Sandwiched composites in aerospace engineering

This chapter considers sandwiched composites used in aerospace applications. Typical sandwich composites consist of two thin, stiff, high-strength facing skins separated by a thick and light core. New developments in the type of face and core materials, production methods and joining and repair tech...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nunes, J. P. (author)
Other Authors: Silva, J. F. (author)
Format: bookPart
Language:eng
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/43086
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/43086
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Summary:This chapter considers sandwiched composites used in aerospace applications. Typical sandwich composites consist of two thin, stiff, high-strength facing skins separated by a thick and light core. New developments in the type of face and core materials, production methods and joining and repair techniques are discussed in this chapter. It also discusses various properties as well as their main design methods for existing and future applications of sandwiched composites.