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Mechanics of advanced fiber reinforced lattice composites

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Fiber reinforced lattice composites are light-weight attractive due to their high specific strength and specific stiffness. In the past 10 years, researchers developed three-dimensional (3D) lattice trusses and two-dimensional (2D) lattice grids by various methods including interlacing, weaving, interlocking, filament winding and molding hot-press. The lattice composites have been applied in the fields of radar cross-section reduction, explosive absorption and heat-resistance. In this paper, topologies of the lattice composites, their manufacturing routes, as well as their mechanical and multifunctional applications, were surveyed.

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  1. College of Mechanics and Materials, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China

    Hua-Lin Fan

  2. Key Laboratory for Advanced Building Materials of Sichuan Province, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China

    Hua-Lin Fan

  3. College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, 150080, China

    Tao Zeng

  4. College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China

    Dai-Ning Fang

  5. University Office, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China

    Wei Yang

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The project was supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (2007AA03Z547), the National Basic Research Program of China (G2006CB601202), the National Natural Science Foundations of China (10702033, 90816025, 10632060 and 10328203), Fund of State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials of Donghua University (K0820), Fund of State Key Laboratory of Automotive Safety and Energy of Tsinghua University (KF09132), the Opening Project of Key Laboratory for Advanced Building Materials of Sichuan Province and Funds of State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology (KFJJ08-15 and KFJJ10-16M).

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Fan, HL., Zeng, T., Fang, DN. et al. Mechanics of advanced fiber reinforced lattice composites. Acta Mech Sin 26, 825–835 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10409-010-0390-z

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