Failure modes of composite sandwich beams

A thorough investigation of failure behavior of composite sandwich beams under three-and four-point bending was undertaken. The beams were made of unidirectional carbon/epoxy facings and a PVC closed-cell foam core. The constituent materials were fully characterized and in the case of the foam core,...

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Main Authors: Gdoutos E., Daniel I.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Serbian Society of Mechanics & Mathematical Institute of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade 2008-01-01
Series:Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1450-5584/2008/1450-55840803105G.pdf