Publication: Modelling of composite sandwich structures with honeycomb core subjected to high-velocity impact
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2010-08
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In this study the perforation of composite sandwich structures subjected to high-velocity impact was analysed. Sandwich panels with carbon/epoxy skins and an aluminium honeycomb core were modelled by a three-dimensional finite element model implemented in ABAQUS/Explicit. The model was validated with experimental tests by comparing numerical and experimental residual velocity, ballistic limit, and contact time. By this model the influence of the components on the behaviour of the sandwich panel under impact load was evaluated; also, the contribution of the failure mechanisms to the energy-absorption of the projectile kinetic energy was determined.
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7 pages, 9 figures
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Sandwich structures, Numerical simulation, High-velocity impact, Honeycomb core
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Composite Structures, August 2010, Volume 92, Issue 9, pp. 2090–2096. Proceeding of: Fifteenth International Conference on Composite Structures (ICCS/15), 15th to 17th June 2009, Porto, Portugal