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3.1.454 Elsaka, M. and Garbatov, Y. (2025), Ultimate strength analysis of aluminium honeycomb sandwich panels subjected to uniaxial compressive loads and lateral pressure, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Vol. 13, 146.

Ultimate strength is critical for hull structures because it determines the maximum load the structure can withstand before catastrophic failure. Aluminium honeycomb sandwich panels provide excellent energy absorption and a high strength-to-weight ratio. However, further investigation of honeycomb sandwich panel structural performance is needed in typical marine conditions. This study focuses on the numerical analysis of honeycomb sandwich panels employing the nonlinear finite element method through the commercial software ANSYS. It investigates their performance under uniaxial compression and varying lateral pressure conditions while considering different cell edge lengths and core height configurations. Several structural configurations are compared to the experimental work published in the literature. Enhanced by experimental accuracy, the present study is a further step in expanding the application of honeycomb sandwich panels for ship hull applications that may lead to light and energy-efficient structures.

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