Dynamic response and energy absorption of functionally graded porous structures

Abstract

This paper is focused on the in-plane crushing of two-dimensional (2D) porous structures with a special attention on the effect of functionally graded (FG) porosities. The dynamic response and energy absorption of closed-cell metal foams with different porosity distributions are investigated by using finite element (FE) analysis. Two symmetric, two asymmetric and one uniform distributions of internal pores along the impact direction are constructed with Voronoi tessellation. The proposed porous structure is crushed under the impact of a rigid panel with a constant velocity. The deformation of cell walls is simulated using a plastic kinematic material model. The erosion criteria and hourglass..