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Improvement of Poisson’s Ratio using Carbon Nanotubes Reinforcement for Laminated Sandwich Plate


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1 Dept. of Aeronautical Engg., Hindustan Institute of Tech. and Sci., Chennai, India
2 Dept. of Mech. Engg., Hindustan Institute of Tech. and Sci., Chennai, India
 

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The focus of this study is to improve the material properties like Poisson's ratio and flexural strength of a sandwich plate by adding carbon nanotubes. A comparative analysis is carried out between sandwich plate with and without addition of carbon nanotubes. Nastran / Patran are the main tools used for this analysis. The experimental work focuses on the behaviour of the sandwich plate while applying tensile and compressive loads. The reduction of displacement in orthogonal sides under compressive stress and tensile stress are observed for carbon nanotubes enriched sandwich plate. This is due to increased face sheet relative difference of lateral strain with longitudinal strain. It is also observed that the mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes enriched sandwich plate are enhanced in comparison to sandwich plate without carbon nanotubes. It is found that, for feasible applications, the sandwich plate enhanced with carbon nanotubes, possess greater face sheet relative difference of lateral strain with longitudinal strain. It is concluded that the Poisson’s ratio for the sandwich panel enriched with carbon nanotubes is advantageous than sandwich panel without carbon nanotubes.

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Carbon Nanotubes, Sandwich Plate, Poisson’s Ratio, Mechanical Properties.
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Authors

M. Senbagan
Dept. of Aeronautical Engg., Hindustan Institute of Tech. and Sci., Chennai, India
R. Sarathkumar
Dept. of Aeronautical Engg., Hindustan Institute of Tech. and Sci., Chennai, India
D. Dominic Xavier
Dept. of Aeronautical Engg., Hindustan Institute of Tech. and Sci., Chennai, India
S. Seralathan
Dept. of Aeronautical Engg., Hindustan Institute of Tech. and Sci., Chennai, India
V. Hariram
Dept. of Mech. Engg., Hindustan Institute of Tech. and Sci., Chennai, India

Abstract


The focus of this study is to improve the material properties like Poisson's ratio and flexural strength of a sandwich plate by adding carbon nanotubes. A comparative analysis is carried out between sandwich plate with and without addition of carbon nanotubes. Nastran / Patran are the main tools used for this analysis. The experimental work focuses on the behaviour of the sandwich plate while applying tensile and compressive loads. The reduction of displacement in orthogonal sides under compressive stress and tensile stress are observed for carbon nanotubes enriched sandwich plate. This is due to increased face sheet relative difference of lateral strain with longitudinal strain. It is also observed that the mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes enriched sandwich plate are enhanced in comparison to sandwich plate without carbon nanotubes. It is found that, for feasible applications, the sandwich plate enhanced with carbon nanotubes, possess greater face sheet relative difference of lateral strain with longitudinal strain. It is concluded that the Poisson’s ratio for the sandwich panel enriched with carbon nanotubes is advantageous than sandwich panel without carbon nanotubes.

Keywords


Carbon Nanotubes, Sandwich Plate, Poisson’s Ratio, Mechanical Properties.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.4273/ijvss.11.1.14