A procedure to select the best material combinations and optimally design composite sandwich cylindrical shells for minimum mass

• Published in: Materials in engineering Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 160 - 165
• Main Authors: Walker, Mark, Smith, Ryan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2006
• Subjects: Composites; Sandwich structures; Selection for minimum mass; Sandwich structures; Composites; Selection for minimum mass

A methodology to select the best material combination and optimally design composite sandwich cylinders having fibre reinforced skins and low density cores for minimum mass is described. Sandwich constructions generally provide improved stiffness/mass ratios and more tailoring opportunities than mon...