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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/aas.2019.6.2.087

Hemp fibre woven fabrics / polypropylene based honeycomb sandwich structure for aerospace applications  

Antony, Sheedev (University of Technology of Troyes)
Cherouat, Abel (University of Technology of Troyes)
Montay, Guillaume (University of Technology of Troyes)
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Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science / v.6, no.2, 2019 , pp. 87-103 More about this Journal
Abstract
Recently, natural fibre composites are widely used in aerospace industries due to their good specific mechanical properties, better acoustic properties, light weight, readily availability, biodegradability, recyclability, etc. In this study, the hemp fibre woven fabrics / polypropylene based honeycomb sandwich structure were proposed for aerospace applications. Firstly, the hemp fibre woven fabrics based honeycomb sandwich structures were manufactured and experimental mechanical tests (compressive and flexural) were performed in the laboratory. Numerical simulation was also performed and analysed to validate the proposed methodology. Different complex shaped aircraft part CAD models were created and numerical analysis was carried out in order to have a better understanding about the complex honeycomb sandwich structures.
Keywords
honeycomb sandwich structure; natural fibre composites; mechanical testing; numerical analysis;
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