Abstract:
Rapid development in the construction industry necessitates the use of new technologies and
construction materials. Sandwich panels are a newly emerging structural member because of
the advantages of lightweight and high strength and stiffness of the sandwich core composite
structure. Sandwich panels are lightweight structures with a high strength-to-weight ratio. They
are composed of two face sheets and a core. The face sheet will be of high stiffness. The core
will be of low density. Mainly used in aerospace, automotive, marine, and construction
industries.
In this present work, the sandwich panel is analyzed by using commercial finite element
software, ANSYS Workbench22. An aluminium-skinned PVC foam-filled aluminium
honeycomb hybrid cored sandwich panel of 500 x 1000 mm size is selected for the analytical
study. The total deformation, skin stresses, and core shear stress were calculated. The result is
compared with a bare honeycomb sandwich panel. The effect of the change in core thickness,
change in the face sheet thickness, and the honeycomb cell size in the behaviour of the
sandwich wall panel is also included in the present study.
