Comparison of foam core sandwich panel and through-thickness polymer pin-reinforced foam core sandwich panel subject to indentation and flatwise compression loadings

• Published in: Polymer composites Vol. 37; no. 2; pp. 612 - 619
• Main Authors: Abdi, B., Azwan, S., Abdullah, M.R., Ayob, Amran, Yahya, Yazid
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Newtown Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2016
• Subjects: Compressive strength; Energy absorption; Indentation; Panels; Plastic foam; Polymer matrix composites; Sandwich construction; Strain rate

Through‐thickness polymer pin–reinforced foam core sandwich (FCS) panels are new type of composite sandwich structure as the foam core of this structure was reinforced with cylindrical polymer pins, which also rigidly connect the face sheets. These sandwich panels are made of glass fiber–reinforced...