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Input Units Converted Input Units Nomenclature

Ef 38.325 GPa Ef 3.83E+10 Pa Effective Youngs Modulus of the facing sheet
tf 0.467 mm tf 0.000467 m Facing thickness
h 40 mm h 0.04 m Distance between facing skins = tf + tc
Gc 40 MPa Gc 40000000 Pa Shear modulus of the core
Kb 0.020833 Kb 0.020833 Beam - bending deflection coefficient
SSB
Ks 0.25 Ks 0.25 Beam - shear deflection coefficient
SSB
P 36 KN P 36000 N Load acting on the Anchor Point
L 2 m L 2 m Length of the beam
b 0.6 m b 0.6 m Beam width
M 18000 Nm Maximum bending moment (P*l)/4
F 18000 N Maximum shear force P/2
tc 39.533 mm tc 0.039533 m Core thickness
Bending stiffness - D 8590.932 Nm2
Shear stiffness - S 960000 N
Bending Deflection 0.698411 m 698.4108 mm
+
Shear Deflection 0.01875 m 18.75 mm
= ANSYS
Net Deflection = Bending def + Shear def 0.717161 m 717.1608 mm 69.3
Facing Stress 1.61E+09 Pa 1605.996 Mpa 160
Core Stress 750000 Pa 0.75 Mpa
shear Stress
xy SHEAR
Middle Layer foam
SHEAR WITHOUT THE EDGE EFFECTS
Displacement Vector Sum SHELL 99
Von Mises Stress
mm
mpa
shear Stress
xy SHEAR
Middle Layer foam
SHEAR WITHOUT THE EDGE EFFECTS
SHELL181-ELASTIC
VON MISES STRESS
SHEAR
xy SHEAR
Middle Layer foam
SHEAR WITHOUT THE EDGE EFFECTS
DISPLACEMENT VECTOR SUM
xy SHEAR
Middle Layer foam
SHEAR WITHOUT THE EDGE EFFECTS
Shell 91 Displacement vector sum
Von mises stress
XY shear
xy SHEAR
Middle Layer foam Shear xy
SHEAR WITHOUT THE EDGE EFFECTS
xy SHEAR
xy SHEAR