Effect of interface crack on lateral buckling behavior and free vibration response of a sandwich composite beam

Abstract

The aim of this study is investigation of the effect of interface crack on lateral buckling load and free vibration response of a sandwich composite beam using experimental methods and finite element solutions. The lateral buckling load and natural frequencies in a thin sandwich composite cantilever beam with crack were considered. The crack was opened between the face sheets and foam core. The length of the crack was selected, such as 100, 150, 200, and 250 mm. Lateral buckling and vibration tests were applied on these samples and then the critical lateral buckling load and natural frequencies were found using experimental and finite element method. In the experimental studies, in-house test mechanisms were used. For the numerical analysis, ANSYS finite element software was used. Close results were obtained between both two methods.

Keywords

Sandwich composite lateral buckling vibration finite element analysis

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