Ultimate failure of debond damaged sandwich panels loaded with lateral pressure - An experimental and fracture mechanics study

Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167-196

  Jolma, P ^a   Segercrantz, S ^a   Berggreen, C ^b  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Damage tolerance; Debond; Foam core; Interface; Marine structures; Pressure loads; Residual strength; Sandwich panels

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE TOLERANCE; DEBONDING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; OCEAN STRUCTURES; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

CRACK FLANK DISPLACEMENTS; FAILURE LOADS; PRESSURE LOADS;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

EID: 34547816224     PISSN: 10996362     EISSN: 15307972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1099636207069032     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. Reuterlv, S. (2002). Causes for and Preventive Action to Avoid, Disbonds and Blistering, DIAB Technologies, Divinycell International AB, Laholm, Sweden.
2. Prasad, S. and Carlsson, L.A. (1994). Debonding and Crack Kinking in Foam Core Sandwich Beams - I. Analysis of Fracture Specimens, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 47 (6). 813 - 824.
3. Prasad, S. and Carlsson, LA (1994). Debonding and Crack Kinking in Foam Core Sandwich Beams - II. Experimental Investigation, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 47 (6). 825 - 841.
4. Li, X. and Carlsson, L.A. (2001). Fracture Mechanics Analysis of Tilted Sandwich Debond (TSD) Specimen, Journal of Composite Materials, 35 (23). 2145 - 2168.
5. Aviles, F. (2005). Local Buckling Analysis and Debond Propagation in Sandwich Columns and Panels, PhD Thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University.
6. Berggreen, C., Simonsen, B.C. and Trnqvist, R. (2003). Modelling of Debond and Crack Propagation in Sandwich Structures using Fracture and Damage Mechanics, In: Vinson, J.R., Rajapakse, Y.D.S. and Carlsson, L.A. (eds), Proc. of 6th International Conference on Sandwich Structures, Ft.Lauderdale, Florida, USA, March 31 to April 2, 2003, CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp. 682-693.
7. Berggreen, C., Simonsen, B.C. and Borum, K.K. (2006). Experimental and Numerical Study of Interface Crack Propagation in Foam Cored Sandwich Beams, Journal of Composite Materials (in press).
8. Berggreen, C. (2004). Damage Tolerance of Debonded Sandwich Structures, PhD Thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark.
9. Nøkkentved, A., Lundsgaard-Larsen, C. and Berggreen, C. (2005). Non-uniform Compressive Strength of Debonded Sandwich Panels - I. Experimental Investigation, Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials, 7 (6). 461 - 482.
10. Falk, L. (1994). Foam Core Sandwich Panels with Interface Disbonds, Composite Structures, 28 (4). 481 - 490.
11. Zenkert, D. and Backlund, J. (1989). PVC Sandwich Core Materials: Mode I Fracture Toughness, Composites Science and Technology, 34 (3). 225 - 242.
12. Berggreen, C. and Simonsen, B.C. (2005). Non-uniform Compressive Strength of Debonded Sandwich Panels - II. Fracture Mechanics Investigation, Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials, 7 (6). 483 - 517.
13. stergaard, R.C. and Sørensen, B.F. (2005). Measurement of Interface Fracture Toughness of Sandwich Structures, In: Thomsen, O.T., Bozhevolnaya, E. and Lyckegaard, A. (eds), Proc. of 7th International Conference on Sandwich Structures, Aalborg, Denmark, August 29 to 31, 2005, pp. 413-422.
14. Rotschild, Y. (1992). Nonlinear Analyses of Sandwich Panels, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.
15. Borum, K.K. (2005). Evaluation of Sandwich Materials using Ultrasonic Air-coupled Scanning Technique, In: Thomsen, O.T., Bozhevolnaya, E. and Lyckegaard, A. (eds), Sandwich Structures 7: Advancing with Sandwich Structures and Materials, Aalborg, Denmark, August 29 to 31, 2005, Dordrecht, Netherlands, Springer, pp. 805 - 813.