Modeling and experimental analysis of polypropylene honeycomb multi-layer sandwich composites under four-point bending
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Author(s)
Arbaoui, Jamal
Moustabchir, Hassane
Pruncu, Catalin I
Schmitt, Yves
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The behavior of a simple and innovative multi-layer sandwich panels having a polypropylene honeycomb core has been investigated carefully, theoretically and experimentally. A four-point bending test was performed to detect the mechanical characteristics of the multi-layer core. The experimental results emphasize a better rigidity of the multi-layer structure compared to the weakness displayed by the single-layer configuration. In fact, a small increase in the final weight of the component leads to a significant increase of the mechanical properties. In the second part of this study, analytical and numerical homogenization approaches were developed to compute the effective properties of the single polypropylene honeycomb core. The numerical model complies with the experimental protocol, and the simulation conducted is aiming to reproduce a typical four-point bending test on a polypropylene honeycomb multi-layer sandwich panel. Both numerical and experimental results are presented in details and a good correlation between them is highlighted.
Date Issued
2018-05-01
Date Acceptance
2016-07-20
Citation
Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials, 2018, 20 (4), pp.493-511
ISSN
1099-6362
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Start Page
493
End Page
511
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials
Volume
20
Issue
4
Copyright Statement
The Author(s) 2016. The final, definitive version of this paper has been published in Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials by Sage Publications Ltd. All rights reserved. It is available at: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1099636216659779
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Engineering, Mechanical
Materials Science, Characterization & Testing
Materials Science, Composites
Engineering
Materials Science
Composite
honeycomb
multi-layer
sandwich
bending
modeling
MECHANICAL-BEHAVIOR
PANELS
CORE
BEAMS
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2016-07-22