A study on composite honeycomb sandwich panel structure

Abstract: Honeycomb sandwich structure combines high flexural rigidity and bending strength with low weight. Sandwich construction plays an increasing role in industry, and sandwich structural designing is an available method for sandwich structures. However, the absence of the design variable is the principal problem of composite sandwich construction. In this paper, the structure and mechanical properties of honeycomb sandwich panels are introduced. The weight ratio range of honeycomb core that is deduced on the basis of optimum mechanical properties offer a principle foundation for designing the structure of honeycomb sandwich panels. The satisfying weight condition of the honeycomb core weight is 50–66.7% of the weight of the whole honeycomb sandwich panels by theoretical analysis. Based on that conclusion, the honeycomb sandwich panels were designed and the results were verified by further experiments. Agreement between the theoretical values of the sample and experimental results is good. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]