Size effects in out-of-plane bending in elastic honeycombs fabricated using additive manufacturing : modeling and experimental results

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dc.contributor.advisor Kovar , Desiderio
dc.contributor.committeeMember Taleff , Eric M .
dc.contributor.committeeMember Rodin , Gregory J .
dc.contributor.committeeMember Bourell , David L .
dc.contributor.committeeMember Haberman , Michael R .
dc.creator Mikulak , James Kevin
dc.date.accessioned 2012 -02 -06T21 :31 :48Z
dc.date.available 2012 -02 -06T21 :31 :48Z
dc.date.created 2011 -12
dc.date.issued 2012 -02 -06
dc.date.submitted December 2011
dc.identifier.uri http : / /hdl .handle .net /2152 /ETD -UT -2011 -12 -4565
dc.description.abstract Size effects in out -of -plane bending stiffness of honeycomb cellular materials were studied using analytical mechanics of solids modeling , fabrication of samples and mechanical testing . Analysis predicts a positive size -effect relative to continuum model predictions in the flexure stiffness of a honeycombed beam loaded in out -of -plane bending . A method of determining the magnitude of that effect for several different methods of constructing or assembling square -celled and hexagonal -celled materials , using both single -walled and doubled -walled construction methods is presented . Hexagonal and square -celled honeycombs , with varying volume fractions were fabricated in Nylon 12 using Selective Laser Sintering . The samples were mechanically tested in three -point and four point -bending to measure flexure stiffness . The results from standard three -point flexure tests , did not agree with predictions based on a mechanics of solids model for either square or hexagonal -celled samples . Results for four -point bending agreed with the mechanics of solids model for the square -celled geometries but not for the hexagonal -celled geometries . A closed form solution of an elasticity model for the response of the four -point bending configuration was developed , which allows interpretation of recorded displacement data at two points and allows separation the elastic bending from the localized , elastic /plastic deformation that occurs between the loading rollers and the specimen’s surface . This localized deformation was significant in the materials tested . With this analysis , the four -point bending data agreed well with the mechanics of solids predictions .
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dc.language.iso eng
dc.subject Size effects
dc.subject Out -of -plane bending
dc.subject Elastic bending
dc.subject Additive manufacturing
dc.subject Selective laser sintering
dc.subject Honeycombs
dc.subject Mechanics of solids
dc.subject Nylon 12
dc.subject PA12
dc.subject Bending stiffness
dc.subject Mechanical testing
dc.subject Cellular solids
dc.subject Cellular foams
dc.subject Foams
dc.subject Square -celled honeycombs
dc.subject Hexagonal -celled honeycombs
dc.subject Elasticity
dc.title Size effects in out -of -plane bending in elastic honeycombs fabricated using additive manufacturing : modeling and experimental results
dc.description.department Materials Science and Engineering
dc.type.genre thesis *
dc.type.material text *
thesis.degree.name Doctor of Philosophy
thesis.degree.level Doctoral
thesis.degree.discipline Materials Science and Engineering
thesis.degree.grantor University of Texas at Austin
thesis.degree.department Materials Science and Engineering
dc.date.updated 2012 -02 -06T21 :32 :06Z
dc.identifier.slug 2152 /ETD -UT -2011 -12 -4565

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Size effects in out-of-plane bending in elastic honeycombs fabricated using additive manufacturing : modeling and experimental results. Doctoral dissertation, University of Texas at Austin. Available electronically from http : / /hdl .handle .net /2152 /ETD -UT -2011 -12 -4565 .

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