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Numerical Investigation of Compression Behavior of Bio-Inspired Honeycomb Designs

Yıl 2026, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 1, 250 - 261, 28.02.2026
https://doi.org/10.62520/fujece.1796508
https://izlik.org/JA28PA79WH

Öz

This study numerically investigates the compressive behavior and energy absorption performance of bio-inspired honeycomb structures. A validated LS-DYNA finite element framework was first established for a regular hexagonal honeycomb and correlated with experimental results, showing good agreement in terms of force–strain response and deformation modes. Subsequently, seven bio-inspired configurations—spider, snail, wavy, bamboo, pomelo peel, grass stem, and hierarchical—were modeled under quasi-static compression. The results revealed that bio-inspired designs significantly influence deformation pathways and energy absorption capacity compared to the regular hexagon. Among the proposed designs, the pomelo peel, grass stem, and hierarchical honeycombs exhibited the highest specific energy absorption (7.88, 7.50, and 7.39 J/g, respectively), representing an improvement of up to 47% compared to the reference structure. This improvement is attributed to their multi-cell and hierarchical load-transfer mechanisms that delayed densification and ensured a prolonged plateau region. While spider and bamboo designs provided balanced performance with moderate specific energy absorption, the wavy and snail geometries demonstrated smoother plateau behavior with lower peak forces. Overall, the findings highlight that bio-inspired geometrical features can be effectively employed to enhance the crashworthiness of lightweight structures, offering valuable insights for future applications in transportation, packaging, and energy storage systems, and guiding the development of next-generation lightweight structural designs.

Etik Beyan

This study does not involve human participants, animals, or any data requiring ethics committee approval. Therefore, ethics committee permission was not required. The author declares that there is no conflict of interest regarding the publication of this article.

Kaynakça

  • L. J. Gibson, “Cellular solids,” MRS Bull., vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 270–274, 2003.
  • T. N. Bitzer, Honeycomb Technology: Materials, Design, Manufacturing, Applications and Testing. Berlin, Germany: Springer, 1997.
  • D. Mousanezhad, H. Ebrahimi, B. Haghpanah, R. Ghosh, A. Ajdari, A. M. S. Hamouda and A. Vaziri, “Spiderweb honeycombs,” Int. J. Solids Struct., vol. 66, pp. 218–227, 2015.
  • Q. He, J. Feng, Y. Chen and H. Zhou, “Mechanical properties of spider-web hierarchical honeycombs subjected to out-of-plane impact loading,” J. Sandwich Struct. Mater., vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 771–796, 2020.
  • K. Tewari, M. K. Pandit, P. R. Budarapu and S. Natarajan, “Analysis of sandwich structures with corrugated and spiderweb-inspired cores for aerospace applications,” Thin-Walled Struct., vol. 180, p. 109812, 2022.
  • K. Feng, G. Wei, H. Yu, L. Yao, W. Wang, Y. Shen and J. Sun, “Effect of geometric structure and fiber orientation on crashworthiness of honeycomb-inspired composite thin-walled tubes,” Polym. Compos., vol. 45, no. 10, pp. 9600–9619, 2024.
  • N. S. Ha, G. Lu and X. Xiang, “Energy absorption of a bio-inspired honeycomb sandwich panel,” J. Mater. Sci., vol. 54, no. 8, pp. 6286–6300, 2019.
  • H. Jiang, Y. Ren, Z. Liu, S. Zhang and Z. Lin, “Low-velocity impact resistance behaviors of bio-inspired helicoidal composite laminates with non-linear rotation angle based layups,” Compos. Struct., vol. 214, pp. 463–475, 2019.
  • H. Yan et al., “3D compression-twist lattice metamaterials for surface reconfigurability of future architecture,” Compos. Struct., vol. 337, p. 118075, 2024.
  • X. Yang, Y. Sun, J. Yang and Q. Pan, “Out-of-plane crashworthiness analysis of bio-inspired aluminum honeycomb patterned with horseshoe mesostructure,” Thin-Walled Struct., vol. 125, pp. 1–11, 2018.
  • D. Hu, Y. Wang, B. Song, L. Dang and Z. Zhang, “Energy-absorption characteristics of a bionic honeycomb tubular nested structure inspired by bamboo under axial crushing,” Compos. Part B Eng., vol. 162, pp. 21–32, 2019.
  • W. Zhang, T. X. Yu and J. Xu, “Uncover the underlying mechanisms of topology and structural hierarchy in energy absorption performances of bamboo-inspired tubular honeycomb,” Extrem. Mech. Lett., vol. 52, p. 101640, 2022.
  • W. Zhang, S. Yin, T. X. Yu and J. Xu, “Crushing resistance and energy absorption of pomelo peel inspired hierarchical honeycomb,” Int. J. Impact Eng., vol. 125, pp. 163–172, 2019.
  • B. Yang, W. Chen, R. Xin et al., “Pomelo peel-inspired 3D-printed porous structure for efficient absorption of compressive strain energy,” J. Bionic Eng., vol. 19, pp. 448–457, 2022.
  • W. Xu, C. Wang, B. Liu and S. Jia, “Crushing responses and energy absorption of bionic inspired corrugated honeycombs,” Int. J. Impact Eng., vol. 179, p. 104641, 2023.
  • J. Fang, G. Sun, N. Qiu, T. Pang, S. Li and Q. Li, “On hierarchical honeycombs under out-of-plane crushing,” Int. J. Solids Struct., vol. 135, pp. 1–13, 2018.
  • R. Li, Z. Zhao, H. Bao et al., “Bio-inspired honeycomb structures to improve the crashworthiness of a battery-pack system,” Eng. Fail. Anal., vol. 158, p. 108041, 2024.
  • X. Zhang, H. Zhang and Z. Wen, “Experimental and numerical studies on the crush resistance of aluminum honeycombs with various cell configurations,” Int. J. Impact Eng., vol. 66, pp. 48–59, 2014.
  • İ. Bozkurt, “Investigation of compressive strength and energy absorption of cylinder corrugated sandwich structures with different geometric configurations,” Fırat Univ. J. Exp. Comput. Eng., vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 115–135, 2025.
  • D. Kalubadanage, Y. Chen, C. Chen, H. Hao and Z. Wang, “Close-in blast resistance of large-scale auxetic re-entrant honeycomb sandwich panels,” J. Sandwich Struct. Mater., vol. 23, no. 8, pp. 4016–4053, 2021.
  • F. Tarlochan, F. Samer, A. M. S. Hamouda, S. Ramesh and K. Khalid, “Design of thin wall structures for energy absorption applications: Enhancement of crashworthiness due to axial and oblique impact forces,” Thin-Walled Struct., vol. 71, pp. 7–17, 2013.

Doğadan İlhamlı Bal Peteği Tasarımlarının Sıkıştırma Davranışının Sayısal Olarak İncelenmesi

Yıl 2026, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 1, 250 - 261, 28.02.2026
https://doi.org/10.62520/fujece.1796508
https://izlik.org/JA28PA79WH

Öz

Bu çalışma, doğadan ilham alınmış bal peteği yapıların sıkıştırma davranışını ve enerji absorpsiyon performansını sayısal olarak incelemektedir. Düzenli altıgen bir bal peteği için doğrulanmış bir LS-DYNA sonlu elemanlar modeli oluşturulmuş ve deneysel sonuçlarla karşılaştırılmış, kuvvet–şekil değiştirme tepkisi ve deformasyon modları açısından iyi bir uyum elde edilmiştir. Ardından, örümcek, salyangoz, dalgalı, bambu, pomelo kabuğu, çim sapı ve hiyerarşik olmak üzere yedi farklı doğadan ilhamlı konfigürasyon yarı-statik sıkıştırma altında modellenmiştir. Sonuçlar, bu tasarımların deformasyon yolları ve enerji absorpsiyon kapasitesi üzerinde düzenli altıgen yapıya kıyasla önemli bir etkiye sahip olduğunu göstermektedir. Pomelo kabuğu, çim sapı ve hiyerarşik bal petekleri, çok hücreli ve hiyerarşik yük aktarım mekanizmaları sayesinde densifikasyonu geciktirerek uzun bir plateau bölgesi oluşturmalarıyla en yüksek özgül enerji absorpsiyon değerlerini (sırasıyla 7.88, 7.50 ve 7.39 J/g) göstermiş ve referans altıgen yapıya kıyasla %47'ye varan oranda performans artışı sağlamıştır. Örümcek ve bambu tasarımları orta seviyede özgül enerji absorpsiyonu ile dengeli bir performans sergilerken, dalgalı ve salyangoz geometrileri daha düşük tepe kuvvetleriyle daha düzgün plateau davranışı göstermiştir. Genel olarak, bulgular doğadan ilhamlı geometrik özelliklerin hafif yapılarda çarpışma dayanımını artırmak için etkili bir şekilde kullanılabileceğini ortaya koymakta; ulaştırma, paketleme ve enerji depolama sistemleri gibi gelecekteki uygulamalara değerli katkılar sunmakta ve yeni nesil hafif yapı tasarımlarına yön verecek bilgiler sağlamaktadır.

Etik Beyan

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Kaynakça

  • L. J. Gibson, “Cellular solids,” MRS Bull., vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 270–274, 2003.
  • T. N. Bitzer, Honeycomb Technology: Materials, Design, Manufacturing, Applications and Testing. Berlin, Germany: Springer, 1997.
  • D. Mousanezhad, H. Ebrahimi, B. Haghpanah, R. Ghosh, A. Ajdari, A. M. S. Hamouda and A. Vaziri, “Spiderweb honeycombs,” Int. J. Solids Struct., vol. 66, pp. 218–227, 2015.
  • Q. He, J. Feng, Y. Chen and H. Zhou, “Mechanical properties of spider-web hierarchical honeycombs subjected to out-of-plane impact loading,” J. Sandwich Struct. Mater., vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 771–796, 2020.
  • K. Tewari, M. K. Pandit, P. R. Budarapu and S. Natarajan, “Analysis of sandwich structures with corrugated and spiderweb-inspired cores for aerospace applications,” Thin-Walled Struct., vol. 180, p. 109812, 2022.
  • K. Feng, G. Wei, H. Yu, L. Yao, W. Wang, Y. Shen and J. Sun, “Effect of geometric structure and fiber orientation on crashworthiness of honeycomb-inspired composite thin-walled tubes,” Polym. Compos., vol. 45, no. 10, pp. 9600–9619, 2024.
  • N. S. Ha, G. Lu and X. Xiang, “Energy absorption of a bio-inspired honeycomb sandwich panel,” J. Mater. Sci., vol. 54, no. 8, pp. 6286–6300, 2019.
  • H. Jiang, Y. Ren, Z. Liu, S. Zhang and Z. Lin, “Low-velocity impact resistance behaviors of bio-inspired helicoidal composite laminates with non-linear rotation angle based layups,” Compos. Struct., vol. 214, pp. 463–475, 2019.
  • H. Yan et al., “3D compression-twist lattice metamaterials for surface reconfigurability of future architecture,” Compos. Struct., vol. 337, p. 118075, 2024.
  • X. Yang, Y. Sun, J. Yang and Q. Pan, “Out-of-plane crashworthiness analysis of bio-inspired aluminum honeycomb patterned with horseshoe mesostructure,” Thin-Walled Struct., vol. 125, pp. 1–11, 2018.
  • D. Hu, Y. Wang, B. Song, L. Dang and Z. Zhang, “Energy-absorption characteristics of a bionic honeycomb tubular nested structure inspired by bamboo under axial crushing,” Compos. Part B Eng., vol. 162, pp. 21–32, 2019.
  • W. Zhang, T. X. Yu and J. Xu, “Uncover the underlying mechanisms of topology and structural hierarchy in energy absorption performances of bamboo-inspired tubular honeycomb,” Extrem. Mech. Lett., vol. 52, p. 101640, 2022.
  • W. Zhang, S. Yin, T. X. Yu and J. Xu, “Crushing resistance and energy absorption of pomelo peel inspired hierarchical honeycomb,” Int. J. Impact Eng., vol. 125, pp. 163–172, 2019.
  • B. Yang, W. Chen, R. Xin et al., “Pomelo peel-inspired 3D-printed porous structure for efficient absorption of compressive strain energy,” J. Bionic Eng., vol. 19, pp. 448–457, 2022.
  • W. Xu, C. Wang, B. Liu and S. Jia, “Crushing responses and energy absorption of bionic inspired corrugated honeycombs,” Int. J. Impact Eng., vol. 179, p. 104641, 2023.
  • J. Fang, G. Sun, N. Qiu, T. Pang, S. Li and Q. Li, “On hierarchical honeycombs under out-of-plane crushing,” Int. J. Solids Struct., vol. 135, pp. 1–13, 2018.
  • R. Li, Z. Zhao, H. Bao et al., “Bio-inspired honeycomb structures to improve the crashworthiness of a battery-pack system,” Eng. Fail. Anal., vol. 158, p. 108041, 2024.
  • X. Zhang, H. Zhang and Z. Wen, “Experimental and numerical studies on the crush resistance of aluminum honeycombs with various cell configurations,” Int. J. Impact Eng., vol. 66, pp. 48–59, 2014.
  • İ. Bozkurt, “Investigation of compressive strength and energy absorption of cylinder corrugated sandwich structures with different geometric configurations,” Fırat Univ. J. Exp. Comput. Eng., vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 115–135, 2025.
  • D. Kalubadanage, Y. Chen, C. Chen, H. Hao and Z. Wang, “Close-in blast resistance of large-scale auxetic re-entrant honeycomb sandwich panels,” J. Sandwich Struct. Mater., vol. 23, no. 8, pp. 4016–4053, 2021.
  • F. Tarlochan, F. Samer, A. M. S. Hamouda, S. Ramesh and K. Khalid, “Design of thin wall structures for energy absorption applications: Enhancement of crashworthiness due to axial and oblique impact forces,” Thin-Walled Struct., vol. 71, pp. 7–17, 2013.
Toplam 21 adet kaynakça vardır.

Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil İngilizce
Konular Katı Mekanik, Sayısal Modelleme ve Mekanik Karakterizasyon
Bölüm Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar

Alparslan Solak 0000-0002-4346-3377

Gönderilme Tarihi 3 Ekim 2025
Kabul Tarihi 11 Aralık 2025
Yayımlanma Tarihi 28 Şubat 2026
DOI https://doi.org/10.62520/fujece.1796508
IZ https://izlik.org/JA28PA79WH
Yayımlandığı Sayı Yıl 2026 Cilt: 5 Sayı: 1

Kaynak Göster

APA Solak, A. (2026). Numerical Investigation of Compression Behavior of Bio-Inspired Honeycomb Designs. Firat University Journal of Experimental and Computational Engineering, 5(1), 250-261. https://doi.org/10.62520/fujece.1796508
AMA 1.Solak A. Numerical Investigation of Compression Behavior of Bio-Inspired Honeycomb Designs. Firat University Journal of Experimental and Computational Engineering. 2026;5(1):250-261. doi:10.62520/fujece.1796508
Chicago Solak, Alparslan. 2026. “Numerical Investigation of Compression Behavior of Bio-Inspired Honeycomb Designs”. Firat University Journal of Experimental and Computational Engineering 5 (1): 250-61. https://doi.org/10.62520/fujece.1796508.
EndNote Solak A (01 Şubat 2026) Numerical Investigation of Compression Behavior of Bio-Inspired Honeycomb Designs. Firat University Journal of Experimental and Computational Engineering 5 1 250–261.
IEEE [1]A. Solak, “Numerical Investigation of Compression Behavior of Bio-Inspired Honeycomb Designs”, Firat University Journal of Experimental and Computational Engineering, c. 5, sy 1, ss. 250–261, Şub. 2026, doi: 10.62520/fujece.1796508.
ISNAD Solak, Alparslan. “Numerical Investigation of Compression Behavior of Bio-Inspired Honeycomb Designs”. Firat University Journal of Experimental and Computational Engineering 5/1 (01 Şubat 2026): 250-261. https://doi.org/10.62520/fujece.1796508.
JAMA 1.Solak A. Numerical Investigation of Compression Behavior of Bio-Inspired Honeycomb Designs. Firat University Journal of Experimental and Computational Engineering. 2026;5:250–261.
MLA Solak, Alparslan. “Numerical Investigation of Compression Behavior of Bio-Inspired Honeycomb Designs”. Firat University Journal of Experimental and Computational Engineering, c. 5, sy 1, Şubat 2026, ss. 250-61, doi:10.62520/fujece.1796508.
Vancouver 1.Alparslan Solak. Numerical Investigation of Compression Behavior of Bio-Inspired Honeycomb Designs. Firat University Journal of Experimental and Computational Engineering. 01 Şubat 2026;5(1):250-61. doi:10.62520/fujece.1796508