Scale and manufacturing effects on tensile strength of marine grade sandwich composite panel joints - Scott M Tomlinson, Roberto A Lopez-Anido, 2018
In this article, scale and manufacturing effects on the tensile strength of marine grade sandwich composite panels and joints are investigated to aid in the fabrication of large modular ship hulls. This is done by researching transverse sandwich composite joint design, experimental tension methods, and scale and manufacturing effects on tensile strength. Three scales are utilized in this investigation of tension characteristics: coupon scale, table-top single panel fabrication scale, and in position mock-up full-size fabrication scale...
