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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 78, 2016
2nd International Conference on Green Design and Manufacture 2016 (IConGDM 2016)
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| Article Number | 01041 | |
| Number of page(s) | 9 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20167801041 | |
| Published online | 07 October 2016 | |
Fracture Behaviours in Compression-loaded Triangular Corrugated Core Sandwich Panels
1 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
2 School of Mechanical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
* Corresponding author: nzakiahmz@gmail.com
The failure modes occurring in sandwich panels based on the corrugations of aluminium alloy, carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) and glass fibre-reinforced plastic (GFRP) are analysed in this work. The fracture behaviour of these sandwich panels under compressive stresses is determined through a series of uniform lateral compression performed on samples with different cell wall thicknesses. Compression test on the corrugated-core sandwich panels were conducted using an Instron series 4505 testing machine. The post-failure examinations of the corrugated-core in different cell wall thickness were conducted using optical microscope. Load-displacement graphs of aluminium alloy, GFRP and CFRP specimens were plotted to show progressive damage development with five unit cells. Four modes of failure were described in the results: buckling, hinges, delamination and debonding. Each of these failure modes may dominate under different cell wall thickness or loading condition, and they may act in combination. The results indicate that thicker composites corrugated-core panels tend can recover more stress and retain more stiffness. This analysis provides a valuable insight into the mechanical behaviour of corrugated-core sandwich panels for use in lightweight engineering applications.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2016
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