scholarly journals Wave Propagation in Auxetic Tetrachiral Honeycombs

2010 ◽  
Vol 132 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
K. F. Tee ◽  
A. Spadoni ◽  
F. Scarpa ◽  
M. Ruzzene
Keyword(s):  
Wave Propagation ◽  
Poisson’S Ratio ◽  
Bloch Wave ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
Poisson's Ratio ◽  
Flexural Wave ◽  
Negative Poisson’S Ratio ◽  
Representative Unit Cell ◽  
Negative Poisson's Ratio ◽  
Phase Constant

This paper describes a numerical and experimental investigation on the flexural wave propagation properties of a novel class of negative Poisson’s ratio honeycombs with tetrachiral topology. Tetrachiral honeycombs are structures defined by cylinders connected by four tangent ligaments, leading to a negative Poisson’s ratio (auxetic) behavior in the plane due to combined cylinder rotation and bending of the ribs. A Bloch wave approach is applied to the representative unit cell of the honeycomb to calculate the dispersion characteristics and phase constant surfaces varying the geometric parameters of the unit cell. The modal density of the tetrachiral lattice and of a sandwich panel having the tetrachiral as core is extracted from the integration of the phase constant surfaces, and compared with the experimental ones obtained from measurements using scanning laser vibrometers.

Free vibration and sound insulation of functionally graded honeycomb sandwich plates

2021 ◽  
pp. 109963622110204
Author(s):  
Fenglian Li ◽  
Wenhao Yuan ◽  
Chuanzeng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Free Vibration ◽  
Poisson’S Ratio ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Poisson's Ratio ◽  
Dynamic Equations ◽  
Sound Insulation ◽  
Sandwich Plates ◽  
Negative Poisson’S Ratio ◽  
Honeycomb Sandwich ◽  
Negative Poisson's Ratio

Based on the hyperbolic tangent shear deformation theory, free vibration and sound insulation of two different types of functionally graded (FG) honeycomb sandwich plates with negative Poisson’s ratio are studied in this paper. Using Hamilton’s principle, the vibration and vibro-acoustic coupling dynamic equations for FG honeycomb sandwich plates with simply supported edges are established. By applying the Navier’s method and fluid–solid interface conditions, the derived governing dynamic equations are solved. The natural frequencies and the sound insulation of FG honeycomb sandwich plates obtained in this work are compared with the numerical results by the finite element simulation. It is proven that the theoretical models for the free vibration and the sound insulation are accurate and efficient. Moreover, FG sandwich plates with different honeycomb cores are investigated and compared. The corresponding results show that the FG honeycomb core with negative Poisson’s ratio can yield much lower frequencies. Then, the influences of various geometrical and material parameters on the vibration and sound insulation performance are systematically analyzed.

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