Semester
Summer
Date of Graduation
2001
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MS
College
Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
Department
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Committee Chair
Julio F. Davalos
Committee Co-Chair
Pizhong Qiao
Abstract
Fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) composite materials and structures have been increasingly used in highway bridge applications. Recent applications have demonstrated that FRP honeycomb sandwich panels with sinusoidal core can be effectively and economically used for highway bridge deck systems. In this study, analytical and experimental characterizations are presented for a FRP honeycomb panel with sinusoidal core geometry in the plane and extending vertically between face laminates. To verify the accuracy of the a closed-form solution, several honeycomb sandwich beams with sinusoidal core waves either in the longitudinal or transverse directions are tested in bending and torsion. Also, a deck panel is tested under both symmetric and asymmetric patch loading. Finite element models are further developed to simulate the actual sandwich geometry and also to simplify the structure as an equivalent three-layer laminate. The explicit and FE predictions are compared with experimental results. The present analysis and characterization procedures can be used in design applications and optimizations of honeycomb structures.
Recommended Citation
Robinson, Justin Mark, "Analytical and experimental study of FRP honeycomb sandwich panels with sinusoidal core" (2001). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 1164.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/1164