Investigation of the Mechanical Properties of Composite Honeycomb Sandwich Panels after Fatigue in Hygrothermal Environments
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Specimen and Experimental Setup
2.1. Specimen
2.2. Experimental Setup
2.2.1. Hygrothermal Aging Test
2.2.2. Compression Test
2.2.3. Shearing Test
2.3. Measurement Programme
3. Experiment Results
3.1. Moisture Absorption Characterization
3.2. Compression Test Results
3.3. Shearing Test Results
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Position | Thickness/mm | Stacking Sequences |
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Flatbed area | 2.67 | [(±45)/0/(±45)/0/0/+45/90/−45/0]s |
Transition area | 0.835 + 15.0 + 1.085 | [(±45)/0/(±45)/0/0/NRH-2.0-48-δ15/90/+45/0/0/(±45)/0/(±45)] |
Honeycomb area | 0.585 + 15.0 + 0.46 | [(±45)/0/(±45)/NRH-2.0-48-δ15/(±45)/(±45)] |
Position | Thickness/mm | Stacking Sequences |
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Thickened area | 3.59 | [(±45)/0/(±45)/90/(±45)/0/(±45)/0/45/90/−45]s |
Flatbed area | 2.17 | [(±45)/0/(±45)/0/45/90/−45]s |
Transition area | 0.835 + 6.0 + 1.335 | [(±45)/0/(±45)/0/45/NRH-2.0-48-δ6/90/−45/−45/90/45/0/(±45)/0/(±45)] |
Honeycomb area | 0.585 + 6.0 + 0.585 | [(±45)/0/(±45)/NRH-2.0-48-δ6/(±45)/0/(±45)] |
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Zhao, M.; Jin, H.; Yun, Z.; Meng, Z.; Zhang, W. Investigation of the Mechanical Properties of Composite Honeycomb Sandwich Panels after Fatigue in Hygrothermal Environments. Polymers 2024, 16, 2497. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16172497
Zhao M, Jin H, Yun Z, Meng Z, Zhang W. Investigation of the Mechanical Properties of Composite Honeycomb Sandwich Panels after Fatigue in Hygrothermal Environments. Polymers. 2024; 16(17):2497. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16172497
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhao, Ming, Haibo Jin, Zhaoxin Yun, Zhengwei Meng, and Wei Zhang. 2024. "Investigation of the Mechanical Properties of Composite Honeycomb Sandwich Panels after Fatigue in Hygrothermal Environments" Polymers 16, no. 17: 2497. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16172497