Modelling the impact behavior of advanced fiber-reinforced sandwich structures with polyurethane foam core

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Abstract

Within this paper, novel sandwich structures with top layers made of textile-reinforced plastics and polyurethane foam core are investigated with regard to their impact behavior. In contrast to conventional processing technologies, the expansion of the polyurethane foam is used to impregnate the textile reinforcement, creating sandwich top layers and core simultaneously. Given this single-step process, a high adaptability of the resulting mechanical properties can be achieved by varying the geometrical properties, such as foam core density, amount of textile layers and sandwich thickness. A design of experience approach is implemented by using statistical analysis of variance (ANOVA) to investigate the influence of these parameters. The experimental results, such as impact force and absorbed impact energy, gained from a drop weight testing setup, are analyzed and used to create statistical models. As a result, optimized sandwich structures according to stress-related requirements and geometrical constraints can be designed.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationECCM 2018 - 18th European Conference on Composite Materials
PublisherApplied Mechanics Laboratory
ISBN (print)978-151089693-2
Publication statusPublished - 2020
Peer-reviewedYes

Conference

Title18th European Conference on Composite Materials
Abbreviated titleECCM 18
Conference number18
Duration25 - 28 June 2018
Degree of recognitionInternational event
CityAthens
CountryGreece

External IDs

Scopus 85084160872
ORCID /0000-0003-1370-064X/work/142243486

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