising and effective ways to improve the performance of honeycombs.
This Special Issue aims to provide an overview of the latest achievements in the design and characterization of graded and hierarchical honeycombs and to highlight possible research directions to further advance the development of these materials. The topic of this Special Issue is quite extensive, including the design, fabrication, characterization, functionalization, applications, etc. of honeycombs.
Contributions are welcome on topics that include, but are not limited to, the folllowing:
- Novel graded or hierarchical honeycomb materials;
- Graded or hierarchical design strategies for honeycomb materials;
- Advanced manufacturing and processing technologies;
- Novel methods for performance characterization;
- Optimal design of graded or hierarchical honeycomb materials;
- Classic graded or hierarchical honeycomb configurations and their properties;
- Applications of graded or hierarchical honeycomb materials.
Welcome to choose our special issue to submit your manuscript.
Dr. Yong Tao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- graded honeycombs
- hierarchical honeycombs
- topological design
- optimal design
- advanced fabrication techniques
- theoretical modeling
- experimental investigation
- finite element analysis
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