It is a challenging task to advance the excellent strength and structural performance of
sandwich structures, while continuing to reduce the weight and cost parameters. Thousands …

This review paper discusses the challenges in improving the mechanical and structural
performance of metal-faced sandwich composite panels while reducing weight and cost. It …

Bending properties play a significant role in the forming of textile composites reinforcements,
particularly in determining the shape of wrinkles. The physics related to the bending of …

An analysis is performed in this research to obtain the natural frequencies and mode shapes
of a thick sandwich beam with metal foam core. Different types of foams are considered for …

Flame-retardant and smoke-suppressant expanded polystyrene (EPS) foams were prepared
by coating a mixture of thermoplastic phenolic resin (PF) and aluminum hypophosphite (AP) …

The response and energy absorption of novel sandwich beams with combined re-entrant
double-arrow auxetic honeycomb (RDAH) cores subjected to three-point bending were …

Multi-cell metallic thin-walled tubes have gained wide popular in recent years, due to their
significantly improvements in mechanical behaviors comparing with general single sample …

Sandwich structures are fast becoming prevalent in engineering fields due to their maximal
stiffness coupled with minimal mass. However, additional to the commonly examined impact …

Inspired by pomelo peel, this study proposes bioinspired foam composites, which are
prepared by one-step foaming and a combination of different fabric structures. The …

This paper presents an experimental investigation on impact response of sandwich
composite panels with thermoplastic and thermoset face-sheet. E-glass reinforced epoxy …