Honeycomb sandwich panels subjected to combined shock and projectile impact

•Response of honeycomb sandwich panel under a complex dynamic loading was investigated.•Optimum core density for the panel was identified to be 0.06.•Projectile size does not have an effect on maximum deflection of the panel.•Three failure modes were identified and failure maps of the panel were giv...

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Published in:International journal of impact engineering 2016-09, Vol.95, p.1-11
Main Authors: Ebrahimi, Hamid, Ghosh, Ranajay, Mahdi, Elsadig, Nayeb-Hashemi, Hamid, Vaziri, Ashkan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dynamic response
Failure
Failure map
Failure modes
Honeycomb
Honeycomb construction
Panels
Projectile impact
Projectiles
Sandwich construction
Sandwich panels
Shock loading
Simulation
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Summary:•Response of honeycomb sandwich panel under a complex dynamic loading was investigated.•Optimum core density for the panel was identified to be 0.06.•Projectile size does not have an effect on maximum deflection of the panel.•Three failure modes were identified and failure maps of the panel were given. Structural response and failure modes of honeycomb sandwich panels subjected to a shock (impulsive pressure) followed by a high velocity projectile impact were investigated using detailed finite element simulations. Performance of sandwich panels was quantified by maximum transverse deflection of the bottom face sheet and core crushing strain along with an investigation of their optimal behavior. Three failure modes were observed in panels – core failure, top face failure, and tearing and detachment from support. Failure maps of honeycomb sandwich panels were constructed to show the failure mode of panels as a function of shock intensity, projectile velocity and panel core relative density. In addition, a limited set of simulations were carried out to study the role of incident angle of projectile on the overall performance of a panel. These simulations showed that maximum deflection occurred for vertically impacting projectiles. However, we found that this did not directly translate to maximum core crushing strain in sandwich panels. The results provide new insight into the performance and failure of sandwich panels under complex dynamic loading conditions, and further highlight the potential of these panels for development of threat-resistant structural systems.
ISSN:0734-743X
1879-3509
DOI:10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2016.04.009