There is much interest in reducing the propensity for onset of failure processes in composite sandwich materials. Already, composite sandwich materials are increasingly finding new applications and this will be more so if their propensity to failure can be reduced. Initial onset of a failure can sometimes be attributed to inherent shortcomings in the design and manufacture of the composite sandwich panels. Mostly, other failures can be attributed to the way the sandwich panels arc used in the structure. The interest in this study is to simulate loading conditions that can be generated in composite sandwich panels when employed in different engineering structures and to investigate causes for failure processes to be initiated Ia. these materials.
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