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RISCompressive Response and Failure of Circular Cell Polycarbonate Honeycombs Under Inplane Uniaxial Stresses
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The crushing response of polycarbonate circular cell honeycomb to inplane uniaxial loading under displacement control is analyzed through a combination of experiment and numerical simulation. The ...
In-Plane Biaxial Crush Response of Polycarbonate Honeycombs
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The crushing response of a polycarbonate circular cell honeycomb to inplane biaxial loading under displacement control is analyzed. The study involves a combination of experiment and numerical simulation. Experiments ...
Global and Local Buckling of a Sandwich Beam
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: A two-dimensional mechanical model is developed to predict the global and local buckling of a sandwich beam, using classical elasticity. The face sheet and the core are assumed as linear elastic isotropic continua in a ...
Wrinkling and Edge Buckling in Orthotropic Sandwich Beams
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: A sandwich beam buckling problem is studied here using two-dimensional elasticity to model the beam constituents. The global and local instability of such a beam with orthotropic constituents under various boundary conditions ...
A Spring Foundation Model for Mode I Failure of Laminated Composites Based on an Energy Criterion
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A mechanical model which can predict mode I delamination failure of laminated composites has been developed. A beam on a nonlinear spring foundation was used to model experimental results ...
A Nondimensional Number to Classify Composite Compressive Failure
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A new nondimensional number (η) to predict the dominant failure mechanism of fiber reinforced composites under compression loading is presented. Results from previous experimental investigations ...
A Micromechanics-Based Finite Element Model for Compressive Failure of Notched Uniply Composite Laminates Under Remote Biaxial Loads
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A micromechanics based failure initiation predictive capability for analyzing notched composite laminates loaded remotely in multiaxial compression is reported. The model relies on the results from ...
Convective Heat Transfer in Open Cell Metal Foams
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Convective heat transfer in aluminum metal foam sandwich panels is investigated with potential applications to actively cooled thermal protection systems in hypersonic and re-entry vehicles. The ...
Experiments and Cohesive Zone Model Parameters for T650/AFR-PE-4/FM680-1 at High Temperatures
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This paper reports an experimental program to establish a cohesive zone model for the T650/AFR-PE-4 (laminate) and FM680-1 (adhesive) system. The cohesive zone model is based on a four parameter characterization: in each ...
Buckling of Unilaterally Constrained Infinite Plates
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The problem of finding the buckling load of unilaterally constrained infinite plates is considered. The plates are modeled along the lines of classical plate theory employing Kirchhoff-Love hypotheses. The condition of ...