Xinwei Li^1,*

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.31, No.2, pp. 1-2, 2024, DOI:10.32604/icces.2024.011083

Abstract The emergence of 3D printing opens new possibilities for the development of advanced and innovative metamaterials, particularly in the realm of microlattices. Microlattices are characterized as periodic cellular solids with submillimeter-sized features, such as struts, shells, or plates, arranged spatially in a three-dimensional way. Herein, based on four published studies, we provide a perspective on the design, employing analytical and numerical methods, as well as the performance of 3D-printed microlattices for sound absorption.
The first study focuses on face-centered cubic-based plate and truss structures [1]. Impedance tube measurements reveal that all the microlattices display absorption curves… More >

Lijun Xiao^1,*, Weidong Song¹

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.30, No.1, pp. 1-1, 2024, DOI:10.32604/icces.2024.010981

Abstract Additively-manufactured microlattice materials have attracted much attention due to their outstanding mechanical properties and energy absorption capacity. Considering the high cost of 3D printing, numerical simulation has become the most common approach for predicting and optimizing the mechanical performance of micro-lattice materials. The current study provides an efficient method to incorporate the printing process induced geometric defects in the lattice models. Numerical simulations are performed to precisely predict the mechanical response of the printed microlattice materials under quasi-static and dynamic loadings. Furthermore, the microlattice structures are graphically represented based on their mesoscopic structural characteristics. Accordingly, More >