Lightweight sandwich structures for marine applications: a review

G Palomba, G Epasto, V Crupi - Mechanics of Advanced Materials …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The current paper is intended to provide an overview on the current state of the art for
sandwich structures marine applications to support their wider application and identify the …

[HTML][HTML] Fibre-metal laminate structures: high-velocity impact, penetration, and blast loading–a review

A Serubibi, PJ Hazell, JP Escobedo, H Wang… - Composites Part A …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent advances in the automated manufacture of composite structures have renewed the
interest in fibre metal laminates (FMLs) in various engineering sectors. FML structures …

Three-point bending performance of sandwich panels with various types of cores

F **a, Y Durandet, PJ Tan, D Ruan - Thin-Walled Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, the bending performances of sandwich panels with corrugated triangular,
honeycomb, aluminum foam, pyramidal truss, double sine corrugated (DSC), and 3D re …

A review of impact testing on marine composite materials: Part I–Marine impacts on marine composites

LS Sutherland - Composite Structures, 2018 - Elsevier
Composite materials are now used throughout the marine industry but their susceptibility to
impact events is still an unresolved problem. There is a huge body of work in the area …

Single and double-layer honeycomb sandwich panels under impact loading

G Palomba, G Epasto, V Crupi, E Guglielmino - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Honeycomb sandwich structures have excellent energy absorption capabilities, combined
with good mechanical properties and low density. These characteristics make them ideal for …

In plane compressive response and crushing of foam filled aluminum honeycombs

H Mozafari, H Molatefi, V Crupi… - Journal of …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
In this paper, the influence of foam filling of aluminum honeycomb core on its in-plane
crushing properties is investigated. An aluminum honeycomb core and a polyurethane foam …

Experimental and numerical investigation on indentation and energy absorption of a honeycomb sandwich panel under low-velocity impact

D Zhang, D Jiang, Q Fei, S Wu - Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 2016 - Elsevier
The mechanical behavior of honeycomb sandwich structures under low-velocity impact is of
great significance. An experimental and numerical investigation on surface deformation and …

Vibration characteristics of novel multilayer sandwich beams: Modelling, analysis and experimental validations

M Li, S Du, F Li, X **g - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2020 - Elsevier
Multilayer sandwich structures have been extensively studied. However, very few results are
reported on the vibration issues of some novel multilayer sandwich structures with lattice …

Out of plane crushing and local stiffness determination of proposed foam filled sandwich panel for Korean Tilting Train eXpress–Numerical study

H Mozafari, S Khatami, H Molatefi - Materials & Design, 2015 - Elsevier
Weight saving has been the major concern of rolling stock engineers. Implementing
lightweight materials makes it possible not only to save energy but also to increase …

X-ray tomography and numerical study on low-velocity impact damages of three-dimensional angle-interlock woven composites

W Cao, J Zhang, B Sun, B Gu - Composite Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) angle-interlock woven composites reinforced with carbon
fibers were tested under low velocity impact with energies of 3 J, 9 J, 15 J, 30 J. Inner …