ANALYSIS OF PVC FOAM-FILLED HONEYCOMB HYBRID CORE SANDWICH WALL PANELS WITH ALUMINIUM FACE SHEET

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.