Dynamic Response and Energy Absorption Characteristics of a Three-Dimensional Re-Entrant Honeycomb

In this paper, we design a new three-dimensional honeycomb with a negative Poisson's ratio. A honeycomb cell was first designed by out-of-plane stretching a re-entrant honeycomb and the honeycomb is built by spatially combining the cells. The in-plane response and energy absorption characteristics of the honeycomb are studied through the finite element method (FEM). Some important characteristics are studied and listed as follows: (1) The effects of cell angle and impact velocity on the dynamic response are tested. The results show that the honeycomb exhibits an obvious negative Poisson's ratio and unique platform stress enhancement effect under the conditions of low and medium velocity. An obvious necking phenomenon appears when the cell angle parameter is 75 degrees. (2) Based on the one-dimensional shock wave theory, the empirical formula of the platform stress is proposed to predict the dynamic bearing capacity of the honeycomb. (3) The energy absorption in different conditions are investigated. Results show that as the impact velocity increases, the energy absorption efficiency gradually decreases. In addition, with the increase of cell angle, the energy absorption efficiency is gradually improved. The above study shows that the honeycomb has good potential in using in vehicle industry as an energy absorption material. It also provides a new strategy for multi-objective optimization of mechanical structure design.

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This paper introduces a new three-dimensional honeycomb structure with a negative Poisson's ratio. The in-plane response and energy absorption characteristics of the structure are analyzed using finite element method. The results show that the honeycomb exhibits a negative Poisson's ratio and has potential applications as an energy absorption material in the vehicle industry. The study also provides a new strategy for multi-objective optimization in mechanical structure design.