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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/scs.2015.19.6.1333

Higher order static analysis of truncated conical sandwich panels with flexible cores  

Fard, Keramat Malekzadeh (Department of Structural Analysis and Simulation, Space research institute, Malek Ashtar University of Technology)
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Steel and Composite Structures / v.19, no.6, 2015 , pp. 1333-1354 More about this Journal
Abstract
A higher order analytical solution for static analysis of a truncated conical composite sandwich panel subjected to different loading conditions was presented in this paper which was based on a new improved higher order sandwich panel theory. Bending analysis of sandwich structures with flexible cores subjected to concentrated load, uniform distributed load on a patch, harmonic and uniform distributed loads on the top and/or bottom face sheet of the sandwich structure was also investigated. For the first time, bending analysis of truncated conical composite sandwich panels with flexible cores was performed. The governing equations were derived by principle of minimum potential energy. The first order shear deformation theory was used for the composite face sheets and for the core while assuming a polynomial description of the displacement fields. Also, the in-plane hoop stresses of the core were considered. In order to assure accuracy of the present formulations, convergence of the results was examined. Effects of types of boundary conditions, types of applied loads, conical angles and fiber angles on bending analysis of truncated conical composite sandwich panels were studied. As, there is no research on higher order bending analysis of conical sandwich panels with flexible cores, the results were validated by ABAQUS FE code. The present approach can be linked with the standard optimization programs and it can be used in the iteration process of the structural optimization. The proposed approach facilitates investigation of the effect of physical and geometrical parameters on the bending response of sandwich composite structures.
Keywords
static; truncated conical sandwich panels; improved higher order sandwich panel theory; point load; uniform distributed load on a patch;
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