Frequency-dependent orthotropic damping properties of Nomex honeycomb composites

In this paper, the orthotropic damping behavior of Nomex honeycomb composites and its causes are investigated. The needed specimen sizes for the measurement of the frequency-dependent transverse shear moduli (TSM) and fundamental damping coefficients of the honeycomb cores were analyzed at first. Th...

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Main Authors: Zhou, Yong, Liu, Anna, Xu, Yongzheng, Guo, Yunli, Yi, XiaoSu, Jia, Yuxi
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/64204/
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author Zhou, Yong
Liu, Anna
Xu, Yongzheng
Guo, Yunli
Yi, XiaoSu
Jia, Yuxi
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Liu, Anna
Xu, Yongzheng
Guo, Yunli
Yi, XiaoSu
Jia, Yuxi
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description In this paper, the orthotropic damping behavior of Nomex honeycomb composites and its causes are investigated. The needed specimen sizes for the measurement of the frequency-dependent transverse shear moduli (TSM) and fundamental damping coefficients of the honeycomb cores were analyzed at first. Then, the effects of cell side length and beam orientation on the orthotropic damping properties were explored. The results reveal that relatively high TSM (GLT) and damping values (ηWT) can be obtained by decreasing the cell side length without adding any additional weight. Damping mechanism analysis indicates that the difference in damping contribution of the interfacial phase to honeycomb core in different directions leads to the orthotropic damping behavior of honeycomb core. This study is helpful to guide the TSM measurement and structure design of honeycomb composites.
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spelling nottingham-642042020-12-31T05:36:22Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/64204/ Frequency-dependent orthotropic damping properties of Nomex honeycomb composites Zhou, Yong Liu, Anna Xu, Yongzheng Guo, Yunli Yi, XiaoSu Jia, Yuxi In this paper, the orthotropic damping behavior of Nomex honeycomb composites and its causes are investigated. The needed specimen sizes for the measurement of the frequency-dependent transverse shear moduli (TSM) and fundamental damping coefficients of the honeycomb cores were analyzed at first. Then, the effects of cell side length and beam orientation on the orthotropic damping properties were explored. The results reveal that relatively high TSM (GLT) and damping values (ηWT) can be obtained by decreasing the cell side length without adding any additional weight. Damping mechanism analysis indicates that the difference in damping contribution of the interfacial phase to honeycomb core in different directions leads to the orthotropic damping behavior of honeycomb core. This study is helpful to guide the TSM measurement and structure design of honeycomb composites. Elsevier Ltd 2020-12-16 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/64204/1/Frequency-dependent%20orthotropic%20damping%20properties%20of%20Nomex%20honeycomb%20composites.pdf Zhou, Yong, Liu, Anna, Xu, Yongzheng, Guo, Yunli, Yi, XiaoSu and Jia, Yuxi (2020) Frequency-dependent orthotropic damping properties of Nomex honeycomb composites. Thin-Walled Structures, 160 . p. 107372. ISSN 02638231 Honeycomb composite; Experimental/numerical method; Orthotropic damping property; Transverse shear modulus; Cell side length http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2020.107372 doi:10.1016/j.tws.2020.107372 doi:10.1016/j.tws.2020.107372
spellingShingle Honeycomb composite; Experimental/numerical method; Orthotropic damping property; Transverse shear modulus; Cell side length
Zhou, Yong
Liu, Anna
Xu, Yongzheng
Guo, Yunli
Yi, XiaoSu
Jia, Yuxi
Frequency-dependent orthotropic damping properties of Nomex honeycomb composites
title Frequency-dependent orthotropic damping properties of Nomex honeycomb composites
title_full Frequency-dependent orthotropic damping properties of Nomex honeycomb composites
title_fullStr Frequency-dependent orthotropic damping properties of Nomex honeycomb composites
title_full_unstemmed Frequency-dependent orthotropic damping properties of Nomex honeycomb composites
title_short Frequency-dependent orthotropic damping properties of Nomex honeycomb composites
title_sort frequency-dependent orthotropic damping properties of nomex honeycomb composites
topic Honeycomb composite; Experimental/numerical method; Orthotropic damping property; Transverse shear modulus; Cell side length
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