Sandwich Panel Cores for Blast Applications: Materials and Graded Density

Sandwich composites are of interest in marine applications due to their high strength-to-weight ratio and tailorable mechanical properties, but their resistance to air blast loading is not well understood. Full-scale 100 kg TNT equivalent air blast testing at a 15 m stand-off distance was performed on glass-fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) sandwich panels with polyvinyl chloride (PVC); polymethacrylimid (PMI); and styrene acrylonitrile (SAN) foam cores, all possessing the same thickness and density. Further testing was performed to assess the blast resistance of a sandwich panel containing a stepwise graded density SAN foam core, increasing in density away from the blast facing side. Finally a sandwich panel containing compliant polypropylene (PP) fibres within the GFRP front face-sheet, was subjected to blast loading with the intention of preventing front face-sheet cracking during blast. Measurements of the sandwich panel responses were made using high-speed digital image correlation (DIC), and post-blast damage was assessed by sectioning the sandwich panels and mapping the damage observed. It was concluded that all cores are effective in improving blast tolerance and that the SAN core was the most blast tolerant out of the three foam polymer types, with the DIC results showing a lower deflection measured during blast, and post-blast visual inspections showing less damage suffered. By grading the density of the core it was found that through thickness crack propagation was mitigated, as well as damage in the higher density foam layers, thus resulting in a smoother back face-sheet deflection profile. By incorporating compliant PP fibres into the front face-sheet, cracking was prevented in the GFRP, despite damage being present in the core and the interfaces between the core and face-sheets.     

Imperfection sensitivity of axially compressed stringer reinforced cylindrical sandwich panels

This paper presents some numerical results of the effects of several nondimensional parameters on the buckling and initial post buckling behaviors of shallow sandwich panels under axial compression. Results are presented that show these effects due to transverse shearing resistance of the core material, different face-sheet thicknesses, and different core thicknesses. Further effects on the buckling and initial postbuckling behaviors of sandwich panels are presented due to the torsional resistance of longitudinal edge stiffeners.The results show that the range of flatness parameter, δ/d, for which sandwich panels remain imperfection-insensitive increases with increases in transverse shearing resistance of the core material and with larger core thicknesses. These results also indicate that this range of δ/d is smallest when the face-sheet thicknesses are equal. Finally, as in the case of homogeneous panels, torsional resistance of the longitudinal edge stiffeners has the effect of making the sandwich panel less imperfection-sensitive.     

撞击载荷下泡沫铝夹芯梁的塑性动力响应

应用泡沫金属子弹撞击加载的方式研究了固支泡沫铝夹芯梁和等质量实体梁的塑性动力响应。 采用激光测速装置和位移传感器测量了泡沫子弹的撞击速度和后面板中心点的位移-时间曲线,研究了加载 冲量、面板厚度和芯层厚度对夹芯梁抗冲击性能的影响。给出了泡沫铝夹芯梁的变形与失效模式,实验结果 表明结构响应对夹芯结构配置比较敏感,后面板中心点的残余变形与加载冲量、面板厚度呈线性关系。与等 质量实体梁的比较表明,泡沫铝夹芯梁具有更好的抗冲击能力。实验结果对多孔金属夹芯结构的优化设计具 有一定的参考价值。     

爆炸载荷下分层梯度泡沫铝夹芯板的失效模式与抗冲击性能

采用弹道冲击摆系统开展了爆炸载荷下分层梯度泡沫铝夹芯板的变形/失效模式和抗冲击性能实验研究，并配合激光位移传感器得到试件后面板中心点的挠度-时程响应曲线。研究了炸药当量和芯层组合方式对夹芯板试件变形/失效模式和抗冲击性能的影响。实验结果表明，泡沫铝夹芯板的变形/失效模式主要表现为面板的非弹性大变形，芯层压缩变形、芯层拉伸断裂以及芯层剪切失效。在研究爆炸冲量范围内，非梯度芯层夹芯板的抗冲击性能明显优越于所有分层梯度芯层夹芯板。对于分层梯度夹芯板试件，爆炸冲量较小时芯层组合形式对分层梯度芯层夹芯板的抗冲击性能的影响不大，而爆炸冲量较大时，最大相对密度芯层靠近前面板组合形式的分层梯度夹芯板试件抗冲击性能较好。研究结果可为泡沫金属夹芯结构的优化设计提供参考。     

The dynamic response of composite sandwich beams to transverse impact

The dynamic response of glass fibre–vinylester composite beams is measured by impacting the beams at mid-span with metal foam projectiles. The beams exist in composite monolithic form, and in sandwich configuration with composite face-sheets and a core made from PVC foam or end-grain balsa wood. High-speed photography is used to measure the transient transverse deflection of the beams and to record the dynamic modes of deformation and failure. For both monolithic and sandwich configurations, a flexural wave travels from the impact site towards the supports. Ultimate failure of the monolithic and sandwich beams is by tensile tearing of the faces. The sandwich beams also exhibit cracking of the core, and face-sheet delamination. The dynamic strength of the beams is quantified by the maximum transient transverse deflection at mid-span of the beams as a function of projectile momentum. It is demonstrated that sandwich beams can outperform monolithic beams of equal mass. The trade-off between core strength and core thickness is such that a low density PVC foam core outperforms a higher density PVC foam core. End-grain balsa wood has a superior stiffness and strength to that of PVC foam in compression and in shear. Consequently, sandwich beams with a balsa core outperform beams with a PVC foam core for projectiles of low momentum. The order reverses at high values of projectile momentum: the sandwich beams with a balsa wood core fail prematurely in longitudinal shear by splitting along the grain.     

Higher-order dynamic response of composite sandwich panels with flexible core under simultaneous low-velocity impacts of multiple small masses

Small mass impactors, such as runway debris and hailstones may result in a wave controlled local response, which is essentially independent of boundary conditions. The higher-order impact model of sandwich beams presented by Mijia and Pizhong [Mijia, Y., Pizhong, Q., 2005. Higher-order impact modeling of sandwich structures with flexible core. International Journal of Solids and Structures 42 (10), 5460–5490] is developed and enhanced to impact analysis of sandwich panels with transversely flexible cores. Therefore, an improved fully dynamic higher-order impact theory is developed to analyze the low-velocity impact dynamic of a system which consists of a composite sandwich panel with transversely flexible core and multiple small impactors with small masses. Impacts are assumed to occur normally and simultaneously over the top face-sheet with arbitrary different masses and initial velocities of impactors. The contact forces between the panel and the impactors are treated as the internal forces of the system. First shear deformation theory (FSDT) is used for the face-sheets while three-dimensional elasticity is used for the soft core. The fully dynamic effects of the core layer and the face-sheets are considered in this study. Contact area can be varied with contact duration. The results in multiple mass impacts over sandwich panels that are hitherto not reported in the literature are presented based on proposed improved higher-order sandwich plate theory (IHSAPT). Finally, for the case study of the single mass impact, the numerical results of the analysis have been compared either with the available experimental results or with some theoretical results. As no literature could be found on the impact of multiple impactors over sandwich panels, the present formulation is validated indirectly by comparing the response of two cases of double small masses and single small mass impacts. Also, in order to demonstrate the applicability of the validation, the analytical relation of minimum distance between two impactors is derived based on Olsson’s wave control principle in this paper.     

3种点阵金属三明治板的抗侵彻性能模拟分析

对3种不同的点阵金属芯体三明治板受钢质弹丸侵彻作用下的抗侵彻性能进行了有限元模拟研究, 包括空心金字塔三明治板、嵌入陶瓷柱金字塔三明治板和注入环氧树脂陶瓷金字塔三明治板. 随着结构、材料复杂性的递增, 以期望从中得出各子结构、各材料在三明治板抗侵彻过程中的吸能表现. 弹丸作用于板的入射速度及出射速度也是关注的重要参数, 用以量化确定三明治结构各组分对弹丸的弹道极限和抗侵彻能力的影响. 研究表明, 陶瓷材料因其具有高强度和高硬度等特点, 可以显著提高金属三明治板结构的抗侵彻能力; 环氧树脂材料可使离散的板结构保持整体性, 在三明治板受侵彻作用时, 吸收大量能量, 从而实现大幅提高结构的抗侵彻性能的目的; 因其材料/结构的完备性, 注入环氧树脂陶瓷金字塔三明治板具有最高的弹道极限速度, 抗侵彻能力也最强.      

The response of clamped sandwich plates with metallic foam cores to simulated blast loading

The dynamic responses of clamped circular monolithic and sandwich plates of equal areal mass have been measured by loading the plates at mid-span with metal foam projectiles. The sandwich plates comprise AISI 304 stainless steel face sheets and aluminium alloy metal foam cores. The resistance to shock loading is quantified by the permanent transverse deflection at mid-span of the plates as a function of projectile momentum. It is found that the sandwich plates have a higher shock resistance than monolithic plates of equal mass. Further, the shock resistance of the sandwich plates increases with increasing thickness of sandwich core. Finite element simulations of these experiments are in good agreement with the experimental measurements and demonstrate that the strain rate sensitivity of AISI 304 stainless steel plays a significant role in increasing the shock resistance of the monolithic and sandwich plates. Finally, the finite element simulations were employed to determine the pressure versus time history exerted by the foam projectiles on the plates. It was found that the pressure transient was reasonably independent of the dynamic impedance of the plate, suggesting that the metal foam projectile is a convenient experimental tool for ranking the shock resistance of competing structures.     

多孔金属夹层板在冲击载荷作用下的动态响应

借助两种有限元软件ABAQUS和LS_DYNA, 模拟和分析了两种厚度不同的泡沫铝合金夹层板(三明治板)、方孔蜂窝形夹层板和波纹形夹层板在冲击载荷下的动态响应. 4种夹层板的单位面积密度相同,冲击载荷分别用泡沫铝子弹与不锈钢子弹模拟. 讨论了泡沫金属夹层板和格构式夹层板在不同冲击载荷作用下的变形机制,重点在于对夹层板的吸能特性及板内各部分吸能变化规律的探讨.研究结果表明: 在泡沫子弹冲击下,夹层板主要是通过自身变形来消耗子弹动能,并转化为自身内能. 厚度为22\,mm的泡沫金属夹层板吸收能量最多,底面变形最小,是结构性能最优的夹层板;在刚性子弹高速冲击穿透过程中,格构式夹层板的吸能性能比单位面积密度相同的泡沫金属夹层板的吸能性能更好. 波纹形夹层板的能量吸收能力在4种板中最高.      

The response of clamped sandwich plates with lattice cores subjected to shock loading

The dynamic response of clamped circular monolithic and sandwich plates of equal areal mass and thickness has been measured by loading the plates at mid-span with metal foam projectiles. The sandwich plates comprise AISI 304 stainless steel face sheets and either AL-6XN stainless steel pyramidal core or AISI 304 stainless steel square-honeycomb lattice core. The resistance to shock loading is quantified by the permanent transverse deflection at mid-span of the plates as a function of projectile momentum. It is found that the sandwich plates have a higher shock resistance than monolithic plates of equal mass, and the square-honeycomb sandwich plates outperform the pyramidal core plates. Three-dimensional finite element simulations of the experiments are in good agreement with the experimental measurements. The finite element calculations indicate that the ratio of loading time to structural response time is approximately 0.5. Consequently, the tests do not lie in the impulsive regime, and projectile momentum alone is insufficient to quantify the level of loading.     

撞击载荷下Nomex蜂窝夹芯梁的变形模式研究

本文研究了Nomex蜂窝夹芯结构在不同冲量下的变形模式和失效模式.实验采用子弹撞击的加载方式,对Nomex蜂窝夹芯梁施加大小不同的冲量,使用激光位移传感器测量每个试件后蒙皮的变形位移.分析了同芯层厚度,不同蒙皮厚度的Nomex蜂窝夹芯梁在不同冲量作用下抵抗变形的能力,以及冲量大小与蒙皮厚度对夹芯梁抵抗撞击能力的影响,计算分析了蒙皮与芯层的吸能性.实验结果表明:增加蒙皮的厚度能够改善夹芯梁在撞击荷载下抵抗变形的能力,在撞击过程中芯层吸收了50％左右的能量,且冲量越大,芯层吸收的能量越多.     

EXPERIMENTAL AND SIMULATED COMPRESSIVE PROPERTIES OF WORK-HARDENED X-TYPE LATTICE TRUSS STRUCTURES

The expauded metal sheets were folded with 11％ work-hardening.These were subsequently used with resistance welding to construct X-type lattice truss sandwich panels having a core relative density of 0....     

撞击载荷下泡沫铝夹层板的动力响应

应用泡沫金属子弹撞击加载的方式研究了固支方形夹层板和等质量实体板的动力响应,分别应用激光测速装置和位移传感器测量了泡沫子弹的撞击速度和后面板中心点的位移历史,给出了夹层板的变形与失效模式,研究了子弹冲量、面板厚度、泡沫芯层厚度及芯层密度对夹层板抗撞击性能的影响。结果表明,后面板中心点挠度最大,周边最小,整体变形为穹形,且伴有花瓣形的变形。参数研究表明,通过增加面板厚度或芯层厚度均能有效控制后面板的挠度,改善夹层板的能量吸收能力,结构响应对子弹冲量和芯层密度比较敏感。实验结果对多孔金属夹层结构的优化设计具有一定的参考价值。 更多还原     

泡沫铝子弹高速撞击下铝基复合泡沫夹层板的动态响应

应用一级轻气炮驱动泡沫铝弹丸高速撞击加载技术,对实心钢板以及前/后面板为Q235钢板、芯层分别为铝基复合泡沫和普通泡沫铝的夹层板结构,在脉冲载荷作用下的动态力学响应进行实验研究。结果表明:泡沫铝子弹高速撞击靶板可近似模拟爆炸载荷效果;铝基复合泡沫夹层板的变形分为芯层压缩和整体变形两个阶段;与其他靶板相比,铝基复合泡沫夹层板的抗冲击性能最优。基于实验研究,应用LS-DYNA非线性动力有限元软件,对泡沫铝夹层板的动态响应进行数值模拟。结果表明:泡沫铝子弹的长度和初始速度对子弹与夹层板之间的接触作用力影响显著,并且呈线性关系。泡沫芯层强度对等质量及等厚度夹层板的抗冲击性能均有显著影响,夹层板中心挠度对前、后面板的厚度匹配较为敏感,在临界范围内,若背板厚度大于面板厚度,可减小夹层板的最终挠度。夹层板面板宜采用刚度较低、延性好、拉伸破坏应变较大的金属材料。     

Metallic sandwich panels subjected to multiple intense shocks

The mechanical response and fracture of metal sandwich panels subjected to multiple impulsive pressure loads (shocks) were investigated for panels with honeycomb and folded plate core constructions. The structural performance of panels with specific core configurations under multiple impulsive pressure loads is quantified by the maximum transverse deflection of the face sheets and the core crushing strain at mid-span of the panels. A limited set of simulations was carried out to find the optimum core density of a square honeycomb core sandwich panels under two shocks. The panels with a relative core density of 4%–5% are shown to have minimum face sheet deflection for the loading conditions considered here. This was consistent with the findings related to the sandwich panel response subjected to a single intense shock. Comparison of these results showed that optimized sandwich panels outperform solid plates under shock loading. An empirical method for prediction of the deflection and fracture of sandwich panels under two consecutive shocks – based on finding an effective peak over-pressure – was provided. Moreover, a limited number of simulations related to response and fracture of sandwich panels under multiple shocks with different material properties were performed to highlight the role of metal strength and ductility. In this set of simulations, square honeycomb sandwich panels made of four steels representing a relatively wide range of strength, strain hardening and ductility values were studied. For panels clamped at their edge, the observed failure mechanisms are core failure, top face failure and tearing at or close to the clamped edge. Failure diagrams for sandwich panels were constructed which reveal the fracture and failure mechanisms under various shock intensities for panels subjected to up to three consecutive shocks. The results complement previous studies on the behavior and fracture of these panels under high intensity dynamic loading and further highlights the potential of these panels for development of threat-resistant structural systems.     

铝面板厚度对Nomex蜂窝夹层结构冲击后弯曲性能影响的试验研究

通过低速冲击试验和四点弯曲试验,研究了铝面板厚度对Nomex蜂窝夹层结构抗冲击能力和剩余强度的影响。结果表明:在冲击荷载作用下,面板发生变形的区域大小随面板厚度增加而变大,当面板厚度大于0.5mm时,变形区域直径趋于稳定;无论试件是否受到过冲击,在弯曲载荷作用下,0.2mm厚面板发生芯格内屈曲失稳,而其他厚度面板均发生格间失稳;对无冲击损伤的结构,0.2mm厚面板弯曲强度显著低于其他厚度面板;对含冲击损伤的结构,0.2mm厚面板的剩余强度百分比最高。     

Three-dimensional thermoelastic analysis of finite length laminated cylindrical panels with functionally graded layers

Based on the 3D thermoelasticity theory, the thermoelastic analysis of laminated cylindrical panels with finite length and functionally graded (FG) layers subjected to three-dimensional (3D) thermal loading are presented. The material properties are assumed to be temperature-dependent and graded in the thickness direction. The variations of the field variables across the panel thickness are accurately modeled by using a layerwise differential quadrature (DQ) approach. After validating the approach, as an important application, two common types of FG sandwich cylindrical panels, namely, the sandwich panels with FG face sheets and homogeneous core and the sandwich panels with homogeneous face sheets and FG core are analyzed. The effect of micromechanical modeling of the material properties on the thermoelastic behavior of the panels is studied by comparing the results obtained using the rule of mixture and Mori–Tanaka scheme. The comparison studies reveal that the difference between the results of the two micromechanical models is very small and can be neglected. Then, the effects of different geometrical parameters, material graded index and also the temperature dependence of the material properties on the thermoelastic behavior of the FG sandwich cylindrical panels are carried out.     

Penetration of sandwich plates with hybrid-cores under oblique ballistic impact

The oblique penetration performance of lightweight hybrid-cored sandwich plates are investigated numerically. To compose the hybrid-core, ceramic prisms are inserted into pyramidal metal lattice trusses and fixed using epoxy resin. Three-dimensional finite element simulations are carried out for the hybridcored sandwich impacted at 15°, 30°, 45°, and 60° obliquity by a hemispherical projectile. The ballistic limit, the energy absorbed by the constituting elements, and the critical oblique angle are quantified. The physical mechanisms underlying the failure and the influence of fundamental system parameters are explored. The angle of obliquity is found to have significant influence on the ballistic trajectory and erosion of the projectile, thus it is important for the impact response and penetration resistance of the sandwich. For oblique angles equal to or larger than 45°, the projectile moves mainly horizontally and can not effectively penetrate across the sandwich.     

High order behavior of sandwich plates with free edges––edge effects

The edge effects of a sandwich plate with a “soft” core and free edges, i.e. the plate is supported only at the lower face-sheet, and the upper face-sheet and the core are free of stresses at their edges, using the high order approach (HSAPT), are presented. The two-dimensional analysis consists of a mathematical formulation that uses the classical thin plate theory for the face-sheets and a three-dimensional elasticity theory for the core. The governing equations and the required boundary conditions are derived explicitly through variational principals, yielding a system of eight partial differential equations. The non-homogeneous differential equations system is numerically solved using a modification of the extended Kantorovich method (MEKM). The model presented enables a two-dimensional solution of the stress and displacement fields when subjected to a general scheme of loads. It is applicable to any type of boundary conditions that can be applied separately on each face-sheet and on the core. A numerical study is presented, and it examines the behavior and the two-dimensional stress field of a sandwich plate with free edges, at the upper face-sheet and core, subjected to thermal and uniformly distributed loads, for various boundary conditions at the lower face-sheet. For completeness, the MEKM solution of the two-dimensional high order model is verified through comparison with a three-dimensional Finite Element model revealing good correlation. Furthermore, the problems involved in the construction of an appropriate three-dimensional FE model of a full scale sandwich plate that require large computer resources are discussed.The numerical study yields that the peeling (normal) stresses, which reach their maximum values at the edges of the sandwich plate, using a one-dimensional analysis, varies also in the transverse direction from a maximum value in the middle of the edge, descending towards the corners. Moreover, the nature of variation along the boundaries strongly depends on the type of loading and the transverse boundary conditions. The substantial variation of the stress field in the transverse direction clearly shows the necessity of a two-dimensional analysis and the inefficiencies of the one-dimensional model.     

PVC夹芯板在冲击载荷下的动态响应与失效模式

通过开展对泡沫金属子弹撞击加载聚氯乙烯(polyvinyl chloride, PVC)夹芯板的实验,结合三维数字图像相关性(three dimensional digital image correlation, DIC-3D)技术,研究固支夹芯板在撞击加载条件下的动态响应,获得夹芯板受撞击及响应的变形过程,并结合图像分别分析夹芯板整体及三层结构的变形和失效模式;研究子弹冲量与背板最终变形之间的关系和相似冲量下等面密度不同芯层密度的夹芯结构的抗撞击性能。结果表明:夹芯板的破坏和失效主要集中在泡沫金属子弹直接作用区域,背板挠度由中间向固定端逐渐减小,子弹冲量与背板变形近似成线性关系。在等质量的条件下,降低芯层密度、增加芯层厚度可以有效降低背板的变形,实验结果对聚合物夹芯结构的工程优化设计具有一定的参考意义。