Dynamical behaviour of multilayered beam with imperfect interfaces: modeling and experimental validation
Résumé
This work aims to characterize the dynamical behavior of a multilayered beam with imperfect interfaces
thanks to an equivalent model. The imperfect interfaces studied in this work are sliding interfaces, which
is written as a discontinuity of the transverse displacement field. The latter is depending on the coupling
conditions of the layers. These effects are modelled thanks to a spring approach. A high stiffness implies
a good coupling, conversely, a low stiffness implies a bad coupling between the layers. Such modelling is
implemented in an equivalent dynamic model, then it is used to characterize experimental samples. These
samples are characterized by dynamical parameters computed by fitting the measurement with the model,
such as the equivalent flexural rigidity or the equivalent damping in bending. The samples are sandwich
beams with aluminum skins and a viscoelastic core (epoxy). They are manufactured in order to have a
decreasing quality of the coupling within the multilayered beam to use the model on different coupling
conditions and compare the results. The experimental setup is a vibration measurement thanks to a Laser
Doppler Vibrometer (LDV), and a piezoelectric buzzer to make the sample measurement vibrate. Then,
Corrected Force Analysis Technique (CFAT) is used to process the data. Finally, equivalent flexural rigidity
is computed thanks to the velocity measured and is fitted by the model to characterize the interface coupling.