The impact responses and failure mechanism of composite gradient reentrant

The carbon fiber reinforced composite reentrant honeycomb structures with different gradient distributions of wall thickness were manufactured by mold hot pressing and bonding technology. The dynamic responses of composite gradient reentrant honeycomb structures under local impact load were investigated. The impact process and failure behavior of composite gradient reentrant honeycomb structures under local impact load were obtained through the foam aluminum projectile impact experiment. The influence of wall thickness gradient form on the impact resistance of composite reentrant honeycomb structure was analyzed. The results showed that the wall thickness gradient setting of the reentrant honeycomb structure could reduce the maximum transverse deformation of the rear panel, and improve the anti-impact ability of the structure compared with homogeneous reentrant honeycomb structure. In addition, compared with the positive gradient reentrant honeycomb structure, the negative reentrant honeycomb structure had better impact resistance, and the impact resistance advantage became more obvious with the increase of the impact strength. The finite element model of composite gradient reentrant honeycomb structure under local impact load was presented, and the dynamic responses and failure modes of the numerical simulation results were compared with that of the experimental results.

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In this study, carbon fiber reinforced composite gradient reentrant honeycomb structures with different distributions of wall thickness were manufactured. The dynamic responses of the structures under local impact load were investigated. The results showed that the wall thickness gradient setting improved the impact resistance of the structures, and the negative gradient reentrant honeycomb structure exhibited better impact resistance. The numerical simulation results were compared with experimental results, confirming the accuracy of the model.