Bending of fibre metal sandwich beams

• Main Author: See, Regina Xiu Ying
• Other Authors: Chai Gin Boay
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Aeronautical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/64921
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The high bending strength to weight ratio of a sandwich structure makes it advantageous to the aerospace industry where weight is a concern. However, these sandwich structures are vulnerable to damage, such as impact damage and debonding. With the use of fibre metal laminates which have higher ducti...