A study on damping ratio of EPS foam filled CFRP composite tubes
This study aims to investigate the damping behavior of the fundamental mode of a foam-filled carbon fibre reinforced polymer composite (CFRP) tube when subjected to base excitations. In particular, expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam balls (with negligible mass) of different sizes are used as fillers in...
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| description | This study aims to investigate the damping behavior of the fundamental mode of a foam-filled carbon fibre reinforced polymer composite (CFRP) tube when subjected to base excitations. In particular, expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam balls (with negligible mass) of different sizes are used as fillers in the tube and the enhancement in damping ratio of the fundamental mode w.r.t the empty condition is evaluated for different intensity of base excitation. Shake table tests are performed on cantilever CFRP composite square hollow tube subjected to base excitation with varying amplitudes. The tube is filled with foam balls (of two different sizes) for varying depths of filling (no filling, one-third, two-third, and full). Accelerometers are mounted at different positions along the tube length and at the table to record the accelerations data for evaluation of damping ratio. From the recorded responses, frequency, mode shape and damping ratio of the fundamental mode are evaluated using a well-known approach. The damping ratio is noted to be around 1.41x (times) higher for the completely foam ball (bigger size) filled case under r.m.s base acceleration of 0.3 g when compared with the values corresponding to the empty case. The results suggest that the bigger foam balls enhance the damping ratio significantly without altering the natural frequency owing to additional energy dissipation in friction and impact generated through the sliding and collision of the balls while the tube is in motion. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-65a3f11b55344bd0906b4b0799673ee92022-12-21T21:33:57ZengDe GruyterCurved and Layered Structures2353-73962020-10-017117818510.1515/cls-2020-0014cls-2020-0014A study on damping ratio of EPS foam filled CFRP composite tubesChawla Komal0Ray-Chaudhuri Samit1Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, UP – 208016, IndiaDepartment of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of TechnologyKanpur, UP – 208016, IndiaThis study aims to investigate the damping behavior of the fundamental mode of a foam-filled carbon fibre reinforced polymer composite (CFRP) tube when subjected to base excitations. In particular, expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam balls (with negligible mass) of different sizes are used as fillers in the tube and the enhancement in damping ratio of the fundamental mode w.r.t the empty condition is evaluated for different intensity of base excitation. Shake table tests are performed on cantilever CFRP composite square hollow tube subjected to base excitation with varying amplitudes. The tube is filled with foam balls (of two different sizes) for varying depths of filling (no filling, one-third, two-third, and full). Accelerometers are mounted at different positions along the tube length and at the table to record the accelerations data for evaluation of damping ratio. From the recorded responses, frequency, mode shape and damping ratio of the fundamental mode are evaluated using a well-known approach. The damping ratio is noted to be around 1.41x (times) higher for the completely foam ball (bigger size) filled case under r.m.s base acceleration of 0.3 g when compared with the values corresponding to the empty case. The results suggest that the bigger foam balls enhance the damping ratio significantly without altering the natural frequency owing to additional energy dissipation in friction and impact generated through the sliding and collision of the balls while the tube is in motion.https://doi.org/10.1515/cls-2020-0014woven cfrp tubebase excitationfoam ballsdamping ratio |
| spellingShingle | Chawla Komal Ray-Chaudhuri Samit A study on damping ratio of EPS foam filled CFRP composite tubes Curved and Layered Structures woven cfrp tube base excitation foam balls damping ratio |
| title | A study on damping ratio of EPS foam filled CFRP composite tubes |
| title_full | A study on damping ratio of EPS foam filled CFRP composite tubes |
| title_fullStr | A study on damping ratio of EPS foam filled CFRP composite tubes |
| title_full_unstemmed | A study on damping ratio of EPS foam filled CFRP composite tubes |
| title_short | A study on damping ratio of EPS foam filled CFRP composite tubes |
| title_sort | study on damping ratio of eps foam filled cfrp composite tubes |
| topic | woven cfrp tube base excitation foam balls damping ratio |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/cls-2020-0014 |
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