Modeling balsa wood properties in Abaqus

[franky7]

Hi, i need to model a composite sandwich structure panel with Abaqus 6.9.2.

It's a T-joint under pull-out testing. The core is made of balsa wood (density 155 Kg/m3).

I have the model finished, but i still have to write the properties for the balsa wood (to get the cracks evolution) and i don't know how to do it.

If someone of you has worked with this material, i would like to be sent the input file.

Thanks in advance!

 

[rstupplebeen]

I used to work with 10# balsa as we called it. I searched matweb and came up with this.

http://www.matweb.com/search/DataSheet.aspx?MatGUID=f871f55a8fc7460db37ad8cb39bd3945

No orthotropic properties are provided. You might have better luck posting in the composite forum.

I hope this helps.

Rob Stupplebeen

 

[franky7]

Thanks Rob, but i already had that information.

I will try now with the other forum

Thanks again for your quick answer!