Abstract: Plastic collapse modes for clamped sandwich beams have been investigated experimentally and theoretically for the case of aluminium face sheets and a metal foam core. Three initial collapse ...

Abstract: Aluminum layers, 10–50 μm thick, have been diffusion bonded to alumina blocks and subjected to simple shear in order to determine the sensitivity of shear stress versus strain response to layer ...

Abstract: One-dimensional analytical models and finite element calculations are employed to predict the response of a rigid plate, supported by a linear spring, to loading by a planar pressure shock wave ...