Dynamic analysis of porous fiber‐reinforced sandwich composite panel with variable angle

Abstract Damped sandwich composite structures are increasingly used in the aerospace, automotive and energy sectors due to their high damping and lightweight properties. Here, a novel porous fiber‐reinforced sandwich composite structure is proposed, by punching holes in fiber cloth with impregnated damping solution, and resin flows through the holes during the formation of the composite structure, connecting the upper and lower prepreg layers. This paper focuses on the theoretical study of the free vibration behavior of simply supported composite porous multilayer fiber‐reinforced sandwich composite structures with arbitrary delamination angles. The vibrational differential equation including the orientation angle was established and solved using Rayleigh‐Ritz method and Navier method. Subsequently, the Abaqus finite element method and modal test analysis were used to evaluate the dynamic performance of the structure with different orientation angles, verify the proposed theoretical model and solution strategy, and perform structural optimization based on a genetic algorithm. The results show that the panel with the area ratio of the damping layer of 94.854% and a fiber orientation angle of multiples of 45° has excellent dynamic performance. This model has significant advantages in improving structural stiffness and provides a theoretical basis for practical engineering applications. Highlights A dynamic model of porous multilayer damping plate is established. The effect of different fiber orientation angle on porous plate is studied. An experimental platform is constructed to corroborate the theoretical accuracy. Structural optimization of porous plate is conducted using a genetic algorithm. The influence of structural parameters on the porous plate is analyzed.