Mechanical behaviour of fabric-reinforced plastic sandwich structures:: A state of-the-art review

Norman Osa-uwagboe; Vadim Silberschimdt; Deji Aremu; Emrah  Demirci

doi:10.1177/10996362231170405

Mechanical behaviour of fabric-reinforced plastic sandwich structures: A state of-the-art review

Norman Osa-uwagboe
, Vadim Silberschimdt
, Deji Aremu
, Emrah Demirci

Loughborough University
Air Force Research and Development Centre

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Abstract

The use of fibre-reinforced plastics (FRPs) in sandwich structures increased for various industrial applications thanks to their strength-to-weight ratio which provides designers with advanced options for modern structures. FRP Sandwich Structures (FRPSS) are often used in aerospace, biomedical, defence, and marine products, where their high structural performance is required to sustain complex in-service loads and withstand varying environmental conditions. Progressive degradation of FRPSS under such circumstances has been a subject of interest for researchers owing to safety requirements for products with FRP. This paper reviews the state-of-the-art of the mechanical behaviour of FRPSS subjected to various loading regimes. It highlights the variation in structural performance, viscoelastic properties, damage resistance, and sequence of environmental degradation of FRPSS. Numerical methods and damage algorithms used to predict failures are also presented to provide sufficient knowledge for the design of FRPSS. This review contributes to further research on characterizing the properties of FRPSS under quasi-static and dynamic loading conditions

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	591-622
Number of pages	32
Journal	Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials
Volume	25
Issue number	5
Early online date	18 Apr 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/10996362231170405
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 18 Apr 2023

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This is an Open Access Article. It is published by SAGE under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY).

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This work was supported by the Nigerian Air Force under grant OPS/1282DTG27145AJUL21.

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Keywords

Fibre-reinforced plastics
sandwich structures
finite element analysis
damage
environmental degradation

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