The Mechanical Behavior of Foam-filled Corrugated Core Sandwich Panels in Lateral Compression

A series of experimental investigations and finite element analyses is presented in the compression response and subsequent failure modes in foam-filled corrugated core sandwich panels. The corrugated cores based on carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) and glass fiber reinforced plastic (GFRP) wer...

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Main Authors:	M. R. M., Rejab, Bachtiar, Dandi, Siregar, J. P., Paruka, P., S. H. S. M., Fadzullah, Zhang, B., Cantwell, W. J.
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Language:	English
Published:	DEStech Publications Inc. 2016
Subjects:	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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spelling	ump-159852018-10-16T08:27:48Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/15985/ The Mechanical Behavior of Foam-filled Corrugated Core Sandwich Panels in Lateral Compression M. R. M., Rejab Bachtiar, Dandi Siregar, J. P. Paruka, P. S. H. S. M., Fadzullah Zhang, B. Cantwell, W. J. TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery A series of experimental investigations and finite element analyses is presented in the compression response and subsequent failure modes in foam-filled corrugated core sandwich panels. The corrugated cores based on carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) and glass fiber reinforced plastic (GFRP) were fabricated using a hot press molding process and then bonded to face sheets based on the same material, to produce a range of lightweight sandwich panels. A liquid of low-density Rigid Polyurethane (PUR) foam was injected to fill the empty space of the panels, where to investigate the influence of filling the corrugation with the foam. The experiments also provide an insight into the post-failure response of the sandwich panels. The results are compared with the numerical predictions offered by a finite element analysis (FEA). Buckling of the cell walls has been found to be initial failure mode in these corrugated core panels. Continued loading resulted in fracture of the cell walls, localized delamination as well as debonding between the skins and the core. The predictions of the FEA show reasonably good agreement with the experimental measurements, for semi-filled and fully-filled foams. Finally, filling the inside of the corrugated core sandwich panels with the foam significantly improved the specific energy absorption (SEA) characteristics of the panels. The SEA for the GFRP and the CFRP fully-filled specimens were improved by almost 160% and 105%, respectively. This improvement was due to the constraint effects between the foam and the corrugated core members. DEStech Publications Inc. 2016 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/15985/1/fkm-2016-121%20Dr%20Ruzami%20The%20Mechanical%20behaviour%20of%20Corrugated%20Foam-filled1.pdf M. R. M., Rejab and Bachtiar, Dandi and Siregar, J. P. and Paruka, P. and S. H. S. M., Fadzullah and Zhang, B. and Cantwell, W. J. (2016) The Mechanical Behavior of Foam-filled Corrugated Core Sandwich Panels in Lateral Compression. In: Proceedings of the American Society for Composites 2016: Thirty-First Technical Conference on Composite Materials, 19-22 September 2016 , Williamsburg, Virginia. pp. 1-17.. ISBN 978-1-60595-316-8 http://dpi-proceedings.com/index.php/asc31/article/view/3332
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spellingShingle	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery M. R. M., Rejab Bachtiar, Dandi Siregar, J. P. Paruka, P. S. H. S. M., Fadzullah Zhang, B. Cantwell, W. J. The Mechanical Behavior of Foam-filled Corrugated Core Sandwich Panels in Lateral Compression
description	A series of experimental investigations and finite element analyses is presented in the compression response and subsequent failure modes in foam-filled corrugated core sandwich panels. The corrugated cores based on carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) and glass fiber reinforced plastic (GFRP) were fabricated using a hot press molding process and then bonded to face sheets based on the same material, to produce a range of lightweight sandwich panels. A liquid of low-density Rigid Polyurethane (PUR) foam was injected to fill the empty space of the panels, where to investigate the influence of filling the corrugation with the foam. The experiments also provide an insight into the post-failure response of the sandwich panels. The results are compared with the numerical predictions offered by a finite element analysis (FEA). Buckling of the cell walls has been found to be initial failure mode in these corrugated core panels. Continued loading resulted in fracture of the cell walls, localized delamination as well as debonding between the skins and the core. The predictions of the FEA show reasonably good agreement with the experimental measurements, for semi-filled and fully-filled foams. Finally, filling the inside of the corrugated core sandwich panels with the foam significantly improved the specific energy absorption (SEA) characteristics of the panels. The SEA for the GFRP and the CFRP fully-filled specimens were improved by almost 160% and 105%, respectively. This improvement was due to the constraint effects between the foam and the corrugated core members.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	M. R. M., Rejab Bachtiar, Dandi Siregar, J. P. Paruka, P. S. H. S. M., Fadzullah Zhang, B. Cantwell, W. J.
author_facet	M. R. M., Rejab Bachtiar, Dandi Siregar, J. P. Paruka, P. S. H. S. M., Fadzullah Zhang, B. Cantwell, W. J.
author_sort	M. R. M., Rejab
title	The Mechanical Behavior of Foam-filled Corrugated Core Sandwich Panels in Lateral Compression
title_short	The Mechanical Behavior of Foam-filled Corrugated Core Sandwich Panels in Lateral Compression
title_full	The Mechanical Behavior of Foam-filled Corrugated Core Sandwich Panels in Lateral Compression
title_fullStr	The Mechanical Behavior of Foam-filled Corrugated Core Sandwich Panels in Lateral Compression
title_full_unstemmed	The Mechanical Behavior of Foam-filled Corrugated Core Sandwich Panels in Lateral Compression
title_sort	mechanical behavior of foam-filled corrugated core sandwich panels in lateral compression
publisher	DEStech Publications Inc.
publishDate	2016
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The Mechanical Behavior of Foam-filled Corrugated Core Sandwich Panels in Lateral Compression

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