New advances in fiber-reinforced composite honeycomb materials

In sandwich structures,lightweight cellular materials as the core hold the face sheets far away from the neutral axis to maximize the bending performance of the structure.Honeycomb materials as a major type of lightweight cellular materials have been widely applied in various fields,including aerospace,vehicle,marine,architecture and mechanical engineering,due to reliable mechanical properties and excellent designability.Using fiber-reinforced composites is an efficient method to develop ultralight honeycomb materials with superior mechanical behaviors.In recent years,fiber-reinforced composite honeycomb materials possessing lightweight and excellent mechanical performances have attracted noticeable attention to replacing traditional aluminum honeycombs and Nomex honeycombs.Compared to metal,polymer and Nomex paper,fiber-reinforced composites possess various merits,such as high specific stiffness and specific strength,excellent fatigue property,corrosion resistance and high-temperature resistance.Thus,the applications of fiber-reinforced honeycomb material for sandwich core have unlimited potential in hypersonic vehicles,long-range rockets,cargo vessels and protective systems.Although the fact that attention has been rapidly increasing,there is a lack of comprehensive reviews of new advances in the field of fiber-reinforced composite honeycomb materials.In this review,new advances reported by different scientists in the field of fiber-reinforced honeycomb materials have been reviewed and analyzed to provide an in-depth overview and knowledge for beginners in the field of ultralightweight and high-performance composite sandwich architectures.The challenges and prospects for the development of fiberreinforced honeycomb materials have also been presented.

Quasi-distribution Appraisal about Finite Element Analysis of Multi-functional Structure Made of Honeycomb Sandwich Materials

A new appraisal method（QDA, quasi-distribution appraisal） which could be used to evaluate the finite element analysis of multi-functional structure made of honeycomb sandwich materials is developed based on sub-section Bezier curve. It is established by simulating the distribution histogram data obtained from the numerical finite element analysis values of a satellite component with sub-section Bezier curve. Being dealt with area normalization method, the simulation curve could be regarded as a kind of probability density function（PDF）, its mathematical expectation and the variance could be used to evaluate the result of finite element analysis. Numerical experiments have indicated that the QDA method demonstrates the intrinsic characteristics of the finite element analysis of multi-functional structure made of honeycomb sandwich materials, as an appraisal method, it is effective and feasible.

Elastodynamic analysis at an interface of viscous fluid/thermoelastic micropolar honeycomb medium due to inclined load

In this paper, the effect of angle inclination at the interface of a viscous fluid and thermoelastic micropolar honeycomb solid due to inclined load is investigated. The inclined load is assumed to be a linear combination of normal load and tangential load. Laplace transform with respect to time variable and Fourier transform with respect to space variable are applied to solve the problem. Expressions of stresses, temperature distribution, and pressures in the transformed domain are obtained by introducing potential functions. The numerical inversion technique is used to obtain the solution in the physical domain. The frequency domain expressions for steady state are also obtained with appropriate change of variables. Graphic representations due to the response of different sources and changes of angle inclination are shown. Some particular cases are also discussed.