Design and Analysis of High Strength and Toughness Bio-Inspired Helicoidal Composite Metastructures

WANG Xin; LI Zhen; JI Haibo; YANG Hongjun; LI Bingyang; WANG Pengfei

doi:10.21656/1000-0887.450103

Volume 45 Issue 8

Aug. 2024

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WANG Xin, LI Zhen, JI Haibo, YANG Hongjun, LI Bingyang, WANG Pengfei. Design and Analysis of High Strength and Toughness Bio-Inspired Helicoidal Composite Metastructures[J]. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 2024, 45(8): 1106-1116. doi: 10.21656/1000-0887.450103

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Design and Analysis of High Strength and Toughness Bio-Inspired Helicoidal Composite Metastructures

doi: 10.21656/1000-0887.450103

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LI Zhen¹,
JI Haibo¹,
YANG Hongjun²,
LI Bingyang^{3
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WANG Pengfei^{1
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Advanced Materials and Energy Center, China Academy of Aerospace Science and Innovation, Beijing 100088, P.R.China
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China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, Beijing 100076, P.R.China
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College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P.R.China

Received Date: 2024-04-15
Rev Recd Date: 2024-07-04
Publish Date: 2024-08-01

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Abstract

With the increasing frequency of human space activities, the orbital space environment is deteriorating. It is of great practical significance to enhance the strength and toughness of spacecraft structures. High strength & toughness bio-inspired helicoidal composite metastructures with mid-plane symmetry characteristics were designed and a corresponding hot-pressing preparation process was developed. The carbon fibre reinforced polymer metastructures with cross-ply, quasi-isotropic and 5°, 10° and 20° helicoidal lay-ups were characterized by quasi-static indentation performance tests, and the damage modes and the failure mechanisms were analyzed. The load-displacement curves, peak forces, failure displacements, stiffnesses and energy absorptions, were used as the mechanical property measures, with the thicknesses of the structures including 37 and 73 layers. The results show that, compared with the traditional lay-up method, the symmetric helicoidal lay-up can effectively reduce the interlayer stress and significantly improve the quasi-static indentation performances of the metastructures. Especially with a helicoidal angle of 10°, the metastructures have excellent performance enhancement in terms of peak loads and energy absorptions. The research results not only provide a theoretical support for the design and fabrication of high-performance composite metastructures in the aerospace field, but also lay a practical foundation for their practical application.
- carbon fibre reinforced polymer,
- bio-inspired helicoidal lay-up design,
- quasi-static indentation property,
- spacecraft,
- metastructure

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