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Pressure Loaded Flat Isotropic Panels

D.1.0.0 FLAT SANDWICH PLATES UNDER UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED NORMAL LOADS
(SMALL DEFLECTIONS)
Reference:

Method of analysis is per NASA Structures Manual TM X-73305, Chapter

B9.6 Structural Sandwich Plates, Subchapter B9.6.1.1 Basic Principles for
Design of Flat Sandwich Panels under Uniformly Distributed Normal Load.

Flat sandwich panels with isotropic facings and orthotropic cores. Small
Applicability: deflection theory, ratio of deflection to sandwich thickness /h must be less
or equal to 0.5. Equal facings. The following procedures are resticted to
linear elastic behaviour.
0.0300
0.0250
0.0200
0.0150
K1

v
1.0
f(x) = - 0.0637254902x^6 + 0.1302790347x^5 - 0.0454939668x^4 - 0.0387263472x^3 + 0.0085991156x^2 - 0.0002358426x + 0.0129976142
0.0100
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.0050
0.0000
0.00 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.40 0.50 b/a
0.60 0.70 0.80 0.90 1.00 1.10 1.20

K1 For Determining Maximum Deflection

Fig. 1
0.140
0.130

f(x) = - 0.3125x^5
+ 0.9181963869x^4 - 0.8099140443x^3 + 0.1299206002x^2 - 0.0026942016x + 0.1249204545
0.120
0.110
0.100
K2
0.090
0.080
0.070
0.060
0.050
0.040
0.00

0.10

0.20

Fig. 2

0.30

0.40

0.50

0.60
b/a

0.70

0.80

0.90

1.00

K2 For Determining Facing Stress F

1.10

1.20

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D.1.0.0 FLAT SANDWICH PLATES UNDER UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED NORMAL LOADS
(SMALL DEFLECTIONS) (continued)
0.500
0.450
0.400

K3
f(x) = 0.350
- 0.2614379085x^6 + 1.0407239819x^5 - 1.5344394168x^4 + 0.9347662142x^3 - 0.2333666072x^2 + 0.0189670232x + 0.3649292472
0.300
0.250
0.200
0.00

0.10

0.20

0.30

0.40

0.50

0.60
b/a

0.70

0.80

0.90

1.00

1.10

1.20

0.500
f(x) = 1.3970588235x^6 - 5.1046380091x^5 + 7.0858785822x^4 - 4.4521244687x^3 + 0.9687238448x^2 - 0.0631050665x + 0.5000800082
0.450
0.400
K3
0.350
0.300
0.250
0.200
0.00

0.10

0.20

0.30

0.40

0.50

0.60
b/a

0.70

0.80

0.90

1.00

1.10

1.20

K3 For Determining Core Shear Stress FSC

Fig. 3

Equations used in calculations:

F= K 2

pb
ht

V=

2 D t c Et
=
b2 U 2 b 2 G c

=1
FCS = K 3 p
=2

The Average Facing Stress

(Stress at Facing Centroid)

Equation 1

Relative Stiffness of Core

to Facings

Equation 2

Equation 3

b
h

K 1 F b 2
K2 E h

The Maximum Core

Shear Stress

Equation 4

Deflection of the Centre

Equation 5

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K 1 F b 2
K2 E h

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D.1.0.0 FLAT SANDWICH PLATES UNDER UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED NORMAL LOADS
(SMALL DEFLECTIONS) (continued)

p=
p=
t=
tC =
h=
Et =

FTU =

0.0468 MPa
6.79 psi
1.18 mm

311 MPa

Facing Tension Strength (Warp & Weft)

FCU =

193 MPa

Facing Compression Strength (Warp & Weft)

GC =

19 MPa

Shear Modulus of the Core

FSU =

0.75 MPa
430 mm
200 mm

Shear Strength of the Core

Long Edge
Short Edge

a=
b=

4.00 mm
5.18 mm
32155 MPa
0.44

Normal Pressure on the Panel

Normal Pressure on the Panel
Facing Thickness
Core Thickness
Distance Between Facing Centroids
Young's Modulus of Facings
Poisson's Ratio

0.47

#ADDIN?

K1 =

#ADDIN?

From Fig. B9-30

K2 =

0.106

From Fig. B9-29

K3 =

0.366

From Fig. B9-31, For Shear Along Edge b

K3 =

0.467

From Fig. B9-31, For Shear Along Edge a

v=

0.80640
1.22

#ADDIN?
#ADDIN?

Deflection of the Panel Centre, From Equation 5

=
#ADDIN? mm
#ADDIN?
The Average Facing Stress, From Equation 1
F=
32.6 MPa
#ADDIN?
Max. Core Shear Along Edge b, From Equation 4
FCSa =
0.66 MPa
#ADDIN?
Max. Core Shear Along Edge a, From Equation 4
FCSb =
0.84 MPa
#ADDIN?
Margin of Safety for Tension in Facing
MSTENS

#ADDIN?

854%

MSCOMPR

#ADDIN?

492%

-11%

Margin of Safety for Compression in Facing

Margin of Safety for Shear in the Core
MSSHEAR

#ADDIN?

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D.2.0.0 MEMBRANE AND BENDING STRESSES IN FLAT SANDWICH PLATES

(LARGE DEFLECTIONS)
Reference:

p=
p=
a=
b=
tC =
tF =
h=
t=
E' =

Bruhn, Para. A17.7, Large Deflections Theory

This is the method from reference above modified for use with sandwich plates.
It is assumed that the ratio of bending stresses to membrane stresses in sandwich
panels follows the same relations as for isotropic plates. The method modifies
the stiffeness of the material, such that it takes into account the effect of foam
core (much smaller stiffness than the facings material).
0.0862
12.50
914
914

MPa
psi
mm
mm

8.00 mm

Normal Pressure on the Panel

Normal Pressure on the Panel
Long Edge
Short Edge
Core Thickness

1.00 mm
9.00 mm
10.00 mm

Facing Thickness

48500 MPa

Young's Modulus of Facings

Plate Thickness

w=

#ADDIN? mm

Maximum Deflection

s=

#ADDIN? MPa

Total Stress in the Plate

sM =

#ADDIN? MPa

Membrane Stress

sB =

#ADDIN? MPa

Bending Stress

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D.3.0.0 DEFLECTIONS IN FLAT SANDWICH PLATES (LARGE DEFLECTION THEORY)
Reference:

NASA Structures Manual TM X-73305, Chapter B9.6.2

Applicability: Fixed edge conditions.

p=
p=

0.0862 MPa
12.50 psi

Normal Pressure
Normal Pressure

a=
b=
tF =

914 mm
914 mm

Long Edge
Short Edge

1.00 mm

Facing Thickness

EF =

48500 MPa
0.443

tC =

8.00 mm

GC =

25.0 MPa
0.300

Core Shear Modulus

Core Poisson's Ratio

1.00
28.94

#ADDIN?

=
Q=

Facing Young's Modulus

Facing Poisson's Ratio
Core Thickness

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wO / tC =

1.4

wO =

11.20

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From Fig. B9-34 (manual input)

mm

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Centre Deflection of Plate

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psi = 20
psi = 40
psi = 80

psi = 12
psi = 20
psi = 40
psi = 80

bend<100

y = -6.21693E-11x5 + 1.86508E-08x4 - 2.19709E-06x3 + 1.33155E-04x2 - 5.51

bend>100

y = -1.66584E-15x5 + 5.07564E-12x4 - 6.04927E-09x3 + 3.68289E-06x2 - 1.41

compr<100

y = 2.10813E-11x5 - 2.93899E-09x4 - 2.72817E-07x3 + 6.94494E-05x2 - 5.554

compr>100

y = -3.27381E-16x5 + 1.50298E-12x4 - 2.67560E-09x3 + 2.43095E-06x2 - 1.35

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