The U.S.Deployment of the THAAD System in South Korea Produces Negative Effects in Northeast Asia

deployment of the THAAD system in South Korea imposed by the United States is superficially and nominally to target at the DPRK's nuclear and missile threats,but essentially to respond to the rising China and Russia,is further tied South Korea to the U.S.war chariot and is a dose of poison undermining the Northeast Asian environment for the mutual benefit,mutual trust and win-win cooperation as well as development and stability.

Mechanical Response of Honeycomb Structures Under Impact

A honeycomb structure with a negative Poisson’s ratio(NPR)was designed,fabricated,and analyzed for utilization in personal protective clothing(PPC).The mechanical properties were investigated using a quasi-static mechanical testing and the Hopkinson pressure bar experimental system,and results were compared with similar samples containing regular hexagonal and regular quadrilateral honeycomb structures.The experimental results showed that under quasi-static loadings,the concave honeycomb structure had the highest compressive modulus and yield strength,which produced the highest strain absorption energy,anti-deformation performance and energy absorption.When exposed to a dynamic load at a high strain rate,the concave honeycomb also exhibited the highest dynamic compression modulus,the best impact resistance and best energy absorption among the three structures.In summary,the concave honeycomb structure was more resistant to deformation and had higher impact resistance than the regular hexagonal and regular quadrilateral honeycombs,and exhibited better energy absorption,which makes it a good candidate for application as a personal safety protection material.

Computational Studies of Porous Head Protection Structures for Human Cranium under Impact Loading

This paper looks into the effects of various porous structures used in the construction of the shell of a protective helmet on the energy absorption capacity and their efficacy in protecting the head/skull against impact force.It is well known that porous structures are very effective for energy absorption;hence,they have been widely used to reduce the negative effects of impact and explosion loads on the human skull.Porous shell structures,made from titanium alloy(Ti–6Al–4V)and,comprised of several periodic topological configurations,namely the more common rectangle and hexagonal honeycomb,as well as those having auxetic properties,namely the concave honeycomb and double-arrow,are studied by means of numerical modeling.The reliability of the numerical model is validated with the published experimental results.For the double-arrow configurations,the study involves three different densities,and the structural energy absorption capacity of the double-arrow shells increases with density.For the same density,the energy absorption capacity of the rectangular shell is the best,and that of the honeycomb is the worst.The superior performance of the rectangular configuration is partly derived from the fact that the orientation of the struts in this structure is aligned along the direction of the impact force.Further comparison of energy absorption capacity is made between the porous shell and a shell having a traditional titanium monolayer.The severe plastic deformation in the solid titanium shell(traditional monolayer shell)is detrimental to the overall effectiveness of head protection gear.Apart from this,compared with the Kevlar composite laminated shell of the same mass,both the solid and porous titanium shells provide considerable protection to the human head.The comprehensive comparisons show that the porous design on the titanium shell is beneficial for mitigating the risks of traumatic brain injuries(TBIs).