The CrashProof Knowledge Centre (CrashProofLab)

Abstract

The objectives of the CrashProof Knowledge Centre (CrashProofLab) are: Be a world class knowledge centre on crashworthiness covering state-of-the-art modelling techniques, validated models, testing methods and testing hardware. Connect students, researchers and industry partners with a common interest on experimental and numerical crashworthiness. Revolutionize the design of structures with improved crashworthiness to enable safe and more efficient unconventional aircraft. Please, cite the CrashProof Knowledge Centre as: Castro SGP (2022). The CrashProof Knowledge Centre (CrashProofLab). Zenodo. Published on 2022-Nov-01. Update 2024-Jun-06: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11500722. TU Delft website Zenodo community Publications G. P. Castro, S. (2025). "Stability of Structures: Kinematics, Equivalent Single-Layer Theories, and Energy-based Semi-Analytical Methods". Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18957062 Ciobotia, R. I., van der Laan, T., van de Waerdt, W., Peeters, D., & Castro, S. G. P. (2025). “Incorporating bird strike crashworthiness requirements within the design of wing structures”. Struct Multidisc Optim 68, 236. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00158-025-04158-w Anand, S., Dighe, N., Gupta, P., Alderliesten, R., & Castro, S. G. P. (2025). “Failure modes and energy absorption in glass reinforced aluminum (GLARE) hybrid laminates subjected to three-point bending”. Composites Part C: Open Access, 18, 100651. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomc.2025.100651 Bangera, S. S., & Castro, S. G. P. (2025). “Deflation constraints for global optimization of composite structures”. Composite Structures, 357, 118916. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2025.118916 Ferreira da Costa, T. , Castro, S. G. P. , Rans, C., & Villa, A. (2025). “Crashworthiness assessment of the Flying-V under complex crash scenarios with partially detailed structures”. AIAA SCITECH 2025 Forum. https://www.doi.org/10.2514/6.2025-0622 Almeida, J. H. S., Balonek, E., & Castro, S. G. P. (2025). “Beyond Double-Double theory: n-Directional stacking sequence optimisation in composite laminates”. Composite Structures, 373, 119586. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2025.119586 Almeida, J. H. S., Ashok, A., Uzair, M., & Castro, S. G. P. (2025). “Bayesian meta-optimisation of variable stiffness composite cylinders for mass minimisation with manufacturing constraints”. Computers & Structures, 316, 107868. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruc.2025.107868 Anand, S., Alderliesten, R., & Castro, S. G. P. (2024). “Crashworthiness in preliminary design: Mean crushing force prediction for closed-section thin-walled metallic structures”. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 188, 104946. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2024.104946 Anand, S., Alderliesten, R., & Castro, S. G. P. (2024). “Corrigendum to Crashworthiness in preliminary design: Mean crushing force prediction for closed-section thin-walled metallic structures” [International Journal of Impact Engineering, 188, 104946]. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 194, 105086. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2024.105086 Keijzer, D. M., Simon Soria, C., Arends, J., Sarigol, B., Scarano, F., & Castro, S. G. P. (2024). “Design of a Hydrogen-Powered Crashworthy eVTOL Using Multidisciplinary Analysis and Design Optimization”. AIAA Scitech 2024 Forum. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2024-2474 Anand, S., Alderliesten, R., & Castro, S. G. P. (2024). “Low-fidelity crashworthiness assessment of unconventional aircraft: Modelling of plastic bending”. AIAA Scitech 2024 Forum. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2024-0833 Albers, W., Arends, J., van Battum, B. A. , Hadzhiyski, E., Karaca, C., Keijzer, D. M., Middendorp, L., de Rijke, S., Sarıgöl, B., & Simon Soria, C. (2023). “Final Report - Aetheria, hydrogen-based long-range eVTOL designed for crashworthiness”. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8125990 Chen, S. Y., van de Waerdt, W., & Castro, S. G. P. (2023). “Design for bird strike crashworthiness using a building block approach applied to the Flying-V aircraft”. Heliyon, 9(4), e14723. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14723 Desiderio, M., Schuurman, M., Alderliesten, R., & Castro, S. G. P. (2023). “Crashworthiness of the Flying-V aircraft concept with vertical drop test simulations”. Aerospace Structural Impact Dynamics International Conference - ASIDIC 2023. Wichita, KA, USA, June 20 - 23. https://engrxiv.org/preprint/view/3034/version/4954 Anand, S., Alderliesten, R., & Castro, S. G. P. (2023). “A review of analytical models for determining the behavior of metallic tubular structures submitted to axial crushing”. Proceedings of the ASME 2023 Aerospace Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference. San Diego, California, USA. June 19 - 21, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1115/SSDM2023-108398 Datasets With the link below you can access the entire CrashProofLab collection: https://zenodo.org/communities/crashprooflab/ Ferreira da Costa, T., G. P. Castro, S., Rans, C., & Villa, A. (2026). "Dataset for Crashworthiness Assessment of the Flying-V Under Complex Crash Scenarios with Partially Detailed Structures [Data set]". Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20050818 Prasad, A., G. P. Castro, S., Tijs, B., Rogozea, S., Peeters, D., & Rans, C. (2026). "Dataset for Post buckling of curved skin-stiffened metal panels under shear loading [Data set]". Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19813026 Anand, S., Alderliesten, R., & G. P. Castro, S. (2026). "Dataset for Crashworthiness in preliminary design: Semi-analytical modeling for bending collapse of square and rectangular tubular structures [Data set]". Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18632098 Desiderio, M., Schuurman, M., Alderliesten, R., & Castro, S. G. P. (2026). "Dataset for Crashworthiness of the Flying-V Aircraft Concept with Vertical Drop Test Simulations [Data set]". Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18183555 Wu, Y. H., & Castro, S. G. P. (2025). "Dataset for Crashworthy Hydrogen-Powered Aircraft Retrofit Preliminary Design [Data set]". Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18035092 Martins, S. M., van Zuijlen, A., Castro, S. G. P. (2025). "Dataset for Modelling confined hydrogen–air detonations with the conservation element/solution element method for varying initial compositions". Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17788156 Almeida, J. H. S., Balonek, E., & Castro, S. G. P. (2025). “Dataset for Beyond Double-Double Theory: n-Directional Stacking Sequence Optimisation in Composite Laminates”. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15864525 Anand, S., Dighe, N., Gupta, P., Alderliesten, R., & Castro, S. G. P. (2025). “Dataset for Glass Reinforced aluminum (GLARE) Laminates subjected to three-Point Bending [Data set]”. figshare. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.29590073.v1 Ashok, A., Uzair, M., Almeida Jr, H., & Castro, S. G. P. (2025). “Bayesian Optimization for VAFW CYLinders (bovafwcyl) (2025.0)”. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15488104 Ciobotia, R. I., van der Laan, T., van de Waerdt, W., Peeters, D., & Castro, S. G. P. (2025). “Dataset for Incorporating bird strike crashworthiness requirements within the design of wing structures [Data set]”. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15411557 Anand, S., Alderliesten, R., & Castro, S. G. P. (2024). “Dataset for Crashworthiness in preliminary design: Mean crushing force prediction for closed-section thin-walled metallic structures [Data set]”. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12773062 Bangera, S. S., & Castro, S. G. P. (2024). “Dataset: Deflation constraints for global optimization of composite structures [Data set]”. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14511013 Bertholdt, J., Van de Waerdt, W., & Castro, S. G. P. (2024). “Dataset for: Methodology to identify and quantify flight path dependent bird strike scenarios over aircraft (Version v1) [Data set]”. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11233626 Desiderio, M., Michiel, S., Alderliesten, R., & Castro, S. G. P. (2023). “Dataset: Fokker F-28 Fellowship typical fuselage surface model for crashworthiness [Data set]”. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7724227 Keijzer, D. M., Middendorp, L., de Rijke, S., Albers, W., Simon Soria, C., Arends, J., Sarıgöl, B., & Hadzhiyski, E. (2023). “Aetheria eVTOL multi-disciplinary analysis Python package (2023.2)”. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10276957 Chen, S. Y., van de Waerdt, W., & Castro, S. G. P. (2022). “Data set for design for bird strike crashworthiness using a building block approach applied to the Flying-V aircraft (2022-11-01) [Data set]”. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7270376 Castro, S. G. P. (2020). “Extracting data from contour images”. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15847125 Master Theses Jonikaitė, D. (2025). “Uncertainty exploration in material modelling for bird strike impacts” [Master’s thesis, Delft University of Technology]. TU Delft Repository. https://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:77263885-503d-411f-a4e9-19a134744093 Martins, S. M. (2024). “Hydrogen-air detonation: Multiphysics analysis of blast loads and aircraft structural response” [Master’s thesis, Delft University of Technology]. TU Delft Repository. https://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:d3a84e63-b921-45bb-9c0d-8a1a6beb6949 Wu, Y. (2024). “Crashworthy hydrogen-powered aircraft retrofit preliminary design” [Master’s thesis, Delft University of Technology]. TU Delft Repository. https://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:4710b9c7-df10-4731-856e-2a8fa3a362f8 Bertholdt, J. (2024). “Methodology to identify and quantify flight path dependent bird strike scenarios over aircraft” [Master’s thesis, Delft University of Technology]. TU Delft Repository. https://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:3e2a8cd9-ac73-47aa-bbd5-d660a5c507ad Bagirov, A. (2024). “Crashworthiness design with bending optimization in the hybrid cellular automata framework: A design methodology for aircraft sub-floor structures” [Master’s thesis, Delft University of Technology]. TU Delft Repository. https://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:aaea132f-0ac2-4115-a4a3-444ebae3baa9 Ferreira da Costa, T. (2024). “Crashworthiness assessment of the Flying-V under complex crash scenarios with partially detailed structures” [Master’s thesis, Delft University of Technology]. TU Delft Repository. https://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:c9bd679a-d43f-4eb2-b282-bcf352510669 Koronaios, P. (2024). “Prediction of crashworthiness performance using multi-fidelity machine learning techniques” [Master’s thesis, Delft University of Technology]. TU Delft Repository. https://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:ab56fd5e-d4d1-4276-894c-8cba3a1b76bc Koenderink, R. (2024). “Design methodology for unconventional engine mounting structures, including crashworthiness assessment” [Master’s thesis, Delft University of Technology]. TU Delft Repository. https://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:2a250390-05c0-4f71-bf73-a21e4cf6567d Ciobotia, R. I. (2024). “Incorporating bird strike crashworthiness requirements within an MDO framework” [Master’s thesis, Delft University of Technology]. TU Delft Repository. https://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:d8d7f2a0-d1ba-46b6-affd-c2903a527fc1 Post, M. (2024). “Model validation for bird strike crashworthiness” [Master’s thesis, Delft University of Technology]. TU Delft Repository. https://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:b1e3504c-53c3-4faf-837c-c9346dbddc97 Skarka, M. W. (2023). “Development of a quasi-static simulation methodology for a damage tolerance assessment of impact damage in bonded CFRP structures” [Master’s thesis, Delft University of Technology]. TU Delft Repository. https://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:7c9447f5-0fd0-42f6-a07e-c1b33d1e1f9b Bangera, S. S. (2023). “Global optimization using a deflation-based method for the design of composite structures” [Master’s thesis, Delft University of Technology]. TU Delft Repository. https://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:221ca7eb-11d1-4994-b246-5f52b600fcaf Desiderio, M. (2023). “Flying-V crashworthiness: A preliminary assessment” [Master’s thesis, Delft University of Technology]. TU Delft Repository. https://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:f9ecffa8-7276-4fab-9f2d-191b92c40e05