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II.1.10.24 3D honeycomb criterion

A general honeycomb criterion uses the out-of-plane tension/compression and the two out-of-plane shear components of the Cauchy stress tensor. The criterion read as follows:

FIHoney3D = ( σ33 σ33all ) 2 + ( τ23 τ23all ) 2 + ( τ31 τ31all ) 2.

The allowable σ33all depends on the sign of σ33 (Generally, the compressive allowable is significantly smaller than the tensile one). The honeycomb material is generally defined in such a way that the allowable τ31all = τ L is in ribbon direction (longitudinal allowable) and τ23all is the transverse allowable τW . Core passes the failure criterion if the following condition is satisfied

( σ33 σ33all ) 2 + ( τ23 τ23all ) 2 + ( τ31 τ31all ) 2 ≤ 1.

The reserve factor is calculated as follows:

RFHoney3D = 1 FoS ⋅ FIHoney3D,

and the strength ratio is given by:

SRHoney3D = FoS ⋅ FIHoney3D.

This criterion is referred to as “Honey3D” in FeResPost.