Research Article

Free Vibrations and Impact Resistance of a Functionally Graded Honeycomb Sandwich Plate

Table 7

Energy absorption capacity with different thicknesses of honeycomb cores.

Honeycomb core thickness (mm)Type AType B
Initial kinetic energy (J)Absorbing energy (J)Energy absorption rate (%)Initial kinetic energy (J)Absorbing energy (J)Energy absorption rate (%)

462.559.9395.8862.560.0995.88
562.558.7293.9562.560.2496.38
662.557.2691.6162.560.3896.60
762.555.5888.9262.560.4596.72
862.554.2286.7562.560.4596.72
962.554.0586.4862.560.4696.73