Phuong Tran

From nature to additive manufacturing: Biomimicry of porcupine quill

YL Tee, T Maconachie, P Pille, M Leary, T Do, P Tran

Journal article  |  2021  |  Materials and Design

A porcupine's quill is an extraordinary natural armor capable of withstanding high compression load. By unravelling the unique pro..

Triply periodic minimal surfaces sandwich structures subjected to shock impact

P Tran, C Peng

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials

Triply periodic minimal surfaces are cellular structures that naturally inspired continuous non-self-intersecting surfaces similar..

Mechanical performance of fractal-like cementitious lightweight cellular structures: Numerical investigations

V Nguyen-Van, C Wu, F Vogel, G Zhang, H Nguyen-Xuan, P Tran

Journal article  |  2021  |  Composite Structures

Cellular structures with tunable mechanical properties are promising lightweight structures for prefabricated construction. In thi..

Applying nonlocal strain gradient theory to size-dependent analysis of functionally graded carbon nanotube-reinforced composite nanoplates

PT Thang, P Tran, T Nguyen-Thoi

Journal article  |  2021  |  Applied Mathematical Modelling

In this research paper, as initial endeavors, the vibrational responses of functionally graded carbon nanotube-reinforced composit..

Composite structures subjected to underwater explosive loadings: A comprehensive review

P Tran, C Wu, M Saleh, L Bortolan Neto, H Nguyen-Xuan, AJM Ferreira

Journal article  |  2021  |  Composite Structures

Composites materials and structures are increasingly used to replace conventional materials in civilian and defence-related mariti..

3D printed sandwich beams with bioinspired cores: Mechanical performance and modelling

C Peng, K Fox, M Qian, H Nguyen-Xuan, P Tran

Journal article  |  2021  |  Thin-Walled Structures

Triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) based cellular structures have drawn increasingly attention due to their mathematically con..

Digital design computing and modelling for 3-D concrete printing

V Nguyen-Van, B Panda, G Zhang, H Nguyen-Xuan, P Tran

Journal article  |  2021  |  Automation in Construction

A novel computational framework of 3D concrete printing (3DCP) process is proposed in this paper to capture layer-by-layer buildab..

Inspiration from Nature's body armours – A review of biological and bioinspired composites

A Ghazlan, T Ngo, P Tan, YM Xie, P Tran, M Donough

Journal article  |  2021  |  Composites Part B: Engineering

Designing and manufacturing multi-functional, lightweight and high-performance body armour materials and assemblies have attracted..

Porcupine quill: Buckling resistance analysis and design for 3d printing

YL Tee, M Leary, P Tran

Conference Proceedings  |  2021  |  Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering

Recently, materials with lightweight and high mechanical strength are on high demand. These characteristics are exceptionally impo..

Investigation of the auxetic oval structure for energy absorption through quasi-static and dynamic experiments

Steven Linforth, Tuan Ngo, Phuong Tran, Dong Ruan, Rami Odish

Journal article  |  2021  |  International Journal of Impact Engineering

Auxetics are structures and materials with a negative Poisson's ratio, meaning they contract in the direction perpendicular to the..