Flexural behaviour of structural fibre composite sandwich beams in flatwise and edgewise positions

Composite Structures

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 984-995

  Manalo, A C ^a   Aravinthan, T ^a   Karunasena, W ^a   Islam, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Composite sandwich beams; Edgewise; Fibre composites; Flatwise; Flexure; Modified phenolic core

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PREDICTIONS; COMPOSITE SANDWICH BEAM; COMPRESSIVE FAILURE; CORE MATERIAL; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FAILURE MECHANISM; FLEXURAL LOADING; GLASS FIBRES; HIGHER LOADS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PROGRESSIVE FAILURE; SHEAR FAILURE; STATIC BENDING TESTS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COREMAKING; GLASS FIBERS; PHENOLS; SKIN;

FIBERS;

BENDING; COMPOSITE PROPERTY; COMPRESSIVE PROPERTY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; PREDICTION; STRENGTH; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 72149096519     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2009.09.046     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. ASTM C274-99. ASTM standard terminology of structural sandwich constructions. West Conshohocken, PA: ASTM International; 1999.
2. Belouettar S., Abbadi A., Azari Z., Belouettar R., and Freres P. Experimental investigation of static and fatigue behaviour of composite honeycomb materials using four point bending tests. Compos Struct 87 3 (2008) 265-273
3. Russo A., and Zuccarello B. Experimental and numerical evaluation of the mechanical behaviour of GFRP sandwich panels. Compos Struct 81 (2007) 575-586
4. Keller T. Material tailored use of FRP composites in bridge and building construction (2006), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland
5. Canning L., Hollaway L., and Thorne A.M. Manufacture, testing and numerical analysis of an innovative polymer composite/concrete structural unit. Proc Inst Civil Eng Struct Build 134 (1999) 231-241
6. Humpreys M.F., Van Erp G.M., and Tranberg C. The structural behaviour of monocoque fibre composite truss joints. Adv Compos Lett 8 4 (1999) 173-180
7. Omar T. Multi-pultrusion fibre composite truss systems for deployable shelters. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia; 2008.
8. Hollaway L.C., and Head P.R. Advanced polymer composites and polymers in the civil infrastructure (2001), Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford, UK
9. Davalos J.F., Qiao P.Z., Xu X.F., Robinson J., and Barth K.E. Modelling and characterisation of fibre-reinforced plastic honeycomb sandwich panels for highway bridge applications. J Compos Struct 52 (2001) 441-452
10. Rocca SV, Nanni A. Mechanical characterisation of sandwich structure comprised of glass fibre reinforced core: part I. Composites in construction. In: Third international conference, Lyon, France; 2005.
11. Daniel I.M., and Abot J.L. Fabrication, testing and analysis of composite sandwich beams. Compos Sci Technol 60 (2000) 2455-2463
12. Dai J., and Thomas Hahn H. Flexural behaviour of sandwich beams fabricated by vacuum-assisted resin transfer moulding. Compos Struct 61 (2003) 247-253
13. Wicks N., and Hutchinson J.W. Optimal truss plates. Int J Solids Struct 38 (2001) 5165-5183
14. Shenhar Y., Frostig Y., and Altus E. Stresses and failure patters in the bending of sandwich beams with transversely flexible cores and laminated composite skins. Compos Struct 35 (1996) 143-152
15. Kampner M., and Grenestedt J.L. On using corrugated skins to carry shear in sandwich beams. Compos Struct 85 (2007) 139-148
16. Van Erp G, Rogers D. A highly sustainable fibre composite building panel. Proceedings of the international workshop on fibre composites in civil infrastructure - past, present and future, 1-2 December 2008, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
17. Mouritz A.P., and Thomson R.S. Compression, flexure and shear properties of a sandwich composite containing defects. Compos Struct 44 (1999) 263-278
18. Jen Y.-M., and Chang L.-Y. Evaluating bending fatigue strength of aluminium honeycomb sandwich beams using local parameters. Int J Fatigue 30 (2008) 1103-1114
19. Reis E.M., and Rizkalla S.H. Material characteristics of 3-D FRP sandwich panels. Construct Build Mater 22 (2008) 1009-1018
20. Bootle K.R. Wood in Australia. Types, properties and uses (1983), Mc-Graw Hill Book Company, Sydney
21. ASTM C 393-00. Standard test method for flexural properties of sandwich constructions. 1916 Race St., Philadelphia, PA 19103.
22. Steeves C.A., and Fleck N.A. Collapse of sandwich beams with composite face sheets and a polymer foam core: experiment versus theory. Int J Mech Sci (2004)
23. Vinson J.R. The behaviour of sandwich structures of isotropic and composite materials. Technomic (1999), Lancaster, PA
24. Bekuit J.R.B., Oguamanam D.C.D., and Damisa O. A quasi-2D finite element formulation for the analysis of sandwich beams. Finite Elem Anal Des 43 (2007) 1099-1107
25. Park R., and Paulay T. Reinforced concrete structures (1975), John Wiley and Sons Ltd.
26. Bank L.C. Composites for construction: Structural design with FRP materials (2006), John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New Jersey
27. Strand7. Strand7 Release 2.3.7 finite element analysis system. Sydney, Australia: Strand7 Software; 2005.