Experimental and numerical study on the lightweight design of load-bearing energy absorption structure for subway train

Li, Jialin; Gao, Guangjun; Yu, Yao; Zhuo, Tianyu; Li, Jian

doi:10.1016/j.tws.2023.111542

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“…The sandwich structure consists of two face sheets and a core, which has been widely used in the fields of aerospace, automotive, marine vehicle, and other industry applications due to their attractive properties, such as high specific strength, high specific stiffness, and excellent energy absorption [1][2][3][4][5][6].…”

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Study on Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Sandwich Beam with Stepwise Gradient Polymethacrylimide (PMI) Foam Core under Low-Velocity Impact

Mahgoub,

Liu,

Tan

2024

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Different PMI foam materials of 52, 110, and 200 kg/m3 were used to design stepwise gradient cores to improve the impact resistance of the sandwich beam. The stepwise gradient core consists of three layers arranged in positive gradient, negative gradient, and sandwich-core (e.g., 200/52/200). These sandwich beams were subjected to the impact of a steel projectile under impact momentum of 10 to 20 kg·m/s, corresponding to impact energy in the range of 12.5 to 50 J. During the test, the impact force was recorded by an accelerometer, and the different failure modes were also obtained. Subsequently, the influence of the layer arrangement on the energy absorption and load transfer mechanism between the different layers was analyzed. The results showed that the top layer with a large density can improve the impact force, but the middle/bottom layer with a low density promoted specific energy absorption. Thus, based on these two points, the negative gradient core (200/110/52) had an excellent specific energy absorption because it can transfer and expand the area to bear the load layer by layer, which improved the energy absorption in each layer. Combined with the failure modes, the load transfer and deformation mechanisms between the layers were also discussed. The present work provided a valuable method to design an efficient lightweight sandwich structure in the protection field.

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