NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS OF SANDWICH STRUCTURES UNDER LATERAL COMPRESSION

Quirino ESTRADA

quirino.estrada@uacj.mx
Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Instituto de Ingeniería y Tecnología, Av. Plutarco Elías Calles, Fovissste Chamizal, 32310, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua (Mexico)

Dariusz SZWEDOWICZ


Centro Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico/TecNM, Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Interior Internado Palmira, 62490, Cuernavaca, Morelos (Mexico)

Julio C. VERGARA


Centro Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico/TecNM, Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Interior Internado Palmira, 62490, Cuernavaca, Morelos (Mexico)

José SOLIS


Instituto Tecnológico de Tlalnepantla, División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Av. Instituto Tecnológico, la Comunidad, 54070 Tlalnepantla de Baz, Estado de Mexico (Mexico)

Miguel A. PAREDES


Instituto Tecnológico de Tlalnepantla, División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Av. Instituto Tecnológico, la Comunidad, 54070 Tlalnepantla de Baz, Estado de México (Mexico)

Lara WIEBE


Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Instituto de Ingeniería y Tecnología, Av. Plutarco Elías Calles, Fovissste Chamizal, 32310, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua (Mexico)

Jesús M. SILVA


Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Instituto de Ingeniería y Tecnología, Av. Plutarco Elías Calles, Fovissste Chamizal, 32310, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua (Mexico)

Abstract

The current paper analyzes the effect of the cross-section on the energy absorption capabilities of sandwich structures under compressive loads. For this purpose, several cross-section including triangular, square, hexagonal and circular shapes were analyzed using Abaqus software. According to the results the hexagonal shape is the most favorable cross-section to increase the crashworthiness performance of the structures up to 700% of CFE with respect to the square arrangement.


Keywords:

Sandwich structures, crashworthiness, finite element method

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ESTRADA, Q. ., SZWEDOWICZ, D., VERGARA, J. C. ., SOLIS, J. ., PAREDES, M. A., WIEBE, L. ., & SILVA, J. M. . (2019). NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS OF SANDWICH STRUCTURES UNDER LATERAL COMPRESSION. Applied Computer Science, 15(2), 31–41. https://doi.org/10.23743/acs-2019-11

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Quirino ESTRADA 
quirino.estrada@uacj.mx
Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Instituto de Ingeniería y Tecnología, Av. Plutarco Elías Calles, Fovissste Chamizal, 32310, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua Mexico

Authors

Dariusz SZWEDOWICZ 

Centro Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico/TecNM, Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Interior Internado Palmira, 62490, Cuernavaca, Morelos Mexico

Authors

Julio C. VERGARA 

Centro Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico/TecNM, Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Interior Internado Palmira, 62490, Cuernavaca, Morelos Mexico

Authors

José SOLIS 

Instituto Tecnológico de Tlalnepantla, División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Av. Instituto Tecnológico, la Comunidad, 54070 Tlalnepantla de Baz, Estado de Mexico Mexico

Authors

Miguel A. PAREDES 

Instituto Tecnológico de Tlalnepantla, División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Av. Instituto Tecnológico, la Comunidad, 54070 Tlalnepantla de Baz, Estado de México Mexico

Authors

Lara WIEBE 

Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Instituto de Ingeniería y Tecnología, Av. Plutarco Elías Calles, Fovissste Chamizal, 32310, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua Mexico

Authors

Jesús M. SILVA 

Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Instituto de Ingeniería y Tecnología, Av. Plutarco Elías Calles, Fovissste Chamizal, 32310, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua Mexico

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