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Integrity of materials and structures Vol. 18, No. 67 (2024)

Material choice to optimise the performance index of isogrid structures

Author and affiliation details
  • Costanzo Bellini Corresponding author University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy costanzo.bellini@unicas.it
  • Filippo Berto Sapienza University of Rome, Italy ORCID iD0000-0001-9676-9970
  • Vittorio Di Cocco University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy
  • Francesco Iacoviello University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy ORCID iD0000-0002-9382-6092
  • Larisa Patricia Mocanu University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy ORCID iD0000-0002-3432-9774
DOI
10.3221/IGF-ESIS.67.17
Pages
231-239
Published
Licence
CC BY 4.0
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Abstract

Three key qualities should define the structures used in the aviation industry: they should be light, rigid, and strong. These goals can be met by selecting lightweight, high-performance materials like titanium alloy or composites, but careful structural design is also crucial to improve mechanical performance. The structures known as isogrids, which consist of a skin reinforced by a lattice frame, offer an effective way to meet the aforementioned specifications. The structural performances of isogrid-stiffened cylinders composed of various materials were compared in the current work. The structures under investigation were composed of titanium alloy, carbon fibre composite material, or a combination of both. A FEM model was proposed and validated by comparison with experimental results obtained from a composite material structure, and then it was used to simulate the behaviour of all the other structures. While there was some variation in the strength of the parts, it was discovered that the stiffness was almost uniform throughout all of the structures that were examined. But when the weight of the various constructions was taken into account, some very intriguing findings emerged: the composite material-only structure proved to be the most effective because it had the highest specific performances.

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How to cite

APA

Bellini, C., Berto, F., Di Cocco, V., Iacoviello, F., & Mocanu, L. P. (2023). Material choice to optimise the performance index of isogrid structures. Fracture and Structural Integrity, 18(67), 231–239. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.67.17

IEEE

C. Bellini, F. Berto, V. Di Cocco, F. Iacoviello, and L. P. Mocanu, “Material choice to optimise the performance index of isogrid structures,” Fracture and Structural Integrity, vol. 18, no. 67, pp. 231–239, 2023, doi: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.67.17.

MLA

Bellini, Costanzo, et al. “Material choice to optimise the performance index of isogrid structures.” Fracture and Structural Integrity, vol. 18, no. 67, 2023, pp. 231–239. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.67.17.

Chicago

Bellini, Costanzo, Filippo Berto, Vittorio Di Cocco, Francesco Iacoviello, and Larisa Patricia Mocanu. 2023. “Material choice to optimise the performance index of isogrid structures.” Fracture and Structural Integrity 18 (67): 231–239. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.67.17.

Harvard

Bellini, C., Berto, F., Di Cocco, V., Iacoviello, F. and Mocanu, L.P. (2023) ‘Material choice to optimise the performance index of isogrid structures’, Fracture and Structural Integrity, 18(67), pp. 231–239. doi: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.67.17.

Vancouver

Bellini C, Berto F, Di Cocco V, Iacoviello F, Mocanu LP. Material choice to optimise the performance index of isogrid structures. Fracture and Structural Integrity. 2023;18(67):231-239. doi:10.3221/IGF-ESIS.67.17

BibTeX

@article{bellini2023, author = {Bellini, Costanzo and Berto, Filippo and Di Cocco, Vittorio and Iacoviello, Francesco and Mocanu, Larisa Patricia}, title = {Material choice to optimise the performance index of isogrid structures}, journal = {Fracture and Structural Integrity}, year = {2023}, volume = {18}, number = {67}, pages = {231--239}, doi = {10.3221/IGF-ESIS.67.17}, url = {https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.67.17}, issn = {1971-8993} }

RIS

TY - JOUR AU - Bellini, Costanzo AU - Berto, Filippo AU - Di Cocco, Vittorio AU - Iacoviello, Francesco AU - Mocanu, Larisa Patricia TI - Material choice to optimise the performance index of isogrid structures JO - Fracture and Structural Integrity T2 - Fracture and Structural Integrity PY - 2023 DA - 2023/12/17 VL - 18 IS - 67 SP - 231 EP - 239 DO - 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.67.17 UR - https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.67.17 SN - 1971-8993 ER -

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