Energy absorbing characteristics of the composite contoured-core sandwich panels
| Autor: | Zhongwei Guan, A.K. Haldar, Jin Zhou |
|---|---|
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Materials science
Glass fiber Composite number chemistry.chemical_element 02 engineering and technology Fibre-reinforced plastic 010402 general chemistry 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology 01 natural sciences Finite element method Manufacturing cost 0104 chemical sciences Core (optical fiber) chemistry Mechanics of Materials Aluminium Materials Chemistry General Materials Science Composite material 0210 nano-technology Sandwich-structured composite |
| Zdroj: | MATERIALS TODAY COMMUNICATIONS |
| Popis: | It is a challenging task to reduce the weight and manufacturing cost of a lightweight energy absorbing structure, while at the same time to maintain a reasonable strength and structural performance. This paper investigates the energy absorbing characteristics of the sandwich panels based on spherical-roof and flat-roof composite contoured cores subjected to quasi-static loading. Initial attention was focused on establishing the influence of the core profile and core cell wall thickness on the energy absorbing characteristics of both glass fibre reinforced plastic (GFRP) and carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) panels. It has been shown that the specific energy absorption capacity of the panel increases nonlinearly with increasing core cell wall thickness, with the spherical-roof cores outperforming their flat-roof counterparts. The results of these tests were compared with previously published data on a range of the relevant core structures, where it has been shown that the energy absorbing characteristics of the current spherical-roof system are superior to other core structures, such as aluminium and composite egg-box structures. Finally, a finite element analysis was undertaken to predict the crushing behaviour, energy absorbing characteristics and the failure modes of these core materials in reasonably good correlation with the corresponding test results. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|