{"title":"Study on mechanical properties of Lithium-ion battery in hydrothermal salt spray environment under different mechanical abuse conditions","authors":"Na Qiu, Jie Yang, Weiling Mou, Mingwei Xiao","doi":"10.1016/j.tws.2025.113273","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tws.2025.113273","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Lithium-ion batteries are valued for energy efficiency and long lifespan, yet their performance under extreme environmental conditions is not well understood. This study investigates the effects of hydrothermal salt spray and mechanical stresses, through a combination of accelerated environmental testing and mechanical property analysis. The findings reveald significant casing deterioration due to corrosion, with the elastic modulus decreasing by 76.4 %, 20.5 %, and 18.4 % at 0°, 45°, and 90° orientations, respectively. Gaps in the tab structure allowed NaCl infiltration, causing swelling and compacting of jellyroll structures and mitigating mechanical property degradation. The peak force after corrosion decreased by 12.2 % and 11.6 % during axial and three-point bending compression, respectively, but increased by 4.9 % during radial compression. In dynamic tests, the peak force after corrosion decreased by 13.9 % under hemisphere hammer impact but increased by 15 % under flat hammer impact. Voltage tests indicate that the time required for corrosion to lead to complete failure of the battery four times longer in a fully charged state compared to a depleted state. This emphasized maintaining a higher charge level to improve battery reliability in extreme conditions. These findings provided practical insights for designing more durable batteries and optimizing performance in maritime environments, offering a foundational understanding of lithium-ion battery behavior under such challenges.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49435,"journal":{"name":"Thin-Walled Structures","volume":"213 ","pages":"Article 113273"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143828667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fast and accurate closed form solutions for post-buckling of laminated plates with different boundary conditions","authors":"Mehdi Bohlooly Fotovat, Monika Zaczynska","doi":"10.1016/j.tws.2025.113278","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tws.2025.113278","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The aim of the current paper is to derive some novel closed form solutions for nonlinear equilibrium paths of thin rectangular laminated plates under in-plane compressive loads. Different layer arrangements, i.e., symmetric and/or unsymmetric cases are considered. For the first time in literature, the obtained closed form equations cover different combinations of clamped, sliding and simply supported boundary conditions. The innovative aspect of this research lies in the consideration of three distinct trigonometric functions to describe the plate's deflection. For such a deflection, the compatibility equation is solved analytically, and the explicit form of stress function is calculated. The equilibrium equations based on classical theory and geometrically nonlinear von-Kármán relations are solved by Galerkin integrals. Then, some closed form relations are obtained for applied compression and amplitudes of trigonometric terms in assumed deflection. The accuracy of the closed form solutions is verified under different conditions through finite element method in ANSYS software.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49435,"journal":{"name":"Thin-Walled Structures","volume":"213 ","pages":"Article 113278"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143817152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multi-voltage topology optimization for precise deformation control in piezoelectric composite structures","authors":"Erke Zhang, Shen Yang, Dazhi Wang, Xiaopeng Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.tws.2025.113272","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tws.2025.113272","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The piezoelectric composite structures combine traditional materials with piezoelectric smart materials, enabling active structural control and offering considerable potential for aerospace applications. Specific deformation control can be achieved by applying multiple voltage layouts to the surface of a piezoelectric structure. However, achieving accurate control over arbitrarily specified deformation shapes remains challenging with traditional design methods. This study introduces a topology optimization approach for precise deformation control of piezoelectric structures with multiple voltage layouts, leveraging a multi-material topology optimization model. In this method, the objective function is defined as the weighted sum of deviations between the actual and target deformation shapes, providing a measure of discrepancy. Different actuating voltages, including zero voltage across all piezoelectric finite elements, are selected as design variables to achieve an optimal multi-voltage layout for arbitrarily specified structural deformations. The Discrete Material Optimization (DMO) interpolation model, combined with the Heaviside projection function, is used to implement multi-voltage selection and filtering during optimization. Explicit sensitivity analysis of the objective and constraint functions with respect to the design variables is derived, and the optimization problem is solved using mathematical programming algorithms. Numerical examples validate the effectiveness of the proposed optimization algorithm in accurately controlling various pre-specified deformation shapes. The proposed method can improve the control accuracy of piezoelectric active-deformation composites while lowering their control energy consumption.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49435,"journal":{"name":"Thin-Walled Structures","volume":"213 ","pages":"Article 113272"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143817150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhi Li , Huijie Lin , Yongliang Zhang , Han Wang , Haijin Wang , Yunbo Bi
{"title":"A novel numerical modeling procedure for investigating effect mechanism of Z-pin twist on interlayer properties of composite laminates","authors":"Zhi Li , Huijie Lin , Yongliang Zhang , Han Wang , Haijin Wang , Yunbo Bi","doi":"10.1016/j.tws.2025.113271","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tws.2025.113271","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In order to investigate the effects of Z-pin twist (λ) and deflection angle (θ) on the bridging performance and interlaminar fracture toughness of composite laminates, and to reveal the underlying failure mechanisms, this study proposes a novel numerical modeling procedure, which includes pull-out tests, double cantilever beam (DCB) tests and three-point end-notched flexure (ENF) tests. The model uses a regular quadrilateral arrangement to construct fiber bundles and simplifies the twisted Z-pin as a cylindrical shell composed of twisted fiber bundles and the surrounding resin matrix. Cohesive elements are inserted to simulate resin matrix failure, Z-pin splitting failure and fracture failure. The reliability of the model is verified through comparison with experimental results. The study shows that as λ increases and θ decreases, the peak pull-out load of the Z-pin reinforced laminate gradually increases. Meanwhile, increases in λ and θ significantly enhance the critical mode I (G<sub>IC</sub>) and mode II (G<sub>IIC</sub>) interlaminar fracture toughness. When λ = 60 n/m and θ = 60°, G<sub>IC</sub> is 4764.75 J/m<sup>2</sup>, which is 6.78 times greater than that of the blank specimen. And G<sub>IIC</sub> is 1889.3 J/m<sup>2</sup>, showing a 61.3 % improvement. Furthermore, the Z-pin effectively enhances the local mechanical properties of the laminates. This study provides valuable guidance for the optimized design of Z-pin reinforced composite laminates.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49435,"journal":{"name":"Thin-Walled Structures","volume":"213 ","pages":"Article 113271"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143808227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wei Qu , Zequn Jiang , Zhenzhao He , Han Ding , Hui Yu
{"title":"Nonlinear dynamic characteristic analysis of pre-stressed hydraulic composite pipe subjected to random vibration","authors":"Wei Qu , Zequn Jiang , Zhenzhao He , Han Ding , Hui Yu","doi":"10.1016/j.tws.2025.113249","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tws.2025.113249","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper studies the nonlinear dynamic characteristics of pre-stressed hydraulic composite pipe subjected to random vibration. The steel wire-wound pre-stressed hydraulic composite pipe is modeled as a vibration nonlinear system by adopting the Hamiltonian principle. Its dynamic motion equation, considering geometric nonlinearity and random vibration of foundation, is solved by the Time Domain Explicit Iterative Algorithm (TDEIA) which is proposed upon Newmark-β Integral Scheme. The impacts of the pre-stress and other main parameters on the mean peak response of the pipe are also analyzed. The validity of this method is verified by the nonlinear Newmark-β method. The obtained results show that the pre-tensile stress of the steel wire can hinder the pipe vibration. Moreover, the average response of displacement and velocity at the middle point of the pipe and the average response of stress at its support are the peak values. And the method provides a theoretical basis for the design and selection of pre-stressed hydraulic composite pipes subjected to random vibration.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49435,"journal":{"name":"Thin-Walled Structures","volume":"213 ","pages":"Article 113249"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143817236","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lin Yuxuan , Zhong Yifeng , Poh Leong Hien , Tang Yuxin , Liu Rong
{"title":"Gradient re-entrant honeycomb with quasi-ZPR and improved out-of-plane flexibility through tunable horizontal ligaments","authors":"Lin Yuxuan , Zhong Yifeng , Poh Leong Hien , Tang Yuxin , Liu Rong","doi":"10.1016/j.tws.2025.113241","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tws.2025.113241","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Flexible skins for morphing aircraft wings rely on honeycomb cores to adapt to aerodynamic shapes. However, the out-of-plane flexibility of the conventional re-entrant honeycomb (CRH) cannot be improved without compromising flatwise stiffness. To overcome this limitation, a novel gradient re-entrant honeycomb (GRH) design that incorporates horizontal ligaments is introduced. A multiscale constitutive framework is established using the variational asymptotic method to model complex GRH structures. This framework results in a three-dimensional equivalent Cauchy model (3D-ECM) for multicellular GRH and a two-dimensional equivalent plate model (2D-EKM) for GRH panels. The efficacy and accuracy of these equivalent models are confirmed through uniaxial compression and tensile tests on 3D printed multicellular GRH specimens, complemented by numerical simulations evaluating the out-of-plane and in-plane behaviors of GRH panels. Compared to the CRH, the GRH demonstrates a 23.0% reduction in out-of-plane elastic modulus and a 66.7% increase in in-plane elastic modulus. The optimal GRH parameters — re-entrant angle of 80°, horizontal ligament-to-inclined wall length ratio of 1.2, wall thickness ratio of 0.15, and horizontal ligament-to-cell height ratio of 0.4 — ensure high in-plane stiffness, out-of-plane flexibility, quasi-ZPR, and low effective density, making the structure ideal for lightweight, high-performance applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49435,"journal":{"name":"Thin-Walled Structures","volume":"213 ","pages":"Article 113241"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143785455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zexin Song , Di Guo , Yinhan Liu , Chen Du , Yiqiang Wang
{"title":"Design of kirigami metamaterials with square-symmetric auxeticity under large stretching","authors":"Zexin Song , Di Guo , Yinhan Liu , Chen Du , Yiqiang Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.tws.2025.113268","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tws.2025.113268","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Auxetic kirigami metamaterials (KMs) exhibit vertical expansion under lateral stretching, making them ideal for applications requiring large-strain flexibility. However, existing thin-sheet KM designs face two major challenges, including loss of auxeticity due to out-of-plane bucking at high strains and anisotropic auxetic behavior limited to a single loading direction. This study proposes an optimization method to design innovative KMs with square-symmetric auxeticity. That is, the designed KMs possess consistent negative Poisson's ratios under large uniaxial stretching as independently loaded from two orthogonal directions. This is achieved by enforcing both mirror and rotational symmetries to the KM unit cells, which ensures identical geometries as viewed from these two directions. A structural optimization problem is formulated to determine cut shapes that can achieve desired negative Poisson's ratios under large stretching, considering potential out-of-plane buckling and yielding failures that affect in-plane properties. To avoid cut intersections, three distinct design domains are defined to constrain the movement of the control points. Numerical results demonstrate that the optimized KMs can achieve negative Poisson's ratios ranging from <span><math><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>0.25</mn></mrow></math></span> to <span><math><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>1.00</mn></mrow></math></span> under large stretching strains up to 10 %. Experimental results further validate the auxeticity of the proposed KM designs. In addition, the KMs with <span><math><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>1.00</mn></mrow></math></span> are applied as flexible substrates for distortion-free image display under either lateral or vertical large stretching. The proposed method enables the design of innovative thin-walled structures with broad applications in flexible electronics, soft robotics and adaptive structures.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49435,"journal":{"name":"Thin-Walled Structures","volume":"213 ","pages":"Article 113268"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143869430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HongRui Wu, Menghan Wang, Shun Liu, Yan Han, Yuanyuan Zheng, Xin Li
{"title":"Enhancing joint performance with reshaping self-piercing riveting: A comparative study of die structures and optimization techniques","authors":"HongRui Wu, Menghan Wang, Shun Liu, Yan Han, Yuanyuan Zheng, Xin Li","doi":"10.1016/j.tws.2025.113220","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tws.2025.113220","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Self-piercing riveting (SPR) is a widely used assembly technique in automotive and aerospace manufacturing, valued for its ability to join dissimilar materials. However, the bottom protrusion of SPR joints may compromise performance, limiting its broader application. To reduce bottom protrusion and enhance joint strength, this study proposes a reshaping self-piercing riveting (RSPR) method. This study investigates the RSPR process through simulations and experiments using Al6061 and 5052-H34 aluminum alloys. A multi-objective genetic algorithm with a Kriging model and orthogonal experiments was employed to optimize both pip and flat dies. The stress and strain distribution and forming characteristics during reshaping were analyzed, and the mechanical properties and failure mechanisms of SPR and RSPR joints were compared. The results show that the reshaping method significantly reduces the bottom protrusion height and guides secondary flaring of the rivet. After reshaping, the maximum shear strength increased by 20 % for the pip die and 28 % for the flat die, while peel strength improved by 24 % and 25 %, respectively. The flat die showed superior reshaping performance. The Kriging model combined with the multi-objective genetic algorithm proved effective in guiding the optimization of SPR joints. This research lays a robust foundation for further investigations into the scalability and applicability of RSPR across various industrial sectors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49435,"journal":{"name":"Thin-Walled Structures","volume":"213 ","pages":"Article 113220"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143817153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Flávia Gimenez Berti , Adriano Silva de Carvalho , Alexandre Rossi , Vinicius Moura de Oliveira , João Pedro Martins , Luís Alberto P. Simões da Silva , Carlos Humberto Martins
{"title":"Flexural resistance of steel cellular beams subject to global-local buckling interaction: Direct strength method approach","authors":"Flávia Gimenez Berti , Adriano Silva de Carvalho , Alexandre Rossi , Vinicius Moura de Oliveira , João Pedro Martins , Luís Alberto P. Simões da Silva , Carlos Humberto Martins","doi":"10.1016/j.tws.2025.113266","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tws.2025.113266","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Steel cellular beams are considerably more susceptible to stability-governed failure modes than I-section beams without perforations, particularly to local instabilities caused by the presence of the web openings. These openings result from the cutting and welding of the I-section, increasing its height and second moment of area about the strong axis. However, the beam's torsional stiffness reduces and other failure modes may arise. Lateral-torsional buckling (LTB), a widely studied type of global stability failure mode, is more likely to occur in these beam models due to the expansion of the section after cutting and welding to form openings in the web. On the other hand, web-post buckling (WPB), a type of local stability mode, occurs in the web region between the openings, and this is a failure mode exclusive to perforated cross-sections. While both failure modes have been extensively addressed in the literature individually, limited attention has been given to their interaction, underscoring the need for further investigation of cellular beams under these conditions. Therefore, this paper aims to assess the interaction between LTB and WPB exclusively in cellular beams. The proposed approach involves developing a design curve using the Direct Strength Method (DSM). Based on the analyses of 120 models, results indicate that a significant set of the studied members fail only due to LTB, while others fail due to WPB or due to the interaction between the two failure modes. Thus, a DSM-based curve was proposed to obtain the normalized ultimate bending moment of beams susceptible to interaction-driven failure modes with respect to the LTB resistance moment. The capacity is determined using the global-local slenderness of these steel profiles.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49435,"journal":{"name":"Thin-Walled Structures","volume":"213 ","pages":"Article 113266"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143792160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of a new classification system for the cold-formed steel bolted clip-angle beam-to-column connections","authors":"Nagaraju Mallepogu, Mahendrakumar Mathialagu Madhavan","doi":"10.1016/j.tws.2025.113245","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tws.2025.113245","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A comprehensive experimental study was conducted on cold-formed steel (CFS) beam-to-column connections, which included a configuration featuring a 3-bolted clip-angle (CA) connecting the web portions and two flange-cleats (FC) linking the top and bottom flange sections of both the beam and column. A total of 22 laboratory tests were performed. An in-depth parametric analysis of the moment-rotation behaviour was carried out and design guidelines were suggested for the optimum design of the chosen connection. The observed failure modes in the tested specimens are local buckling and distortional buckling of the clip-angle connector, pull through and bearing failure in the top and bottom FC respectively. Most of these connections attain at least 80 % of the plastic moment capacities of the associated beam. A new classification system has been suggested for the CFS beam-to-column connections from the 108 collated test data of CFS connections with only web portions connected (Type 1), with web and top flange portions connected (Type 2) and web, top and bottom flange portions connected (Type 3). The CFS connections are classified into rigid, semi-rigid, and flexible types, depending on their strength and stiffness characteristics in relation to the properties of the connected CFS beam.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49435,"journal":{"name":"Thin-Walled Structures","volume":"214 ","pages":"Article 113245"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143891303","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}