The Influence of Defects and Damage on the Strength of FRPSandwich Panels for Naval Ships

The paper describes a methodology for determining theinfluence of both production defects and in-servicedamage on the performance of composite sandwichpanels in ship structures, and for deciding whether,when and where replacement or repair is needed. Theapproach is based on quantitative modelling of the respectivedefect and damage types.