Dynamic Resistance Behavior of Additive Manufactured Multi-Material Honeycomb Structure hrough Finite Element Analysis

Vijayanand Rajendra Boopathy, Mark Prince, Yuchun Xu

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Abstract

Energy is absorbed during dynamic loading of structures like a car bumper, crash helmets etc. Combination of materials increases the energy absorption capabilities during dynamic loading of structures. Additive Manufacturing is employed as a tool for fabricating the combination of materials into a single product in the present study. Honeycomb structure is used in the present study with ABS and ELASTOMER as the two combinations of materials. Finite element analysis using ABAQUS explicit module is used to study the behavior of the multi-material under dynamic loading conditions. Variation in cell wall thickness, cell size and the ratio of two materials due to cell height of the honeycomb under dynamic loading affects the buckling capability, which in turn alters energy dissipation time. From the study, it is observed that the multi-material honeycomb structure has the capability of absorbing more energy compared to the single material honeycomb structure.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Manufacturing Technology XXXIII - Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, incorporating the 34th National Conference on Manufacturing Research
EditorsYan Jin, Mark Price
Pages226-231
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781614994398
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Aug 2019
Event17th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, ICMR 2019, incorporating the 34th National Conference on Manufacturing Research, NCMR 2019 - Belfast, United Kingdom
Duration: 10 Sept 201912 Sept 2019

Publication series

NameAdvances in Transdisciplinary Engineering
Volume9

Conference

Conference17th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, ICMR 2019, incorporating the 34th National Conference on Manufacturing Research, NCMR 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityBelfast
Period10/09/1912/09/19

Keywords

  • additive manufacturing
  • buckling
  • energy absorption
  • finite element analysis
  • honeycomb structure
  • multi-material

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