Stress and buckling analysis of a thick-walled micro sandwich panel with a flexible foam core and carbon nanotube reinforced composite(CNTRC) face sheets

In this paper, the stresses and buckling behaviors of a thick-walled micro sandwich panel with a flexible foam core and carbon nanotube reinforced composite(CNTRC) face sheets are considered based on the high-order shear deformation theory(HSDT) and the modified couple stress theory(MCST). The governing equations of equilibrium are obtained based on the total potential energy principle. The effects of various parameters such as the aspect ratio, elastic foundation, temperature changes, and volume fraction of the canbon nanotubes(CNTs) on the critical buckling loads, normal stress,shear stress, and deflection of the thick-walled micro cylindrical sandwich panel considering different distributions of CNTs are examined. The results are compared and validated with other studies, and showing an excellent compatibility. CNTs have become very useful and common candidates in sandwich structures, and they have been extensively used in many applications including nanotechnology, aerospace, and micro-structures. This paper also extends further applications of reinforced sandwich panels by providing the modified equations and formulae.     

Characterisation of pure and mixed mode fracture in composite laminates

The extensive use of advanced fibre composite materials for aircraft construction has necessitated the development of a damage tolerance methodology for aircraft components. Such a methodology would facilitate the design of more efficient and reliable composite structures and their maintenance in service. Therefore, it is necessary to characterize and understand the complex failure modes of fibre composites, including the influence of temperature, moisture and various defects arising from manufacture or service conditions.This paper briefly discusses the present status of some approaches to the experimental characterization of pure and mixed-mode fracture of composite laminates.     

Stress intensity factors for an arbitrarily oriented crack near a hole in longeron web

Damage-tolerant design of composite components in aerospace structures requires computationally effective stress and failure analysis methods. This study introduces an analytical/numerical method to determine the stress field and the stress intensity factors in a composite longeron web with an arbitrarily oriented straight crack near a hole. Typical of webs in wing longerons with massive belts, the tapered web is loaded in bending and shear. The solution method makes use of the complex potentials in conjunction with the boundary collocation technique. The present results are in close agreement with those obtained by finite element.     

Effects of Seawater and Low Temperatures on Polymeric Foam Core Material

Polymeric composite sandwich structures, often manufactured using a thick foam core material and thin composite facings, are of significant interest in naval applications. This paper summarizes the coupled effect of sea water and low temperature on the mechanical properties of closed cell polymeric H100 foam core material. The study considers the effects of harsh sea environmental conditions on the fracture and deformation behavior of such a foam material under complex loading conditions that include tension, torsion, compression, and true-triaxial stress paths. Mechanical testing techniques are developed using coupon samples of suitable geometry that minimize grip effects on these low density complex foam materials, along with information associated with the observed cross-anisotropic behavior. Interfacial delamination fracture response for the sandwich structures due to the combined effects of sea water and low temperature are evaluated and the associated degradation in critical energy release rate for delamination is found to be substantial. Experimental data for H100 foam cores associated with moisture induced expansional strains are also included.     

Exact analytical solutions for the local and global buckling of sandwich beam-columns under various loadings

Sandwich structures are widely used in many industrial applications, due to the attractive combination of a lightweight and strong mechanical properties. This compromise is realized thanks to the presence of different parts in the composite material, namely the skins and possibly core reinforcements or thin-walled core structure which are both thin/slender and stiff relative to the other parts, namely the homogeneous core material, if any. The buckling phenomenon thus becomes mainly responsible for the final collapse of such sandwiches. In this paper, classical sandwich beam-columns (with homogeneous core materials) are considered and elastic buckling analyses are performed in order to derive the critical values and the associated bifurcation modes under various loadings (compression and pure bending). The two faces are represented by Euler–Bernoulli beams, whereas the core material is considered as a 2D continuous solid. A set of partial differential equations is first obtained from a general bifurcation analysis, using the above assumptions. Original closed-form analytical solutions of the critical loading and mode of a sandwich beam-column are then derived for various loading conditions. Finally, the proposed analytical formulae are validated using 2D linearized buckling finite element computations, and parametric analyses are performed.     

Enhancement of buckling characteristics for sandwich structure with fiber reinforced composite skins and core made of aluminum honeycomb and polyurethane foam

This experimental study is concerned with enhancing the buckling characteristics of sandwich structure when the 6061-T6 aluminum skins are replaced by carbon fiber reinforced composite for the same aluminum honeycomb and polyurethane core. Such an improvement can be attributed to the high strength to weight ratio of the composite skin while the softer core material acts on a relative base as a better energy absorbent and hence tends to stabilize the failure. This results in much higher post-buckling loads which corresponds to the remaining strength of the structure after the onset of buckling.Sandwich structures with core made of polyurethane foam with different densities were also tested in compression. The buckling load increased with the density of polyurethane up to 280 kg/m³ while deattachment of the core and skin occurred when the density is decreased below 100 kg/m³. Compatibility of the skin and core material is shown to play an important role in the buckling behavior of sandwich structure.     

新型复合材料点阵结构的研究进展

复合材料点阵结构是一种具有轻质、高比强、高比刚以及多功能潜力的新型结构材料, 近几年受到国外学者的极大关注, 是新一代结构材料一体化的理想结构材料. 本文概述了点阵复合材料及结构的发展历程, 包括复合材料点阵结构的拓扑构型设计、制备工艺研究、力学性能表征、失效模式分析、预报模型评价等方面的工作, 并给出了复合材料点阵结构的力学性能、失效模式和理论数值模型汇总表以及修正后的材料强度与密度关系图. 同时, 本文对复合材料点阵结构可能应用的领域进行预测, 并对其未来发展进行了展望.      

面向增材制造的双蒙皮夹层结构加筋拓扑优化方法

双蒙皮夹层结构是航空航天装备中的特殊承力结构,其典型代表为发动机尾喷管中的同步环构件。近年来,增材制造技术为该类薄壁结构的创新型设计提供了有利条件。但增材制造有其特殊的工艺要求,基于传统拓扑优化得到的设计结果往往存在大量的悬空区域,无法直接应用于增材制造工艺。因此,需要在优化设计阶段统筹考虑结构的力学性能和自支撑工艺约束。针对上述问题,本文提出了一种面向增材制造的双蒙皮夹层薄壁结构加筋拓扑优化方法,可在一次优化中同时得到优化的加筋布局和非均匀点阵分布,从而解决悬空结构的支撑问题,确保优化结果的工艺可达性。为了平衡计算成本和分析精度,本文采用渐进均匀化方法来求解不同类型单胞等效弹性性能,以适应不同复杂单胞构型。基于上述方法,本文给出了某发动机同步环结构的拓扑优化算例,结果表明,本文优化设计方法可以实现双蒙皮夹层结构中夹层加筋和点阵的共同优化,为航空航天装备中发动机同步环结构轻量化设计提供了思路。     

Crack Patching: Analysis and Design

Bonded composite patches are frequently used to retard crack growth. This repair procedure is usually referred to as crack patching. The present paper outlines the various methods for the analysis and design of fiber composite patches in thin and thick structures. As illustrative examples the repair of fatigue cracks in the wing skins of Mirage III aircraft, of surface flaws in Macchi landing wheels, and of cracks in a truss is considered.     

Design optimization of truss-cored sandwiches with homogenization

Lightweight metallic sandwich plates comprising periodic truss cores and solid facesheets are optimally designed against minimum weights. Constitutive models of the truss core are developed using homogenization techniques which, together with effective single-layer sandwich approaches, form the basis of a two-dimensional (2D) single-layer sandwich model. The 2D model is employed to simulate the mechanical behaviors of truss-cored sandwich panels having a variety of core topologies. The types of loading considered include bending, transverse shear and in-plane compression. The validities of the 2D model predictions are checked against direct FE simulations on three-dimensional (3D) truss core sandwich structures. Optimizations using the 2D sandwich model are subsequently performed to determine the minimum weights of truss-cored sandwiches subjected to various failure constraints: overall and local buckling, yielding and facesheet wrinkling. The performances of the optimized truss core sandwiches with 4-rod unit cell and solid truss members and pyramidal unit cell with hollow truss members are compared with benchmark lightweight structures such as honeycomb-cored sandwiches, tetrahedral core sandwiches and hat-stiffened single layer plates.     

轻质夹层材料的制备和振动声学性能

轻质夹层材料被广泛地用来制备动车组车体和飞机的机身,其结构设计面临着一系列挑战:即同时要求质量轻、力学强度高、散热性能好、动力学性能和隔声性能可调等多功能特性.针对动车组高速运行和飞机飞行过程中经常面临的振动及噪声问题,以及如何在现有的材料和结构基础上进一步减轻重量并获得更优良的综合性能是材料制备、固体力学、流体力学、声学、智能材料和结构、优化设计等诸多领域工作者面临的共同挑战.结合近年来围绕"超轻多孔结构创新构型的多功能化基础研究"国家基础研究计划项目所开展的一系列工作,综述了有关轻质三明治材料及结构振动和声学特性的国内外研究进展及现状,以及相应的主被动控制技术;针对目前存在的问题,讨论并展望了有关轻质材料和结构动力学性能及隔声性能的研究发展趋势.     

变截面含筋夹层复合材料悬臂结构刚度特性规律研究

含筋夹层复合材料悬臂结构现已在舰船工程应用中得到关注,然而因为变量众多,在方案设计阶段对弯曲刚度特性的把握往往较为困难.对此,首先基于典型结构应用背景需求,建立了变截面含筋夹层复合材料梁弯曲刚度理论计算模型;进而制作结构模型,开展刚度特性试验研究,通过试验与计算结果的对比,验证了计算方法的有效性;最后探讨了各主要构件材料参数、面板混杂纤维含量、面腹板截面分配以及腹板铺层比例对刚度的影响规律,所得结论可为变截面含筋夹层复合材料悬臂结构方案设计提供参考.     

Elastoplastic buckling and post-buckling analysis of sandwich columns

Sandwich structures are widely used in many industrial applications thanks to their interesting compromise between lightweight and high mechanical properties. This compromise is realized thanks to the presence of different parts in the composite material, namely the skins which are particularly thin and stiff relative to the homogeneous core material and possibly core reinforcements. Owing to these geometric and material features, sandwich structures are subject to global but also local buckling phenomena which are mainly responsible for their collapse. The buckling analysis of sandwich materials is therefore an important issue for their mechanical design. In this respect, this paper is devoted to the theoretical study of the local/global buckling and post-buckling behavior of sandwich columns under axial compression. Only symmetric sandwich materials are considered with homogeneous and isotropic core/skin layers. First, the buckling problem is analytically addressed, by solving the so-called bifurcation equation in a 3D framework. The bifurcation analysis is performed using an hybrid model (the two faces are represented by Euler–Bernoulli beams, whereas the core material is considered as a 2D continuous solid), considering both an elastic and elastoplastic core material. Closed-form expressions are derived for the critical loadings and the associated bifurcation modes. Then, the post-buckling response is numerically investigated using a 2D finite element bespoke program, including finite plasticity, arc-length methods and branch-switching procedures. The numerical computations enable us to validate the previous analytical solutions and describe several kinds of post-critical responses up to advanced states, depending on geometric and material parameters. In most cases, secondary bifurcations occur during the post-critical stage. These secondary modes are mainly due to the modal interaction phenomenon and give rise to unstable post-buckled solutions which lead to final collapse.     

X状Z向碳pin增强泡沫夹层结构剪切刚度预报

综合考虑了面板对横向增强Z-pin的不同约束情况,结合空间网架结构和等效夹杂方法,提出了X状Z-pins增强泡沫夹层结构剪切刚度的预报模型,经实际计算后与已有的实验值和有限元模拟值比较,证明该方法具有足够的工程精度.计算表明,X状Z-pins能大幅度地提高泡沫夹层结构的剪切刚度,并具有良好的可设计性,可以通过改变Z-pin材料,Z-pin的体积分数、角度、直径等参数改变其力学性能.其中,Z-pin体积分数越大、拉伸模量越高、直径越大,Z-pins增强泡沫夹层结构的剪切刚度越高.     

基于高阶变形理论的夹层板的弯曲与振动

考虑面板和夹芯的面内刚度和横向剪切刚度以及抗弯刚度,考虑了高阶剪切变形,根据横向剪应变分布情况给出横向剪切转角的位移函数,基于哈密尔顿原理,推导了基于高阶变形理论、适用于软、硬夹芯情况夹层板的基本方程。作为算例,以四边简支条件下的夹层板的弯曲与振动,在不同的面板与芯层的弹性模量比和厚度比下进行了计算,并与Reissner理论、Hoff理论以及邓宗白基于Reissner理论的修正模型的计算结果进行了对比。与前述理论与方法相比,本文方法考虑因素更为全面,对夹层板的适用范围更为广泛,计算结果更为精确。针对Nastran软件计算夹层板的振动问题,对其适用范围作了简要分析。     

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提出该结构体系在水平载荷作用下,可视为夹层复合构件,并提出了计算模型. 根据 变形协调原理对其进行受力分析,建立了多层多跨密肋复合墙体结构横向位移及各组成构件承 受剪力和弯矩表达式. 通过计算分析指出,各组件剪力分配只与各组件刚度及宽度比有关, 内墙板上部分配剪力大于下部,边框反之;各组件局部弯矩系数随$\lambda $的增加而减小,其整体工作性能增强,当$\lambda $增加到一定数值时,其工作性能与悬壁构件类似.     

夹层梁总体屈曲及皱曲的有限元计算

皱曲是夹层结构的一种短波屈曲模式,通常发生于夹心较厚或夹心刚度较低的情况。由于模型规模的限制,在常规有限元建模时通常将夹层板模拟为二维板单元,这种方法忽略了面板和夹心在厚度方向上的相互作用,无法计算出皱曲模式。针对上述问题,本文首先介绍了一个计算夹层结构总体屈曲和皱曲的统一理论,并将此理论的计算结果作为理论解。为了同时...     

Mechano-sorptive creep under compressive loading – A micromechanical model

The creep of paper is accelerated by moisture cycling, an effect known as mechano-sorptive creep. It has also been observed that the mechano-sorptive effects are larger in compression than in tension. In this paper a simplified network model for mechano-sorptive creep is presented. It is assumed that the anisotropic hygroexpansion of the fibres leads to large stresses at the fibre–fibre bonds when the moisture content changes. The resulting stress state will accelerate creep if the fibre material obeys constitutive laws that are non-linear in stress. Geometrical fibre effects are included in the model in order to capture experimental observations of the differences between paper loaded in tension and compression. Theoretical predictions based on the developed model are compared to experimental results for paper both under tensile and compressive loading at varying moisture content. The important features in the experiments are captured by the model, i.e. the creep is accelerated by the moisture cycling and the mechano-sorptive effects are larger in compression than in tension.     

ON THE REFINED FIRST-ORDER SHEAR DEFORMATION PLATE THEORY OF KARMAN TYPE

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