journal article·2026-05Open access

All‐in‐One Underwater Quality Evaluation Metamaterial With Mechanical Robustness, Sound Attenuation, and Diffuse Reflection

Hongze Li, Zhenyu Li, Jinshui Yang, Jianhao Wu, Yidan Chen, Linzhi Wu, Hong Hu, Penglin Gao, Yegao Qu

Advanced Science· Volume 13· Issue 30

Abstract

ABSTRACT To resolve acoustic‐mechanical conflicts and integrate research gaps in underwater coatings. Inspired by the biomechanics of jumping spiders and human bones, we design an underwater composite structure subject to hydrostatic pressure. Based on mechanisms involving weak energy entanglement driven by damping and wave‐mode conversion driven by impedance mismatch. A synergistic combination of theoretical modeling, numerical simulation, and experimental validation, the structure achieves low‐intensity diffuse reflection below 0.8 kHz, and broadband low‐frequency sound attenuation at 0.8–2.5 kHz (insulation > 26 dB, absorption > 0.8). Notably, this structure achieves significant sound attenuation with an absorption coefficient exceeding 0.8 below 4 kHz even under 3 MPa of hydrostatic pressure. The sound attenuation performance decreases by an average of only 4.5% per 1 MPa increase in pressure, and the deformation nearly 100% recovers after unloading. By integrating an acoustic‐electrical analogy model for component dimensionality reduction and a convolutional neural network for visual quality evaluation, we establish an integrated design‐evaluation framework. This strategy provides a scalable approach for next‐generation underwater acoustic skins.
Source: crossref · Quality: baseline

Research context

OpenAlex topics: Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research · Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications · Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics

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Affiliations

College of Aerospace and Civil Engineering Harbin Engineering University Harbin P. R. China

Qingdao Innovation and Development Base Harbin Engineering University Qingdao P. R. China

School of Fashion and Textiles The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hung Hom Hong Kong P. R. China

School of Mechanical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai P. R. China

Funding

State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration · Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province · National Natural Science Foundation of China

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