Compression, flexure and shear properties of a sandwich composite containing defects
- 1 April 1999
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Composite Structures
- Vol. 44 (4), 263-278
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0263-8223(98)00133-0
Abstract
The mechanical properties of a sandwich composite containing interfacial cracks or impact damage are compared when loaded in edgewise compression, flexure or shear. The composite is made from glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) laminate skins over a core of foamed poly vinyl chloride (PVC), and this sandwich material is used in some naval minehunting ships. The properties are reduced with increasing interfacial crack or impact damage length, but only when the defects cause a change in the failure mode, which is dependent on the load state. The principal failure modes under the different load states are compared. The properties are also dependent on the severity of impact damage, with low energy damage to the skin having a smaller effect on stiffness and strength than high energy impacts which damage both the skin and foam core. The implications of these findings on the structural integrity of a minehunting ship made from GFRP/PVC foam sandwich composite is discussed.Keywords
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