Seemann, RalfRalfSeemannKrause, DieterDieterKrause2019-11-262019-11-262017Composite Structures (159): 702-718 (2017)http://hdl.handle.net/11420/3896Increasing interest in detailed meso-models of Nomex honeycomb cores has led to numerous different approaches and material parameters for the Nomex cell wall material. The present study benchmarks the available approaches using a virtual testing procedure, where experimental results from tensile, compressive and shear tests on a Nomex honeycomb core are compared to numerical results from equivalent virtual tests using ABAQUS/Explicit. Applying a simple orthotropic elasto-perfectly plastic material model in a single layer leads to a good match between experimental and numerical results. Therefore, this approach is recommended for general application in detailed Nomex honeycomb models.en0263-82232017702718nomex honeycombphenolic resinexplicit FEAvirtual testingJournal Article10.1016/j.compstruct.2016.09.071Other