Theoretical Investigation of Forced Vibration of an Aircraft Sandwich Panel Structure Under Transient Load

Sadiq Emad Sadiq, Hashim H. Abada, Humam Al-Baidhani (), Mujtaba A. Flayyih, Sadiq Hussein Bakhy, Marian K. Kazimierczuk and Muhsin J. Jweeg
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Sadiq Emad Sadiq: Department of Aeronautical Technical Engineering, Technical Engineering College of Najaf, Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, Najaf 54001, Iraq
Hashim H. Abada: Department of Aeronautical Technical Engineering, Technical Engineering College of Najaf, Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, Najaf 54001, Iraq
Humam Al-Baidhani: Department of Mechanical Power Engineering Techniques, Technical Engineering College of Al-Najaf, Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, Najaf 54001, Iraq
Mujtaba A. Flayyih: Prosthetics and Orthotics Engineering Department, College of Engineering and Technologies, Al-Mustaqbal University, Hillah 51001, Iraq
Sadiq Hussein Bakhy: Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Technology, Baghdad 10066, Iraq
Marian K. Kazimierczuk: Department of Electrical Engineering, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435, USA
Muhsin J. Jweeg: College of Technical Engineering, Al-Farahidi University, Baghdad 00965, Iraq

Mathematics, 2025, vol. 13, issue 6, 1-25

Abstract: This work presents a suggested analytical solution for a forced vibration of an aircraft sandwich plate with a honeycomb core under transient load. The differential equation of motion is first derived and then solved by using the separation of variables method. The plate’s transient response and maximum transient deflection are studied with various design parameters. First, the analytical results are figured out using the honeycomb structure’s mechanical properties, such as its density, Poisson’s ratio, modulus of elasticity, and modulus of rigidity. Next, the effect of the honeycomb structural properties on the transient response and the maximum transient deflection is determined. Then, the cell size, core height, and cell wall thickness are selected as the honeycomb structural parameters. The ANSYS 19.2 software package is utilized to perform the finite element simulation for the sandwich panel with the honeycomb core. This study conducted modal and transient response analyses to derive the numerical transient response and maximum transient deflection. The results demonstrate a strong concordance between the analytical and numerical results with a 95% conformity rate. Moreover, the results demonstrate an inverse relationship between the transient response and both the core height and cell wall thickness, while it is directly proportional to the cell size. This relationship is derived from the theoretical equations and further validated through numerical simulations, showing strong agreement between analytical and computational results.

Keywords: aircraft sandwich panels; honeycomb core; vibration; transient response; optimization; surface methodology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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