Experimental investigation of sandwich panels with hybrid composite face sheets and embedded shape memory alloy wires under low velocity impact

• Published in: Polymer composites Vol. 41; no. 11; pp. 4811 - 4829
• Main Authors: Masoudi Moghaddam, Seyed A., Yarmohammad Tooski, Mehdi, Jabbari, Mohsen, Khorshidvand, Ahmad R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.11.2020; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: active infrared thermography; Asymmetry; Carbon fibers; composite sandwich panel; Composite structures; damaged area; Drop tests; Embedding; Glass fibers; Hybrid composites; Impact damage; Impact resistance; Impact testing machines; low velocity impact; Sandwich panels; Sandwich structures; Shape memory alloys; superelastic SMA wire; Superelasticity; Thermography

This experimental study was conducted to investigate the behavior of hybrid composite sandwich panels with superelastic shape memory alloy (SMA) wires under low velocity impact (LVI). Square‐shaped sandwich panels were made few of a foam core and hybrid composite structures with carbon fiber and gla...