Comparative low-velocity impact behavior of bio-inspired and conventional sandwich composite beams

• Main Authors: Abo Sabah, S. H., Kueh, A. B. H., Al Fasih, M. Y.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2017
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/75942/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85020904604&doi=10.1016%2fj.compscitech.2017.06.014&partnerID=40&md5=c0e22b562397ff578f123fc0feb9070a
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

A novel woodpecker's head-inspired sandwich beam, comprising carbon fiber laminated skins with rubber and aluminum honeycomb cores, was developed for low-velocity impact behavior improvement. A comparative study against conventional sandwich beam was performed employing three impact energy leve...