1. Effect of high-low temperature on the compressive and shear performances of composite sandwich panels with pyramidal lattice truss cores.
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Li, Xiaodong, Cong, Fanglin, Zhang, Yewei, Qin, Zhengqi, Wang, Shuo, and He, Jun
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TEMPERATURE effect , *SANDWICH construction (Materials) , *TRUSSES , *BRITTLE fractures , *FAILURE mode & effects analysis , *EPOXY resins - Abstract
Composite sandwich panels with pyramidal lattice truss cores (CSPPLTCs) were manufactured employing waterjet-cutting technology and interlocking assembly. The effect of high-low temperature environments on the out-of-plane compressive and shear performance of the panels was studied using theoretical and experimental methods. In particular, the out-of-plane compressive stiffness, strength of sandwich panels with pyramidal lattice truss cores, their shear stiffness, and strength in high-low temperature environments were predicted using theoretical equations. The study found that in low-temperature environments, the movement of molecular chain segments in the epoxy is hindered, futhermore, the mismatched thermal expansivity of carbon fiber and epoxy resin leads to the improvement of interface bonding performance, thus improving the out-of-plane compressive and shear performance of CSPPLTCs; in high temperature environments, the movement of molecular chain segments in the epoxy gets more active and tends to move freely, so the resin turns into a flexible state with high elasticity from the stiff glass state, which finally causes a deterioration in out-of-plane compressive and shear performance of CSPPLTCs. According to observations, the failure mode depends on temperature environments. Brittle fracture and crushing failure happen in the composite struts at low temperature; plastic microbuckling may happen in the composite struts at high temperature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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