Paper number 1314

FOUNDATION MODEL OF TSD SPECIMEN

Xiaoming Li1 and Leif A. Carlsson1

1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida 33431, USA

Summary The tilted sandwich debond (TSD) specimen has been introduced to characterize debonding of a sandwich structure. An elastic foundation model for specimen is developed that may be utilized for data reduction of face/core debond toughness and specimen design. Design considerations will be discussed in this paper, and the applicability of the analysis will be examined for sandwiches consisting of E-glass/vinylester face sheets bonded to H100 and H200 cores.
Keywords TSD specimen, debond fracture, elastic foundation, interfacial crack, sandwich panel, glass/vinylester face sheets, PVC core, toughness.

Theme : Industrial Applications ; Marine Applications

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