Abstract (EN):
Abstract Composition cork can be regarded as an interesting
solution for light-damped sandwich panels. Despite
the emergent interest on these materials for structural
applications, there is a lack of information concerning its
static and dynamic properties. This study presents a comparative
study on a set of different experimental characterization
methodologies applied on a selected agglomerated
cork for vibration damping applications. The obtained
results support the assumption of an air spring/viscous-based
mechanism ruling the low-frequency behaviour of these
materials. This assumed behaviour is a result from the
observations of the cellular microstructure of natural and
composition corks. Indicative values for the Young’s modulus,
storage modulus and loss factor are provided as results
from this study. In addition, a multilayer beam finite element,
based on a mixed formulation, is proposed to be applied in an
inverse characterization methodology and to be used also for
the experimental validation tasks. The finite element proved
to be efficient and accurate.
Idioma:
Inglês
Tipo (Avaliação Docente):
Científica
Contacto:
jdr@fe.up.pt