Sandwich composite materials are widely used within the marine industry, particularly as hull panels. Water impact loads, known as slamming, can be very significant for these structures, particularly for high-speed craft. The transient nature of slamming loads means that the loads are applied very quickly, which can cause stress and strain rates that are high enough to affect the resulting strength of the core material, particularly for polymeric foams. The aim of this paper is to characterise the shear strength of cores at slamming relevant loading rates. Two testing approaches are used: a custom servo-hydraulic beam testing system and a drop-weight impact testing machine. Core materials studied included aramid honeycomb, cross-linked and linear polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene terephthalate and styrene acrylonitrile foams, representing a range of different levels of ductility and maximum elongation. For the moderate and high elongation core materials, there were significant increases in shear strength for dynamic loads; however, the strength of most of the materials does not appear to be sensitive to the exact loading rate.


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    Title :

    Shear strength of sandwich core materials subjected to loading rates relevant to water slamming


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    Publication date :

    2014


    Size :

    8 Seiten




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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