In-Plane Dynamic Crushing Response and Energy Absorption of a Novel Auxetic Honeycomb

A novel auxetic honeycomb (RSSHR) is developed by introducing the arc-shaped structure into the re-entrant star-shaped honeycomb (RSSH). Based on theoretical models and finite element methods, the dynamic crushing responses of RSSH and RSSHR plate (RSSHP and RSSHRP) structures are investigated to elucidate the dependence of plateau stress, negative Poisson’s ratio (NPR), deformed shape and specific energy absorption (SEA) on crushing velocity. The stress–strain curves of two types of structures are calculated to analyze configuration–mechanical property relationships. The results exhibit that the plateau stress and SEA of the RSSHP and RSSHRP structures increase as the crushing velocity increases. Owing to the stress-mitigating effect of the arc-shaped structure, the RSSHRP structure exhibits a stronger NPR effect. And the SEA of the RSSHRP structure is higher than that of the RSSHP structure. In addition, it is also found that at low crushing velocity, the stress–strain curves of the two structures exhibit three distinct stages: the elastic stage (I), the stress plateau stage (II) and the densification stage (III). During the crushing process, there are three deformed shapes. They are the global deformed shape, the local deformed shape and the layer-by-layer deformed shape.