Prediction of failure modes and peak loads in lattice sandwich panels under three-point loading

Autor: Ayumi Omachi, Wesley J. Cantwell, Dai-Heng Chen, Kuniharu Ushijima
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Journal of Sandwich Structures & Materials. 22:1635-1659
ISSN: 1530-7972
1099-6362
DOI: 10.1177/1099636218789605
Popis: In this study, the failure behaviour of lattice sandwich panels under three-point loading has been studied using a nonlinear finite element analysis. The failure mechanisms of lattice-cored sandwich panels can be classified in three modes; facesheet yielding, facesheet wrinkling and core shear. When the panel fails due to facesheet yielding or core shear, the evaluation of the strength of the lattice-cored panel can be undertaken in the same manner as that of a foam-cored panel. In contrast, when wrinkle-like deformation occurs in the facesheets, the failure load can be estimated from the buckling stress of the facesheet. The failure mode map for the lattice-cored panel with the coordinate system tf / l and [Formula: see text] can be described by the analytical equations that predict the three failure modes. The failure mode map highlights the dominant failure modes for the lattice-cored sandwich panel based on the key design parameters tf / l and [Formula: see text].
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