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124 <strong>Metal</strong> <strong>Foams</strong>: A <strong>Design</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />

Load (N)<br />

Load (N)<br />

800<br />

600<br />

400<br />

200<br />

Finite element<br />

0<br />

0 1 2 3 4<br />

Displacement (mm)<br />

1000<br />

800<br />

600<br />

400<br />

200<br />

0<br />

(Eq. 10.1)<br />

(Eq. 10.1)<br />

<strong>Design</strong> 1: Core shear<br />

Unload<br />

reload<br />

<strong>Design</strong> 2: Indentation<br />

Unload<br />

reload<br />

0 1 2 3 4<br />

Displacement (mm)<br />

Experiment<br />

Eq. 10.18<br />

Experiment<br />

Eq. 10.13<br />

Finite element<br />

Figure 10.8 Load versus displacement curves for two designs of sandwich<br />

beams in three-point bending compared with the predictions of a<br />

finite-element simulation. In the first, the failure mechanism is core shear; in<br />

the second, it is indentation. The details of the geometry and material<br />

properties are listed in Table 10.1<br />

Chapter 7. The constitutive model for the foam was calibrated by the uniaxial<br />

compressive response, whereas the uniaxial tensile stress–strain response was<br />

employed for the solid face sheets. Excellent agreement is noted between<br />

the analytical predictions, the finite element calculations and the measured<br />

response for both failure modes.<br />

10.5 Weight-efficient structures<br />

To exploit sandwich structures to the full, they must be optimized, usually<br />

seeking to minimize mass for a given bending stiffness and strength. The next

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