By Dr Hongxu Wang

Journal articles

Siddique SH; Hazell PJ; Pereira GG; Wang H; Escobedo JP; Ameri AAH, 2023, 'On the Mechanical Behaviour of Biomimetic Cornstalk-Inspired Lightweight Structures', Biomimetics, 8, pp. 92, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics8010092

Donough MJ; Prusty BG; Van Donselaar MJ; Morozov EV; Wang H; Hazell PJ; Philips AW; John NAS, 2023, 'In-Plane and Oblique Edge-on Impact on Thick Glass-Fibre/Epoxy Composite Laminates', International Journal of Impact Engineering, 171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2022.104373

Garrido Sanchis A; Berra ZJH; Sultana L; Wang H; Hazell PJ, 2022, 'Establishing the lower thresholds for water sterilisation with shock waves and hot gas bubbles from the detonation of explosives in water', Water Resources and Industry, 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wri.2022.100187

Weerasinghe D; Breen S; Wang H; Mohotti D; Hazell PJ; Escobedo-Diaz JP, 2022, 'Impact resistance and yarn pull-out behaviour of polymer spray-coated UHMWPE fabrics', Materials Today Communications, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.104473

Weerasinghe D; Bambach MR; Mohotti D; Wang H; Jiang S; Hazell PJ, 2022, 'Development of a Coated Fabric Armour System of Aramid Fibre and Rubber', Thin Walled Structures, 179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2022.109679

Siddique SH; Hazell PJ; Wang H; Escobedo JP; Ameri AAH, 2022, 'Lessons from nature: 3D printed bio-inspired porous structures for impact energy absorption – A review', Additive Manufacturing, 58, pp. 103051, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2022.103051

Weerasinghe D; Bambach MR; Mohotti D; Wang H; Hazell PJ, 2022, 'High-velocity projectile impact response of rubber-coated aramid Twaron fabrics', International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 229, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2022.107515

Ahamed MK; Wang H; Hazell PJ, 2022, 'From biology to biomimicry: Using nature to build better structures – A review', Construction and Building Materials, 320, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.126195

Wang C; Wang H; Shankar K; Hazell PJ, 2022, 'Dynamic failure behavior of steel wire mesh subjected to medium velocity impact: Experiments and simulations', International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 216, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2021.106991

Wang C; Su D; Xie Z; Wang H; Hazell PJ; Zhang Z; Zhou M, 2022, 'Dynamic behaviour of Bio-inspired heterocyclic aramid Fibre-reinforced laminates subjected to Low-velocity Drop-weight impact', Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing, 153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2021.106733

Ameri A; Wang H; Li Z; Quadir Z; Gonzalez M; Hazell PJ; Escobedo-Diaz JP, 2022, 'Spall strength dependence on peak stress and deformation history in Lean Duplex Stainless Steel 2101', Materials Science and Engineering A, 831, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2021.142158

Jiang J; Zhang Z; Fu J; Ramakrishnan KR; Wang C; Wang H, 2022, 'Impact damage behavior of lightweight CFRP protection suspender on railway vehicles', Materials and Design, 213, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.110332

Islam MK; Wang H; Hazell PJ; Kader MA; Escobedo JP, 2022, 'Quasi-static response of horse hoof inspired biomimetic structures', Materials Today Proceedings, 59, pp. 1168 - 1173, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.03.185

Wang H; Wang C; Hazell PJ; Wright A; Zhang Z; Lan X; Zhang K; Zhou M, 2021, 'Insights into the high-velocity impact behaviour of bio-inspired composite laminates with helicoidal lay-ups', Polymer Testing, 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2021.107348

Wang H; Weerasinghe D; Mohotti D; Hazell PJ; Shim VPW; Shankar K; Morozov EV, 2021, 'On the impact response of UHMWPE woven fabrics: Experiments and simulations', International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2021.106574

Pan J; Shankar K; Singh HK; Wang H; Zhang Z; Tong H, 2021, 'Vibration-based detection of skin-stiffener debonding on composite stiffened panels using surrogate-assisted algorithms', Composite Structures, 270, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2021.114090

Islam MK; Hazell PJ; Escobedo JP; Wang H, 2021, 'Biomimetic armour design strategies for additive manufacturing: A review', Materials and Design, 205, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109730

Sun G; Huo X; Wang H; Hazell PJ; Li Q, 2021, 'On the structural parameters of honeycomb-core sandwich panels against low-velocity impact', Composites Part B Engineering, 216, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2021.108881

Hazell PJ; Wang H; Lin T; Saleh M; Luzin V; Kader MA; Saadatfar M; Ameri A; Ellis C, 2021, 'On the improvement of the ballistic performance of a silicon carbide tile through pre-stress: Experiments and simulations', International Journal of Impact Engineering, 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2021.103836

Li Z; Ameri AAH; Hazell PJ; Khennane A; Escobedo-Diaz JP; Aryal B; Wang H, 2021, 'Effects of impactor mass on the low-velocity impact behaviour of thick GFRP pultruded laminates', Construction and Building Materials, 279, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.122491

Fernando PLN; Mohotti D; Remennikov A; Hazell PJ; Wang H; Amin A, 2021, 'Stress propagation and debonding effects in impedance-graded multi-metallic systems under impact loading', International Journal of Protective Structures, 12, pp. 3 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2041419620917709

Wang C; Wang H; Shankar K; Morozov EV; Hazell PJ, 2021, 'On the mechanical behaviour of steel wire mesh subjected to low-velocity impact', Thin Walled Structures, 159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2020.107281

Ameri A; Wang H; Li Z; Quadir Z; Rickard WDA; Gonzalez M; Hazell PJ; Escobedo-Diaz JP, 2021, 'Ferrite phase transformation in dual-phase steel under shock loading', Materials Science and Engineering A, 802, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2020.140690

Wang C; Ramakrishnan KR; Shankar K; Morozov E; Wang H; Fien A, 2021, 'Homogenized shell element-based modeling of low-velocity impact response of stainless-steel wire mesh', Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, 28, pp. 1932 - 1947, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15376494.2020.1716415

Dhari RS; Patel NP; Wang H; Hazell PJ, 2021, 'Numerical investigation of Fibonacci series based bio-inspired laminates under impact loading', Composite Structures, 255, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.112985

Dhari RS; Patel NP; Wang H; Hazell PJ, 2021, 'Progressive damage modeling and optimization of fibrous composites under ballistic impact loading', Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, 28, pp. 1227 - 1244, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15376494.2019.1655688

Fernando PLN; Mohotti D; Remennikov A; Hazell PJ; Wang H; Amin A, 2020, 'Experimental, numerical and analytical study on the shock wave propagation through impedance-graded multi-metallic systems', International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 178, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2020.105621

Li X; Ashraf M; Li H; Zheng X; Al-Deen S; Wang H; Hazell PJ, 2020, 'Experimental study on the deformation and of parallel bamboo Strand Lumber under drop-weight penetration impact', Construction and Building Materials, 242, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.118135

Fu K; Wang H; Zhang YX; Ye L; Escobedo JP; Hazell PJ; Friedrich K; Dai S, 2020, 'Rheological and energy absorption characteristics of a concentrated shear thickening fluid at various temperatures', International Journal of Impact Engineering, 139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2020.103525

Wang H; Hazell PJ; Shankar K; Morozov EV; Jovanoski Z; Brown AD; Li Z; Escobedo-Diaz JP, 2020, 'Tensile properties of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene single yarns at different strain rates', Journal of Composite Materials, 54, pp. 1453 - 1466, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021998319883416

Banerjee A; Wang H; Brown A; Ameri A; Zhu Q; Bhattacharyya S; Hazell PJ; Prusty BG, 2020, 'Experimental investigation on the dynamic flow behaviour and structure-property correlation of dual-phase high carbon steel at elevated temperatures', Materials Science and Engineering A, 771, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2019.138655

Li X; Ashraf M; Li H; Zheng X; Wang H; Al-Deen S; Hazell PJ, 2019, 'An experimental investigation on Parallel Bamboo Strand Lumber specimens under quasi static and impact loading', Construction and Building Materials, 228, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.116724

Aryal B; Morozov EV; Wang H; Shankar K; Hazell PJ; Escobedo-Diaz JP, 2019, 'Effects of impact energy, velocity, and impactor mass on the damage induced in composite laminates and sandwich panels', Composite Structures, 226, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.111284

Sun G; Wang E; Wang H; Xiao Z; Li Q, 2018, 'Low-velocity impact behaviour of sandwich panels with homogeneous and stepwise graded foam cores', Materials and Design, 160, pp. 1117 - 1136, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2018.10.047

Sun G; Chen D; Wang H; Hazell PJ; Li Q, 2018, 'High-velocity impact behaviour of aluminium honeycomb sandwich panels with different structural configurations', International Journal of Impact Engineering, 122, pp. 119 - 136, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2018.08.007

Ramakrishnan KR; Wang H; Shankar K; Fien A, 2018, 'A new method for the measurement and analysis of biomechanical energy delivered by kicking', Sports Engineering, 21, pp. 53 - 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12283-017-0244-z

Wang H; Hazell PJ; Shankar K; Morozov EV; Escobedo JP; Wang C, 2017, 'Effects of fabric folding and thickness on the impact behaviour of multi-ply UHMWPE woven fabrics', Journal of Materials Science, 52, pp. 13977 - 13991, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10853-017-1482-y

Wang H; Hazell PJ; Shankar K; Morozov EV; Escobedo JP, 2017, 'Impact behaviour of Dyneema® fabric-reinforced composites with different resin matrices', Polymer Testing, 61, pp. 17 - 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2017.04.026

Wang H; Ramakrishnan KR; Shankar K, 2016, 'Experimental study of the medium velocity impact response of sandwich panels with different cores', Materials and Design, 99, pp. 68 - 82, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2016.03.048

Conference Papers

Siddique SH; Hazell PJ; Pereira GG; Wang H; Escobedo JP, 2025, 'Low-Velocity Impact Behaviour of Biomimetic Cornstalk-Inspired Lightweight Structures', in IOCB 2024, MDPI, pp. 3 - 3, presented at IOCB 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/materproc2025020003

Dura HB; Hazell PJ; Wang H, 2025, 'Performance of Fish Scale-Inspired Armour Subjected to Impact Loading by Different Impactor Shapes: A Numerical Investigation', in IOCB 2024, MDPI, pp. 4 - 4, presented at IOCB 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/materproc2025020004

Shah S; Hazell PJ; Wang H; Escobedo JP, 2025, 'SHOCK WAVE PROPAGATION IN UNIDIRECTIONAL CFRP AT DIFFERENT ORIENTATIONS', in Proceedings of the 17th Hypervelocity Impact Symposium Hvis 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/HVIS2024-047

Li Z; Rawat S; Hazell P; Tekle BH; Liu Z; Khennane A; Wang H, 2024, 'Flexural Performance of a Pultruded GFRP Short Beam with Reinforced Concrete Infill', in International Conference on Civil Structural and Transportation Engineering, http://dx.doi.org/10.11159/iccste24.201

Wackwitz AMW; Ameri AAH; Wang J; Hazell P; Wang H; Timmers H; Escobedo-Diaz JP, 2023, 'Dynamic and Quasi-Static Mechanical Response and Associated Microstructural Evolution of Damascus Steels', in Minerals Metals and Materials Series, pp. 55 - 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22576-5_6

Weerasinghe D; Breen S; Wang H; Mohotti D; Hazell PJ; Escobedo-Diaz JP, 2023, 'Improving Impact Resistance of Plain-Woven Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene Fabrics', in Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, pp. 549 - 559, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2886-4_39

Serubibi A; Hazell PJ; Escobedo JP; Wang H; Oromiehie E; Prusty BG, 2022, 'Low-velocity impact behaviours of AFP manufactured fibre metal laminate structures', in Materials Today Proceedings, pp. 421 - 429, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.11.362

Li Z; Khennane A; Wang H; Hazell P; Escobedo-Diaz J, 2021, 'Effects of Impactor Geometry on Pultruded Composites Under Low-Velocity Impact Loading', in Ilki A; Ispir M; Inci P (eds.), Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer Nature, Istanbul, Turkey, pp. 801 - 808, presented at 10th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey, 08 December 2021 - 10 December 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88166-5_69

Serubibi A; Hazell P; Escobedo-Diaz JP; Wang H; Oromiehie E; Prusty G, 2021, 'Analysis of AFP manufactured fibre metal laminate structures under impact loading', Online, presented at ACAM10: 10th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, Online, 29 November 2021, https://search.informit.org/doi/epdf/10.3316/informit.321692581209141

Escobedo JP; Ameri AAH; Gonzales M; Miller R; Wang H; Quadir MZ; Hazell PJ, 2020, 'Effect of peak stress and deformation history on the dynamic tensile behavior of a dual phase steel', in Aip Conference Proceedings, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/12.0000820

Wang H; Higgs S; Ameri A; Gonzales M; McDonald B; Hazell PJ; Li Z; Escobedo-Diaz JP, 2020, 'Spall fracture of two high strength armor steels', in Aip Conference Proceedings, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/12.0001024

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