Pure bending of honeycomb core
Date
2022-04-15Author
Tazawa, Kazune
Advisor
Keshavanarayana, Suresh R.Metadata
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Tazawa, Kazune. 2022.
Pure bending of honeycomb core -- In Proceedings: 21st Annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum. Wichita, KS: Wichita State University, p. 31
Abstract
Honeycomb core is a cellular structure consisting of hexagonal cells.
Honeycomb cores are widely used because of the ability enable sandwich structures to
achieve high strength and stiffness with small density. Honeycomb is originally a natural
structure in a beehive. Honeycomb cores are made by joining thin corrugated ribbons,
which could be plastic or metal. The key property of honeycomb core is its relatively
high-pressure resistance performance compared to the amount of material used, thus
making it attractive for aerospace applications. We used two different types of
honeycomb specimens conducting pure bending tests. This test applies both compression
and tensile stresses on one structure. Each type of specimen is cut in three different
ribbon directions. The aim of this research is to find the difference of strength and
stiffness of honeycomb structure depending on the material direction and type of loading
applied.
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Presented to the 21st Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum (URCAF) held at the Rhatigan Student Center, Wichita State University, April 15, 2022.