Damage Tolerance of Thin Skin Sandwich Panels.

Abstract

An instrumented test procedure for low energy impact tolerance of thin skin sandwich panels was developed. Damage modes of this test were shown to correlate on a one-to-one basis with actual falling ball tests. Basic parameters of core density, cell size, skin thickness, and fiber orientation were examined and results useful to designing of sandwich panels are discussed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA037526

Entities

People

  • Andrew E. Steinmann

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adhesives
  • Aeronautical Laboratories
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Cell Size
  • Cells
  • Composite Materials
  • Damage Tolerance
  • Fabrication
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Laminates
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Metal Matrix Composites
  • Sandwich Panels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.