Localised Effects in Composite Sandwich Structures: Modelling and Experimental Characterisation of Load Response, Failure and Fatigue: Keynote lecture

The objective is to provide an overview of the mechanisms that determine the occurrence and severity of localized effects in sandwich structures. The experimental characterisation and modelling of local effects in sandwich structures is addressed based on the generic case of sandwich structures with internal core junctions under general loading conditions. The issue of failure and fatigue phenomena induced by the presence of core junctions will be discussed in detail with the inclusion of recent theoretical and experimental results.

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