Assessment of effective elastic properties of honeycomb cores by finite element analysis of sandwich panels
ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials, 2009 (Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Abstract
- Publication Date: 2009
- Journal Name: ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials
- Journal Indexes: Scopus
- Keywords: Equivalent elastic properties, Finite element analysis, Homogenization, Honeycomb core, Sandwich structure
- Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Continuum models of regular hexagonal aluminum honeycomb cores are evaluated by finite element analysis. The evaluation is based on the comparison of total in-plane and out-of-plane reaction forces determined by the finite element analyses of the sandwich panels with the actual honeycomb core geometry and with the existing equivalent core models.