Bending Response of Foldcore Composite Sandwich Beams

In order to solve bending behavior difference of corrugated structure in L andWorientation, bending response for composite sandwich beams with foldcores of three different wall thicknesses were experimentally and numerically investigated. Effect of the cell walls thickness on the strength and failure behavior of the composite sandwich beams with L and W orientations was also examined. The deformation mode was obtained by the numerical method; a constitutive law of laminated material has been incorporated into a finite element (FE) analysis program. Numerical calculations give accurate prediction to the bending response of foldcore composite sandwich beams comparing with experiments. Structural flexural stiffness, strength and failure mechanism at a given topological geometry depended on the nature of core itself: the bending stiffness and strength of the sandwich beam increased with the core wall thickness (relative density). Also, bending isotropy was shown in this study for foldcore composite sandwich beams with selected core geometry.     

Flexural behaviour of structural fibre composite sandwich beams in flatwise and edgewise positions

The flexural behaviour of a new generation composite sandwich beams made up of glass fibre-reinforced polymer skins and modified phenolic core material was investigated. The composite sandwich beams were subjected to 4-point static bending test to determine their strength and failure mechanisms in the flatwise and the edgewise positions. The results of the experimental investigation showed that the composite sandwich beams tested in the edgewise position failed at a higher load with less deflection compared to specimens tested in the flatwise position. Under flexural loading, the composite sandwich beams in the edgewise position failed due to progressive failure of the skin while failure in the flatwise position is in a brittle manner due to either shear failure of the core or compressive failure of the skin followed by debonding between the skin and the core. The results of the analytical predictions and numerical simulations are in good agreement with the experimental results.     

The Effect of Load and Geometry on the Failure Modes of Sandwich Beams

Facing compressive failure, facing wrinkling and core shear failure are the most commonly encountered failure modes in sandwich beams with facings made of composite materials. The occurrence and sequence of these failure modes depends on the geometrical dimensions, the form of loading and type of support of the beam. In this paper the above three failure modes in sandwich beams with facings made of carbon/epoxy composites and cores made of aluminum honeycomb and two types of foam have been investigated. Two types of beams, the simply supported and the cantilever have been considered. Loading included concentrated, uniform and triangular. It was found that in beams with foam core facing wrinkling and core shear failure occur, whereas in beams with honeycomb core facing compressive failure and core shear crimping take place. Results were obtained for the dependence of failure mode on the geometry of the beam and the type of loading. The critical beam spans for failure mode transition from core shear to wrinkling failure were established. It was found that initiation of a particular failure mode depends on the properties of the facing and core materials, the geometrical configuration, the type of support and loading of sandwich beams.     

Experimental,Theoretical and Numerical Investigation of the Flexural Behaviour of the Composite Sandwich Panels with PVC Foam Core

This study presents the main results of an experimental, theoretical and numerical investigation on the flexural behaviour and failure mode of composite sandwich panels primarily developed for marine applications. The face sheets of the sandwich panels are made up of glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP), while polyvinylchloride (PVC) foam was used as core material. Four-point bending test was carried out to investigate the flexural behaviour of the sandwich panel under quasi static load. The finite element (FE) analysis taking into account the cohesive nature of the skin-core interaction as well as the geometry and materials nonlinearity was performed, while a classical beam theory was used to estimate the flexural response. Although the FE results accurately represented the initial and post yield flexural response, the theoretical one restricted to the initial response of the sandwich panel due to the linearity assumptions. Core shear failure associate with skin-core debonding close to the loading points was the dominant failure mode observed experimentally and validated numerically and theoretically.     

Behaviour of glued fibre composite sandwich structure in flexure: Experiment and Fibre Model Analysis

The behaviour of glued composite sandwich beams in flexure was investigated with a view of using this material for structural and civil engineering applications. The building block of this glue-laminated beam is a new generation composite sandwich structure made up of glass fibre reinforced polymer skins and a high strength phenolic core material. A simplified Fibre Model Analysis (FMA) usually used to analyse a concrete beam section is adopted to theoretically describe the flexural behaviour of the innovative sandwich beam structure. The analysis included the flexural behaviour of the glued sandwich beams in the flatwise and the edgewise positions. The FMA accounted for the non-linear behaviour of the phenolic core in compression, the cracking of the core in tension and the linear elastic behaviour of the fibre composite skin. The results of the FMA showed a good agreement with the experimental data showing the efficiency and practical applications of the simplified FMA in analysing and designing sandwich structures with high strength core material.     

Flexural behaviour of glue-laminated fibre composite sandwich beams

This study involved experimental investigation onto the flexural behaviour of glue-laminated fibre composite sandwich beams with a view of using this material for structural beams. Composite sandwich beams with 1, 2, 3, and 4 composite sandwich panels glued together were subjected to 4-point static bending test in the flatwise and edgewise positions to evaluate their stiffness and strength properties. The results showed that the composite sandwich beams in the edgewise position failed with 25% higher bending strength but have 7% lower bending stiffness than beams in the flatwise position. The results however indicated that the bending stiffness of flatwise specimens converges to that of the edgewise specimens with increasing laminations. More importantly, the specimens in the edgewise position failed with greater ductility due to progressive failure of the fibre composite skins while the specimens in the flatwise position failed in a brittle manner due to debonding between the skin and core. Wrapping the glue-laminated sandwich beams with one layer of tri-axial glass fibres did not prove to be effective. Overall, it has been demonstrated that the glue-laminated sandwich beams exhibited better performance than the individual composite sandwich beams.     

双向荷载作用下空间夹心节点受力性能试验研究

节点核心区采用同梁等强的低强度混凝土浇筑的夹心节点和采用同柱等强的高强度混凝土浇筑的传统节点相比,施工简单且易保证质量,但是我国规范对其规定过于简单,没有明确的验算方法。通过三组不同混凝土强度等级差的空间夹心节点和传统节点对比试件的双向低周往复性能试验研究,对比分析了二者破坏形式、延性、耗能、变形和承载力等方面的差异,结果表明:中低剪压比夹心节点的整体抗震性能稍弱于传统节点,但相差不明显;中低轴压比、剪压比条件下,当柱与梁混凝土强度等级之比小于1.5时,节点区可直接采用与梁相同强度等级的混凝土浇筑,当柱与梁混凝土强度等级之比大于1.5时,其破坏形式可转变为节点核心区剪切破坏,需采取相应的加强措施。最后在此基础上,给出了与试验结果吻合较好的夹心节点抗剪承载力计算公式。     

含泡沫铝芯的复合板弯曲疲劳行为的研究

应用表面位移原位分析技术对由泡沫金属铝芯和金属面板组成的三层复合板在循环弯曲载荷条件下的损伤行为进行了观察和研究。循环弯曲载荷条件下复合板失效的基本方式是表面凹陷（Indentation，ID）和泡沫铝内芯切断（Coreshear，CS）。凹陷型失效是与加载压头接触的复合板表面局部压缩密切相关，该处沿垂直方向的压缩应变最大。内芯切断型失效是泡沫铝内芯中切应变最大的区域发生的剪切破坏。在疲劳应力比R=0时，复合板凹陷型失效的疲劳极限高于内芯切断型失效的疲劳极限。     

The flexural behaviour of aramid fibre hybrid composite materials

In this paper the elastic-plastic model of flexural behaviour of beams is applied to hybrid composites containing aramid fibres. In the hybrids, as in the parent aramid-fibre-reinforced composite, the neutral axis is shifted toward the tensile face. The shift depends on the quantity and placement of the aramid fibre. The analysis and experimental work reported here relate to two fundamental sandwich hybrids, one with aramid fibres in the skins and carbon or glass fibres in the core, and the other with aramid fibre in the core and carbon or glass fibres in the skins. The flexural behaviour of the hybrids is discussed in terms of the effect of the placement of the aramid layer and of the relative thickness of the skin on the ultimate stresses, the elastic-plastic behaviour and the mode of failure.     

齿板-玻璃纤维混合夹层结构弯曲性能试验

提出了一种齿板-玻璃纤维混合面板和泡沫芯材组成的新型混合夹层结构,齿板通过齿钉与泡沫芯材相连。该结构采用真空导入成型工艺制备,通过三点弯曲试验研究该结构在不同跨度以及不同芯材密度情况下的破坏模式和弯曲性能,并与普通泡沫夹层结构进行对比分析,同时探究了齿板对该结构界面性能的影响。结果表明:在泡沫芯材密度为35kg/m~3、80kg/m~3和150kg/m~3情况下,齿板-玻璃纤维混合泡沫夹层梁弯曲承载能力与普通泡沫夹层梁相比分别提高了168%、211%和258%,其界面剪切强度依次为0.09 MPa、0.21 MPa和0.45 MPa;随着芯材密度和跨度的变化,该结构主要产生芯材剪切和芯材凹陷两种破坏形态,齿板的嵌入有效抑制界面的剪切失效。另外,利用理论公式估算了试件受弯极限承载能力,理论值与实测值吻合较好。     

A new FE model based on higher order zigzag theory for the analysis of laminated sandwich beam with soft core

A new finite element (FE) model has been developed based on higher order zigzag theory (HOZT) for the static analysis of laminated sandwich beam with soft core. In this theory, the in-plane displacement variation is considered to be cubic for both the face sheets and the core. The transverse displacement is assumed to vary quadratically within the core while it remains constant in the faces beyond the core. The proposed model satisfies the condition of transverse shear stress continuity at the layer interfaces and the zero transverse shear stress condition at the top and bottom of the beam. The nodal field variables are chosen in an efficient manner to overcome the problem of continuity requirement of the derivatives of transverse displacements. A C₀ quadratic beam finite element is implemented to model the HOZT for the present analysis. Numerical examples covering different features of laminated composite and sandwich beams are presented to illustrate the accuracy of the present model. Many new results are also presented which should be useful for future research.     

A C1 finite element for flexural and torsional analysis of rectangular piezoelectric laminated/sandwich composite beams

This work deals with the development of a new C¹ finite element for analysing the bending and torsional behaviour of rectangular piezoelectric laminated/sandwich composite beams. The formulation includes transverse shear, warping due to torsion, and elastic–electric coupling effects. It also accounts for the inter-layer continuity condition at the interfaces between layers, and the boundary conditions at the upper and lower surfaces of the beam. The shear strain is represented by a cosine function of a higher order in nature and thus avoiding shear correction factors. The warping function obtained from a three-dimensional elasticity solution is incorporated in the present model. An exact integration is employed in evaluating various energy terms due to the application of field consistency approach while interpolating the transverse shear and torsional strains. The variation of the electric potential through the thickness is taken care of in the formulation based on the observation of three-dimensional solution. The performance of the laminated piezoelectric element is tested comparing with analytical results as well as with the reference solutions evaluated using three-dimensional finite element procedure. A detailed study is conducted to highlight the influence of length-to-thickness ratio on the displacements, stresses and electric potential field of piezoelectric laminated beam structures subjected to flexural and torsional loadings. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

受火后叠合板组合梁受力性能试验研究

为研究受火后叠合板组合梁的受力性能,分别对五个火灾后叠合板组合梁和一个常温下叠合板组合梁进行静力加载试验,研究了后浇层厚度、栓钉间距、预制底板在钢梁上翼缘的搁置长度、预制底板接缝形式、是否受火等因素对叠合板组合梁的破坏形态、承载能力和抗弯刚度的影响。结果表明:火灾后整体式叠合板组合梁的极限承载力较分离式叠合板组合梁提高9%;后浇层厚度和栓钉间距是影响火灾后整体式叠合板组合梁初始抗弯刚度的主要因素;火灾前后整体式叠合板组合梁在荷载作用下均发生受弯破坏,且破坏形态基本相同,但经历火灾高温作用后,整体式叠合板组合梁出现裂缝的时间提前,其抗弯承载力和延性均有不同程度的降低,本次试验中火灾后整体式叠合板组合梁在荷载作用下的抗弯承载力和延性较常温下分别降低23.3%和55.4%;分离式叠合板组合梁中预制底板接缝的存在,破坏了预制底板的连续性,造成试件发生粘结破坏,但在远离接缝处,叠合板的协同工作性能良好;提出火灾后叠合板组合梁剩余承载力和抗弯刚度的计算方法,该方法具有良好的精度。     

Examination of the failure of sandwich beams with core junctions subjected to in-plane tensile loading

The paper concerns local effects occurring in the vicinity of junctions between different cores in sandwich beams subjected to tensile in-plane loading. It is known from analytical and numerical modelling that these effects display themselves by an increase of the bending stresses in the faces as well as the core shear and transverse normal stresses at the junction. The local effects have been studied experimentally to assess the influence on the failure behaviour both under quasi-static and fatigue loading conditions. Typical sandwich beam configurations with aluminium and glass-fibre reinforced plastic (GFRP) face sheets and core junctions between polymer foams of different densities and rigid plywood or aluminium were investigated. Depending on the material configuration of the sandwich beam, premature failure accumulating at the core junction was observed for quasi-static and/or fatigue loading conditions. Using Aluminium face sheets, quasi-static loading caused failure at the core junction, whereas no significance of the junction was observed for fatigue loading. Using GFRP faces, a shift of the failure mode from premature core failure in quasi-static tests to face failure at the core junction in fatigue tests was observed. In addition to the failure tests, the sandwich configurations have been analysed using finite element modelling (FEM) to elaborate on the experimental results with respect to failure prediction. Both linear modelling and nonlinear modelling including nonlinear material behaviour (plasticity) was used. Comparing the results from finite element modelling with the failure behaviour observed in the quasi-static tests, it was found that a combination of linear finite element modelling and a point stress criterion to evaluate the stresses at the core junction can be used for brittle core material constituents. However, this is generally not sufficient to predict the failure modes and failure loads properly. Using nonlinear material properties in the modelling and a point strain criterion improves the failure prediction especially for ductile materials, but this has to be examined further along with other failure criteria.     

FLEXURAL FATIGUE CHARACTERISTICS OF FRP SANDWICH BEAMS

The flexural fatigue characteristics of FRP sandwich beams are investigated. The skins of the beams are made from hybrid glass-aramid fibres set in epoxy resin and the core material is made from linear PVC foam. The beams under investigation have practical applications in marine operations.
The applied load is uniformly distributed throughout the length of the beam which is simply supported.
From both static and fatigue tests, it is revealed that the failure occurred in the core due to excessive shear, in turn, resulting in large deflections. An empirical expression is derived to postulate a failure criterion.     

阻尼层合板中波传播性能研究

最近许多约束阻尼复合结构的研究中,阻尼层一般都选用粘弹性材料,由于粘弹性材料的刚度一般远小于约束层和基层的刚度,所以大部分研究都在计算和建模时,忽略粘弹材料的弯曲刚度,而不考虑阻尼层的外延和弯曲变形的影响。应用高阶理论研究了敷设具有一定刚度的蜂房型粘弹性材料的约束阻尼层合板结构动力学方程,探讨了复合层合板梁在振动情况时材料的弯曲刚度,剪切刚度对弯曲波在复合梁中传播的能量损耗影响,以及各层厚对层合板梁的阻尼性能的影响。     

GFRP复合材料-轻木夹芯梁弯曲疲劳性能试验

为研究真空导入成型的玻璃纤维增强树脂基复合材料-Balsa轻木（GFRP-Balsa）夹芯梁弯曲疲劳性能,进行了普通无格构、单格构增强、双格构增强三种类型共42根试件在不同荷载等级下的四点弯曲疲劳试验,得到夹芯梁的弯曲疲劳破坏模式、疲劳寿命和损伤演化规律,分析了三种类型夹芯梁在弯曲疲劳载荷下不同的损伤机制。研究结果发现,无格构夹芯梁的失效模式统一为芯材剪切和面板脱粘,格构增强夹芯梁的失效模式随格构设置及载荷等级变化,主要有上面板屈曲或压坏、下面板拉断等;采用指数经验模型拟合夹芯梁的疲劳荷载-寿命（S-N）曲线,得到三种类型夹芯梁的寿命预测公式;夹芯梁的位移演化历经"位移瞬降-平稳演化-损伤萌生至破坏"三个阶段,相对于无格构试件,格构增强试件在疲劳失效前有较明显预兆。     

Cutout reinforcements for shear loaded laminate and sandwich composite panels

This paper presents the numerical and experimental studies of shear loaded laminated and sandwich carbon/epoxy composite panels with cutouts and reinforcements aiming at reducing the cutout stress concentration and increasing the buckling stability of the panels. The effect of different cutout sizes and the design and materials of cutout reinforcements on the stress and buckling behaviour of the panels are evaluated. For the sandwich panels with a range of cutout size and a constant weight, an optimal ratio of the core to the face thickness has been studied for the maximum buckling stability. The finite element method and an analytical method are employed to perform parametric studies. In both constant stress and constant displacement shear loading conditions, the results are in very good agreement with those obtained from experiment for selected cutout reinforcement cases. Conclusions are drawn on the cutout reinforcement design and improvement of stress concentration and buckling behaviour of shear loaded laminated and sandwich composite panels with cutouts.     

Static strength tests of steel plate strengthened concrete beams

The behaviour of damaged concrete beams strengthened by externally bonded steel plates is experimentally investigated. The study includes an investigation of the mode of failure, including flexural failure and the interface separation of the steel plate. Simply supported beams under monotonically increasing loads are considered exclusively. A total of five plain concrete beams externally reinforced with bonded steel plates were tested under static loads to determine their strength and behaviour. The variables tested were the thickness of the external steel plate, length and location of the interfacial crack, and the degree of surface preparation of the steel plate. In all five beams the thickness of adhesive was kept constant. The results indicate that (i) the behaviour of a damaged open sandwich beam is similar to that of a singly reinforced concrete beam when no debonding occurs between the concrete and the adherent steel plate; (ii) when debonding occurs, the failure is sudden and at loads smaller than for a case where failure is either by yielding of steel or crushing of concrete; (iii) the case with an interfacial crack between the steel and the adhesive is more critical than the case when the interfacial crack is between the adhesive and the concrete; and (iv) the failure load and the mode of failure are dependent on the degree of surface preparation of the steel plate. Analytical investigation to predict the interfacial debonding is summarized, and the results suggest that linear elastic fracture mechanics is suited for predicting the failure load for open sandwich beams which fail by interface debonding.     

Transition in flexural microbuckling mechanisms in unidirectional glass fibre-reinforced thermoplastics

A transition in the mechanism of flexural failure previously observed in low matrix modulus unidirectional glass fibre composites is semi-quantitatively explained by considering the criterion for each of the failure modes. The failure strength for cooperative fibre microbuckling is controlled by the shear modulus of the composite which is linearly related to the Young's modulus of the matrix, while the failure strength for delamination splitting microbuckling is controlled by the composite shear strength which is not as strongly dependent on the Young's modulus of the matrix. Because the critical failure stresses have different dependencies on the matrix modulus, a transition from cooperative fibre microbuckling to delamination splitting microbuckling occurs as the matrix modulus increases. Due to the stress gradient in the beam, the compressive failure behaviour in bending is not the same as in uniform compression. When the failure mode is cooperative fibre microbuckling, the bending strength is higher than expected, especially in the thin beams. In bending, the delamination splitting microbuckling mode does not lead to abrupt splitting of the entire beam, but rather occurs by gradual accumulation of surface damage.