Modal Properties of Hybrid Carbon/Kevlar Composite Thin Plate and Hollow Wing Model

Abstract:

In any flutter prediction analysis, modal testing is necessary because flutter, a resonant like vibration occurs at a flutter frequency and adopts a mode shape akin to its structural natural modes. Modal testing can be performed computationally with knowledge of the mechanical properties of the structure. In the present work, computational modal analysis is first performed on a cantilevered hybrid composite thin plate and validated experimentally. Then, the computational procedure is demonstrated on a composite hollow wing model of same material. The concept of hollow wing is explored due to the superior mechanical properties of carbon/kevlar composite plate. It is observed that the natural frequencies of the hollow wing model are higher than thin plate due to stiffer configuration. A breathing mode was also observed at mode 4 for the hollow wing.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 446-447)
• Pages: 597-601
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.446-447.597
• Online since: November 2013
• Authors: H. Haidzir, Dayang Laila Majid, A.S.M. Rafie, M.Y. Harmin
• Keywords: Hollow Wing, Hybrid Kevlar Composite, Modal Analysis, Modal Parameters

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