Defense Mechanism of Bioinspired Composites with Sinusoidally Periodic Helicoidal Fiber Architectures
Publication: Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Volume 35, Issue 5
Abstract
The fiber architectures of the stomatopod dactyl club lead to an effective toughening mechanism. Composites with sinusoidally periodic helicoidal (Herringbone-type) fiber architectures were fabricated using additive manufacturing and examined under dynamic loading. Under compression at different strain rates, stress distribution was found more uniform in the Herringbone-type structure than that in the Bouligand-type one because of fiber flattening. Under dynamic compression, Herringbone-type structures with amplitude gradients resisted large strains without significant damage, leading to greater energy absorption. Simulations indicated that the Herringbone-type structure mitigated the impact waves and facilitated uniform stress redistribution, whereas the Bouligand-type structure filtered the waves. These findings would shed light on the future designs of impact-resistant bioinspired materials.
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Some or all data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
S. Yin is grateful for the financial support from Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 12172025), the Open Research Fund Project of the State Key Laboratory for Advanced Forming Technology & Equipment (SKL2019001), Beihang-CAIP Lightweight Research Institute, and the Fundamental Research Funds of the Central Universities, Beihang University.
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Volume 35 • Issue 5 • September 2022
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Received: Nov 29, 2021
Accepted: Mar 10, 2022
Published online: May 18, 2022
Published in print: Sep 1, 2022
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