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Failure modes of sandwich structures by Rik Heslehurst

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Composites Australia: Composite Sandwich Structure Design Requirements; Composite Engineer’s Viewpoint by Rik Heslehurst. Part 6 - Failure Modes and Analysis

The principal failure modes in composite sandwich structures are illustrated here. The basic design equations for the listed failure modes are provided and the important material and gometric properties are indicated. (See the next image).

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