Structural and weathering response of Aerogel foam-based sandwich composites

• Main Author: Lee, Gavin Ju-lian
• Other Authors: Sunil Chandrakant Joshi
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials::Composite materials; Engineering::Materials::Material testing and characterization; Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/140507
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Silica Aerogels, renowned in the aeronautics and aerospace industry for its heat insulation properties as well as its low density, have traditionally been extremely expensive and tedious to reinforce to form composite structures capable of carrying loads. However, recent advancements in research has...