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TEXCOMP 11, Date: 2013/09/19 - 2013/09/20, Location: Leuven, Belgium

Publication date: 2013-09-16

Author:

Karahan, Mehmet
Karahan, Nevin ; Gul, Hakan ; Ivens, Jan ; Lomov, Stepan Vladimirovitch

Keywords:

3D-integrated sandwich composites, 3-point bending, core shear modulus

Abstract:

In the current study the effect of the thickness and the foam density in 3 dimensional (3D)integrated woven sandwich composites on quasi-static mechanical properties under three point bending was investigated. Bending modulus and core shear modulus were determined by subjecting the samples, which were cut with varying span lengths according to their core thicknesses, to three point bending test. Obtained results were optimized by taking core thickness, foam density and panel weights into consideration.