Underwater blast loading of sandwich beams: Regimes of behaviour

Finite element (FE) calculations are used to develop a comprehensive understanding of the dynamic response of sandwich beams subjected to underwater blast loading, including the effects of fluid–structure interaction. Design maps are constructed to show the regimes of behaviour over a broad range of loading intensity, sandwich panel geometry and material strength. Over the entire range of parameters investigated, the time-scale associated with the initial fluid–structure interaction phase up to the instant of first cavitation in the fluid is much smaller than the time-scales associated with the core compression and the bending/stretching responses of the sandwich beam. Consequently, this initial fluid–structure interaction phase decouples from the subsequent phases of response. Four regimes of behaviour exist: the period of sandwich core compression either couples or decouples with the period of the beam bending, and the core either densifies partially or fully. These regimes of behaviour are charted on maps using axes of blast impulse and core strength. The simulations indicate that continued loading by the fluid during the core compression phase and the beam bending/stretching phase cannot be neglected. Consequently, analyses that neglect full fluid–structure interaction during the structural responses provide only estimates of performance metrics such as back face deflection and reaction forces at the supports. The calculations here also indicate that appropriately designed sandwich beams undergo significantly smaller back face deflections and exert smaller support forces than monolithic beams of equal mass. The optimum transverse core strength is determined for minimizing the back face deflection or support reactions at a given blast impulse. Typically, the transverse core strength that minimizes back face deflection is 40% below the value that minimizes the support reaction. Moreover, the optimal core strength depends upon the level of blast impulse, with higher strength cores required for higher intensity blasts.     

The impulsive response of sandwich beams: Analytical and numerical investigation of regimes of behaviour

An analytical model is developed to classify the impulsive response of sandwich beams based on the relative time-scales of core compression and the bending/stretching response of the sandwich beam. It is shown that an overlap in time scales leads to a coupled response and to the possibility of an enhanced shock resistance. Four regimes of behaviour are defined: decoupled responses with the sandwich core densifying partially or completely, and coupled responses with partial or full core densification. These regimes are marked on maps with axes chosen from the sandwich beam transverse core strength, the sandwich beam aspect ratio and the level of blast impulse. In addition to predicting the time-scales involved in the response of the sandwich beam, the analytical model is used to estimate the back face deflection, the degree of core compression and the magnitude of the support reactions. The predictions of the analytical model are compared with finite element (FE) simulations of impulsively loaded sandwich beams comprising an anisotropic foam core and elastic, ideally plastic face-sheets. The analytical and numerical predictions are in good agreement up to the end of core compression. However, the analytical model under-predicts the peak back face deflection and over-predicts the support reactions, especially for sandwich beams with high strength cores. The FE calculations are employed to construct design charts to select the optimum transverse core strength that either minimises the back face deflections or support reactions for a given sandwich beam aspect ratio or blast impulse. Typically, the value of the transverse core strength that minimises the back face deflection also minimises the support reactions. However, the optimal core strength depends on the level of blast impulse, with higher strength cores required for greater blasts.     

高速颗粒流冲击下负泊松比力学超材料夹芯梁的动态响应及缓冲吸能机理

建立了颗粒流子弹发射有限元模型,利用离散元和有限元的联合模拟方法,研究了高速颗粒流冲击负泊松比内凹蜂窝夹芯梁的动态响应及缓冲吸能机理。分析了加载冲量、冲击角、芯材强度以及颗粒流子弹与面板间的摩擦力等因素对夹芯梁动态响应的影响。研究结果表明:夹芯梁在正向颗粒流子弹冲击载荷作用下表现为局部凹陷和整体弯曲的耦合变形模式,面内设计芯材因胞壁弯曲呈现局部内凹的变形模式,面外设计芯材因胞壁屈曲呈现局部褶皱的变形模式。在等面密度的条件下,采用面外设计的硬芯夹芯梁面板的跨中最大挠度比采用面内设计的软芯夹芯梁小,但初始冲击力峰值和冲击力整体水平较高,冲击力响应时间较短。夹芯梁前后面板的跨中最大挠度与冲击载荷近似呈对数线性递增关系。与正向冲击相比,斜冲击下夹芯梁的变形模式具有非对称性,局部凹陷程度减小;在颗粒流子弹不同冲击角度作用下,夹芯梁前后面板的跨中最大挠度、初始冲击力峰值以及传递到夹芯梁的动能和动量占比随冲击角度的增大而减小,而颗粒流子弹与夹芯梁面板间的摩擦因数对夹芯梁的动态响应无显著影响。     

爆炸载荷作用下具有可折叠芯层夹芯梁的动态响应

基于目前研究最广泛的刚性折纸(Tachi-origami)样式,通过改变其初始折叠角度构建出4种不同的蜂窝胞元,并且通过排列分布将其组成夹芯梁。采用商用有限元软件Abaqus/explicit对准静态和爆炸载荷作用下可折叠芯层夹芯梁的力学响应进行研究,分析可折叠芯层的泊松比变化规律、夹芯梁背板挠度以及能量吸收机理;并将夹芯梁与等质量的实体梁进行对比。采用后面板最大挠度作为抗爆性能的评价,结果发现:可折叠芯层在准静态载荷下具有一定的负泊松比效应;夹芯梁的抗爆性能优于实体梁,曲边蜂窝的初始折角对其作为芯层夹芯梁的抗爆性能有较大影响,随着初始折角的逐渐增大,其抗爆性能逐渐下降;当初始折角为直角时对应于方孔直边蜂窝,其抗爆性能最差。     

Analytical modeling and finite element simulation of the plastic collapse of sandwich beams with pin-reinforced foam cores

Analytical predictions are presented for the plastic collapse strength of lightweight sandwich beams having pin-reinforced foam cores that are loaded in 3-point bending. Both polymer and aluminum foam cores are considered, whilst the facesheet and the pins are made of either composite or metal. Four different failure modes are account for: metal facesheet yield or composite facesheet microbuckling, facesheet wrinkling, plastic shear of the core, and facesheet indentation beneath the loading rollers. A micromechanics-based model is developed and combined with the homogenization approach to calculate the effective properties of pin-reinforced foam cores. To calculate the elastic buckling strength of pin reinforcements, the pin-reinforced foam core is treated as assemblies of simply supported columns resting upon an elastic foundation. Minimum mass design of the sandwich is then obtained as a function of the prescribed structural load index, subjected to the constraint that none of the above failure modes occurs. Collapse mechanism maps are constructed and compared with the failure maps of foam-cored sandwich beams without pin reinforcements. Finite element simulations are carried out to verify the analytical model and to study the performance and failure mechanisms of the sandwich subject to loading types other than 3-point bending. The results demonstrate that the weaker the foam is, the more optimal the pin-reinforced foam core becomes, and that sandwich beams with pin-reinforced polymer foam cores are structurally more efficient than foam- or truss-cored sandwich beams.     

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。     

高速冲击载荷下梯度金属泡沫夹芯梁的动态响应与失效

采用泡沫弹冲击加载实验对梯度金属泡沫夹芯梁结构开展了不同冲击强度下的动态响应和失效研究,分析了由三种不同密度泡沫铝组成的等面密度的五种不同梯度的夹芯结构在夹支边界条件下的抗高速冲击性能,结合三点弯曲实验,研究梯度效应对夹芯结构抗冲击性能的影响。研究表明：密度梯度对结构的失效过程和失效模式有着明显的影响,且夹芯梁结构的初始失效模式对结构整体响应和主要的能量吸收机制起着主导作用;当冲击条件不足以使得均质芯材发生压缩时,均质及负梯度夹芯结构初始失效模式为整体弯曲变形,低强度芯层位于前两层的梯度结构随着冲击强度的变化出现不同程度的局部芯层压缩;当冲击强度较低时,梯度结构通过丰富的局部失效表现出明显优于均质结构的抗冲击变形能力;当冲击强度大于临界值时,均质结构具有更好的抗冲击变形能力。通过合理地设计密度梯度实现逐层压缩吸能,能够有效的提升防护结构的抗冲击性能。     

点阵增强型复合材料夹层结构的力学性能实验与分析

采用真空导入成型工艺,制备出在面板与芯材界面上具有创新构型的点阵增强型复合材料夹层结构。对其面板拉伸性能、夹层结构剪切与平压性能进行了实验研究,得出点阵增强型复合材料夹层结构经树脂柱增强后,剪切与平压性能均得以提高的结论。对不同跨高比复合材料夹层结构开展了三点与四点弯曲实验,研究其典型受力破坏形态与机理。基于Eshelby等效夹杂原理,采用Mori-Tanaka方法求解了点阵增强型复合材料夹层结构经树脂柱增强后的剪切性能。利用经典夹层梁理论和非线性有限元模拟方法,预估了试件抗弯刚度与受弯极限承载力,理论分析与实验结果较吻合。     

Impulsive loading of clamped monolithic and sandwich beams over a central patch

An analytical model is developed for the response of clamped monolithic and sandwich beams subjected to impulse loading over a central loading patch. A number of topologies of sandwich core are investigated, including the honeycomb core, pyramidal core, prismatic diamond core and metal foam. The various cores are characterised by their dependencies of through-thickness compressive strength and longitudinal tensile strength upon relative density. Closed-form expressions are derived for the deflection of the beam when the ratio r of length of loading patch to the beam span exceeds 0.5. In contrast, an ordinary differential equation needs to be solved numerically for the choice r<0.5. Explicit finite element calculations show that most practical shock loadings can be treated as impulsive and the accuracy of the impulsive analytical predictions is confirmed. The analytical formulae are employed to determine optimal geometries of the sandwich beams that maximise the shock resistance of the beams for a given mass. The optimisation reveals that sandwich beams have a superior shock resistance relative to monolithic beams of the same mass, with the prismatic diamond core sandwich beam providing the best performance. Further, the optimal sandwich beam designs are only mildly sensitive to the length of the loading patch.     

Investigation of the Sandwich Plate Twist Test

Analysis and test results for the compliance of the sandwich plate twist test are presented. The analysis utilizes classical laminated plate theory (CLPT) and finite element analysis (FEA). It is shown that CLPT greatly underestimates the plate compliance, except when very stiff cores and compliant face sheets are used, as a result of transverse core shear deformation, not accounted for in this theory. Parametric studies are conducted using FEA to examine the influence of transverse shear moduli of the core and specimen dimensions on the plate compliance. The influences of indentation at load introduction and support locations, and overhang (oversized panel) are also examined. A test fixture is designed where two diagonally opposite corners of the panel are loaded, while the other two corners are supported to provide twisting deformation of the panel. Tests were conducted on square sandwich panels consisting of aluminum face sheets over various PVC foam cores. CLPT was found to greatly underestimate the experimental plate compliance. Finite element predictions of the plate compliance were in much closer agreement with the experimental data.     

非保守功能梯度弹性组合曲梁的精确模型及其数值解

基于直法线假设,采用可伸长梁的几何非线性理论,建立了功能梯度材料弹性组合曲梁受切线均布随从力作用下的静态大变形数学模型。该模型不仅计及了轴线伸长,同时也精确地考虑了梁的初始曲率对变形的影响以及轴向变形与弯曲变形之间的耦合效应。用打靶法数值求解了由金属和陶瓷两相材料所构成的一种FGM组合曲梁在沿轴线均布切向随动载荷作用下的非线性平面弯曲问题,给出了不同梯度指标下FGM弹性曲梁随载荷参数大范围变化的平衡路径,并与金属和陶瓷两种单相材料曲梁的相应特性进行了比较。     

Three-point bending of honeycomb sandwich beams with facesheet perforations

A novel square honeycomb-cored sandwich beam with perforated bottom facesheet is investigated under threepoint bending,both analytically and numerically.Perforated square holes in the bottom facesheet are characterized by the area ratio of the hole to intact facesheet(perforation ratio).While for large-scale engineering applications like the decks of cargo vehicles and transportation ships,the perforations are needed to facilitate the fabrication process(e.g.,laser welding)as well as service maintenance,it is demonstrated that these perforations,when properly designed,can also enhance the resistance of the sandwich to bending.For illustration,fair comparisons among competing sandwich designs having different perforation ratios but equal mass is achieved by systematically thickening the core webs.Further,the perforated sandwich beam is designed with a relatively thick facesheet to avoid local indention failure so that it mainly fails in two competing modes:(1)bending failure,i.e.,yielding of beam cross-section and buckling of top facesheet caused by bending moment;(2)shear failure,i.e.,yielding and buckling of core webs due to shear forcing.The sensitivity of the failure loads to the ratio of core height to beam span is also discussed for varying perforation ratios.As the perfo-ration ratio is increased,the load of shear failure increases due to thickening core webs,while that of bending failure decreases due to the weakening bottom facesheet.Design of a sandwich beam with optimal perforation ratio is realized when the two failure loads are equal,leading to significantly enhanced failure load(up to 60%increase)relative to that of a non-perforated sandwich beam with equal mass.     

Optimization of a metal honeycomb sandwich beam-bar subjected to torsion and bending

In this paper, we analyze a metal honeycomb sandwich beam/torsion bar subjected to combined loading conditions. The cell wall arrangement of the honeycomb core is addressed in the context of maximizing resistance to either bending, torsion, or combined bending and torsion for given dimensions, face sheet thicknesses and core relative density. It is found that the relative contributions of the honeycomb core to torsion and bending resistances are sensitive to the configuration of cell walls and the optimal properties significantly exceed those of stochastic metallic foams as sandwich beam core materials for this configuration.     

Finite element analysis of the dynamic response of clamped sandwich beams subject to shock loading

The finite element (FE) method is employed to analyse the response of clamped sandwich beams subject to shock loadings. Pressure versus time histories representative of shock loadings are applied uniformly to the outer face of the sandwich beam; an impulse applied uniformly to the outer face of the sandwich beam is shown to model adequately shock loadings. Material elasticity and strain hardening representative of structural steels have only a minor effect upon the beam response. Further, the magnitude of the compressive strength of the core has only a limited influence upon the dynamic response of the sandwich beam for the representative range of core strengths considered. The FE results for the deflections and structural response time agree well with the rigid ideally-plastic analytical predictions of Fleck and Deshpande (J. Appl. Mech. (2003), in press).     

Flexure analysis of unsymmetric orthotropic beams with an interlayer

This paper presents a layer-wise stress and deformation analysis of a three-layer beam configuration consisting of two dissimilar orthotropic adherends of different thicknesses that are joined together by a deformable interlayer of finite thickness. Analytical solutions for the case of three-point flexure loading are presented for both compressible and incompressible interlayers. Parametric analysis reveals the influences of asymmetry of moduli and adherend thicknesses, interlayer thickness, and overhang of the beams on the beam compliance. Analytical predictions of beam compliance show very good agreement with finite element results. Experimental measurements of compliance of various unsymmetric beams consisting of aluminum adherends separated by a rubber interlayer were performed in order to validate the analysis. Excellent agreement between measured and predicted compliance values was observed.     

带集中质量的旋转柔性曲梁动力学特性分析

本文对带集中质量的平面内旋转柔性曲梁动力学特性进行了研究.基于绝对节点坐标法推导出曲梁单元,其中该曲梁单元采用Green-Lagrangian应变,并根据曲梁变形前后的曲率变化和曲率的精确表达式计算了曲梁单元弹性力所作的虚功.通过虚功原理,利用$\delta$函数和中心刚体与悬臂曲梁之间的固支边界条件,建立了带集中质量的旋转柔性曲梁非线性动力学模型.基于该模型,本文仿真计算了悬臂曲梁的纯弯曲问题和带有刚柔耦合效应的旋转柔性曲梁动力学响应问题,以此分别讨论了所提出曲梁单元的收敛性和动力学模型的正确性.进一步应用D'Alembert原理,将旋转曲梁等效为带离心力的无旋转曲梁,通过线性摄动处理得到系统的特征方程,以此分别研究了旋转角速度、初始曲率和集中质量对曲梁动力学特性的影响.最后重点分析了旋转曲梁的频率转向和振型切换问题,并阐述了两者之间的相互关系.研究结果表明:随着旋转角速度的增大,曲梁的频率特性与直梁的频率特性相近,以及曲梁拉伸变形占主导的模态振型会提前.      

嵌锁式CFRP方形蜂窝夹芯梁低速冲击响应及失效机理

采用嵌锁组装工艺制备了碳纤维/树脂基复合材料方形蜂窝夹芯梁，实验研究了低速冲击载荷下简支和固支夹芯梁的动态响应及失效机理，获得了不同冲击速度下夹芯梁的失效模式，分析了其损伤演化过程和失效机理，探讨了冲击速度、边界条件、面板质量分布以及槽口方向等因素对夹芯梁破坏模式及承载能力的影响。研究结果表明，芯材长肋板槽口方向对夹芯梁的失效模式有较大影响，槽口向上的芯材跨中部分产生了挤压变形，而槽口向下的芯材跨中部分槽口在拉伸作用下出现了沿槽口开裂失效，继而引起面板脱粘和肋板断裂；同等质量下，较厚的上面板设计可以提高夹芯梁的抗冲击能力，冲击速度越大，夹芯梁的峰值载荷和承载能力越高；固支边界使得夹芯梁的后失效行为呈现出明显的强化效应，在夹芯梁跨中部分发生初始失效后出现了后继的固支端芯材和面板断裂失效模式。     

Dynamic response of clamped sandwich beams: analytical modeling

An improved analytical model is developed to predict the dynamic response of clamped lightweight sandwich beams with cellular cores subjected to shock loading over the entire span.The clamped face sheets are simplified as a single-degree-of-freedom(SDOF) system, and the core is idealized using the rigid-perfectly-plastic-locking(RPPL) model. Reflection of incident shock wave is considered by incorporating the bending/stretching resistance of the front face sheet and compaction of the core. The model is validated with existing analytical predictions and FE simulation results, with good agreement achieved. Compared with existing analytical models, the proposed model exhibits superiority in two aspects: the deformation resistance of front face sheet during shock wave reflection is taken into account; the effect of pulse shape is considered. The practical application range of the proposed model is therefore wider.     

泡沫铝夹芯梁四点弯曲性能试验研究

通过准静态四点弯曲试验对泡沫铝夹芯梁的弯曲力学性能进行了测试,研究了它的破坏过程、破坏形态和典型荷载-位移曲线,分析了芯层厚度和面层厚度等参数对其弯曲力学性能的影响。结果表明,泡沫铝夹芯梁四点弯曲破坏过程历经三个阶段,呈现三种失效模式:整体弯曲破坏、局部屈曲破坏以及整体屈曲破坏;芯层厚度和面层厚度对夹芯梁的弯曲承载力和吸能效果有明显影响;在本试验参数范围内,芯层厚度为25mm,面层厚度为0.4mm时,夹芯梁具有最优弯曲力学性能。     

曲壁蜂窝夹层悬臂板的振动特性研究

蜂窝结构作为一种多孔材料具有轻质、高强度、高刚度的优点, 兼具隔声降噪、隔热等优良性能, 被广泛应用于交通运输、航空航天等领域. 传统直壁蜂窝在受力后容易出现应力集中的问题, 这将导致蜂窝夹层产生裂纹破坏, 缩短夹层板的使用寿命. 针对此问题本文设计了一种以圆弧曲壁蜂窝作为芯层的蜂窝夹层板, 基于单位载荷法推导了蜂窝芯的等效参数, 建立曲壁蜂窝夹层板的动力学模型, 利用Chebyshev-Ritz方法求解悬臂边界下曲壁蜂窝夹层板的固有频率, 并用有限元方法进行对比验证, 发现前5阶固有频率的误差均在5%以内, 每阶固有频率对应的振型一致. 通过3D打印聚乳酸(PLA)制备了曲壁蜂窝夹层板, 使用万能试验机对PLA拉伸试件进行准静态拉伸测定了打印材料的杨氏模量, 搭建振动试验平台对制备的曲壁蜂窝夹层板进行正弦扫频试验、定频谐波驻留试验和冲击试验. 对比发现3D打印模型振动试验获得的前5阶固有频率与理论模型和有限元模型的计算结果三者一致, 试验发现曲壁蜂窝芯在特定频段内具有一定的抗冲击性能. 研究结果将为曲壁蜂窝在振动和隔振方面的应用提供理论支持.