EFFECT OF SKIN TREATMENT AND CORE MATERIAL ON THE BENDING BEHAVIOR OFSANDWICH BEAMS

Authors
BAKOS DJ PAPANICOLAOU GC
Citation
Dj. Bakos et Gc. Papanicolaou, EFFECT OF SKIN TREATMENT AND CORE MATERIAL ON THE BENDING BEHAVIOR OFSANDWICH BEAMS, Composites science and technology, 49(1), 1993, pp. 35-43
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science
Journal title
Composites science and technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02663538
Volume
49
Issue
1
Year of publication
1993
Pages
35 - 43
Database
ISI
SICI code
0266-3538(1993)49:1<35:EOSTAC>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
The bending behaviour of sandwich beams with a glass-fibre-reinforced polyester core has been investigated analytically and experimentally. Sandwich beams consist of upper and lower aluminium skins and a soft c ore. Specimens were loaded under three-point bending conditions. Four different skin treatments and three different core materials were appl ied in order to study the effect of these parameters on the overall be nding behaviour. A great number of specimens were manufactured and the oretical predictions were correlated with respective experimental find ings.