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Christoforos S. Rekatsinas, Dimitris K. Dimitriou and Nikolaos A. Chrysochoidis
The present paper investigates the design process and the dimensioning of a tailless type-C composite sandwich unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The objective is to investigate an innovative aircraft configuration which exceeds the standard approach of ribs...
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Hyun-Guk Kim, Dong-Geon Kim, Ryoon-Ho Do, Kyung-Rae Koo and Young-Joon Yu
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Mohammad Aliff Shakir, Mardiana Idayu Ahmad, Yusri Yusup, Saikh Mohammad Wabaidur, Masoom Raza Siddiqui, Mahboob Alam and Mohd Rafatullah
Massive generation of natural waste fiber from agricultural industries followed by improper disposal management might result in a detrimental effect on our ecosystem contributing to various types of environmental pollution. With the growing significance ...
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Xiaoxia Zheng, Bohan He, Yu Zou, Qiao Yang, Yupeng Cao, Zhiqiang Li and Yaokun Han
It is well-established that the honeycomb sandwich composite structures are easily prone to damage under low-energy impact. Consequently, it would lead to a dramatic decrease in structural load-bearing capacity and a threat to overall safety. Both experi...
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Di Sun, Yongzhou Li, Peijin Liu, Bofeng Chen and Wei Fan
A gas?solid-coupled sandwich combustion model was established for ammonium perchlorate (AP)/hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) composite propellant. Numerical simulations were conducted to investigate the influence of the content of AP and the rela...
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Kai Qin, Renjun Yan, Wei Shen and Siyuan Gui
This paper studies the compressive failure behavior of pw-GFRP (plain-woven glass fiber reinforced polymer) sandwich composite L-joints for ships. Six L-joint specimens were subjected to ultimate compressive tests, which show that damage and stiffness de...
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Stefano Piacquadio, Dominik Pridöhl, Nils Henkel, Rasmus Bergström, Alessandro Zamprotta, Athanasios Dafnis and Kai-Uwe Schröder
Economic viability of small launch vehicles, i.e., microlaunchers, is impaired by several factors, one of which is a higher dry to wet mass ratio as compared to conventional size launchers. Although reusability may reduce launch cost, it can drive dry an...
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Qikai Zhuang, Xiaoquan Cheng, Peijie Yue, Xin Guo and Kai Li
Coal-based carbon foam (CCF) has broad application prospects in aerospace, composite material tooling and other fields. However, the lack of failure criteria limits its promotion. In previous studies, the failure criteria of similar materials were propos...
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Gorjana Stanisavljevic, Darinka Golubovic Matic, Milorad Komnenovic, Ivana Vasovic Maksimovic and ?eljko Flajs
This paper focuses on the study of the strength of facade sandwich panels used in building construction. The paper describes the results of experimental and numerical research on the behavior of sandwich panels made of polyisocyanurate core (PIR) and the...
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Michael John Lowde, Henry George Arthur Peters, Ruadan Geraghty, Jasper Graham-Jones, Richard Pemberton and John Summerscales
Fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) matrix composites are widely used in large marine structures, and in wind turbines where blade lengths are now over 100 m. Composites are the material of choice for small vessels due to ease of manufacture, high hull girder...
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