A Study on Metal Hexagonal Honeycomb Crushing Under Quasi-Static Loading

In the study of honeycomb crushing under quasistatic loading, two parameters are important, the mean crushing stress and the wavelength of the folding mode. The previous theoretical models did not consider the true cylindrical curvature effects and the flow stress in the folding mode of honeycomb material. The present paper introduces a modification on Wierzbicki-s model based on considering two above mentioned parameters in estimating the mean crushing stress and the wavelength through implementation of the energy method. Comparison of the results obtained by the new model and Wierzbicki-s model with existing experimental data shows better prediction by the model presented in this paper.

• M. Zarei Mahmoudabadi
• M. Sadighi

• Crush strength
• Flow stress
• Honeycomb
• Quasistatic load.

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