In this paper, the edgewise and flatwise compressive behaviour of an innovative sandwich panel, mainly developed for quick assembly of post-disaster housing as well as load bearing panels for pre-fabricated modular construction and semi-permanent buildings, is investigated experimentally and by finite element modelling. | Edgewise and flatwise compressive behaviour of foam-filled sandwich panels with 3-D high density polyethylene skins Engineering Solid Mechanics 6 2018 285-298 Contents lists available at GrowingScience Engineering Solid Mechanics homepage esm Edgewise and flatwise compressive behaviour of foam-filled sandwich panels with 3-D high density polyethylene skins P. Sharafia S. Nematia B. Samalia A. Mousavib S. Khakpourc and Y. Aliabadizadehd a Centre for Infrastructure Engineering Western Sydney University Australia b Product development faculty Ruhr University Bochum D-44780 Bochum Germany c MIPT Group University of Oulu Finland d University of Maryland College Park Maryland USA A R T I C L EI N F O ABSTRACT Article history In this paper the edgewise and flatwise compressive behaviour of an innovative sandwich Received 22 September 2017 panel mainly developed for quick assembly of post-disaster housing as well as load bearing Accepted 28 January 2018 panels for pre-fabricated modular construction and semi-permanent buildings is investigated Available online experimentally and by finite element modelling. The panel is composed of two 3-D high- 28 March 2018 Keywords density polyethylene HDPE sheets as the skins filled with high-density Polyurethane PU Sandwich panel foam as the core. HDPE sheets manufactured with a studded surface considerably enhance the Rapid assembly structures stress distribution and buckling performance of the sandwich panel. Material characterisation Polyurethane foam-core tests and flatwise compression and edgewise compression experiments were performed in 3-D high density polyethylene accordance with ASTM standards to evaluate the compressive strength and the load-carrying skin behaviour of the sandwich panels. A finite element analysis and validation were also conducted Flatwise compression test to model the compressive behaviour of sandwich structures. Results demonstrate that the Edgewise compression test developed .
