Impact Resistance of Damping Twist Structures with Spaced-transition Layers under Low-velocity Impact

WANG Bokai; QIN Yuan; WANG Yuhui; MAO Tianxiao; WANG Yao; XIAO Youcai

doi:10.7643/ issn.1672-9242.2026.01.001

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Equipment Environmental Engineering ›› 2026, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (1) : 1-8. DOI: 10.7643/ issn.1672-9242.2026.01.001

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Impact Resistance of Damping Twist Structures with Spaced-transition Layers under Low-velocity Impact

WANG Bokai¹, QIN Yuan^1*, WANG Yuhui¹, MAO Tianxiao¹, WANG Yao¹, XIAO Youcai²

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The work aims to investigate the impact resistance of the Damping Twist Structure with the Spaced-transition Layer (DTST) under low-velocity impact conditions. Inspired by the Bouligand structure in nature, three DTSTs with different twist angles were fabricated with the same metal and rubber materials. With multilayer constrained layer damping structures (MCLD) as reference specimens, low-velocity impact tests were conducted at 150 J energy levels. The mechanical impact response, impact damage morphology, and energy absorption characteristics were analyzed, and the effects of structural configurations and twist angles on DTST impact resistance were investigated. Within a twist angle range of 15°~45°, the twist angle of DTST exhibited a negative correlation with peak force and a positive correlation with deformation and energy absorption. The post-impact DTST exhibited central concentrated deformation and localized shear deformation, showing distinct differences from MCLD. The structural characteristics of the spaced-transition layer and its coupling effect with the Bouligand layer are the primary factors affecting the mechanical properties and energy absorption characteristics of the DTST, while also contributing to the irregular damage observed in the DTST under low-velocity impact. Compared to the MCLD, the DTST achieves a 43.2% improvement in impact duration. DTST's energy absorption shows a minimum decrease of 5.0% and a maximum increase of 16.5% relative to MCLD. DTST's mass-to-energy absorption ratio demonstrates an increase ranging from 20.8% to 48.6% compared to MCLD.

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composite materials / viscoelastic materials / bionic structures / low-velocity impact / energy absorption / damage

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WANG Bokai, QIN Yuan, WANG Yuhui, MAO Tianxiao, WANG Yao, XIAO Youcai. Impact Resistance of Damping Twist Structures with Spaced-transition Layers under Low-velocity Impact[J]. Equipment Environmental Engineering. 2026, 23(1): 1-8 https://doi.org/10.7643/ issn.1672-9242.2026.01.001

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; Fund：Postgraduate Education Innovation Program of Shanxi Province (2025SJ371); National Natural Science Foundation of China (52302475); Fundamental Research Program of Shanxi Province (202403021221149); Taiyuan University of Science and Technology Scientific Research Initial Funding (20222093)