Abstract: This paper presents an analysis for the dynamic stability of sandwich beams/wide plates subjected to axial impulsive loads. The formulation and solution of the problem is done by use of the extended high-order sandwich ...

Abstract: A novel re-formulation of the extended high-order sandwich panel theory (EHSAPT) for the case of a face/core debond was done in Part I of this two-part series of papers. This high-order theory is capable of including not ...

Abstract: A high-order theory is developed to model asymmetric sandwich panels with face/core debonds and to provide a solution for the energy release rate and mode mixty. This new theory is a novel re-formulation of the extended ...

Abstract: This is a series of two papers in which the nonlinear stability behavior of sandwich panels is investigated. This part presents the buckling behavior and focuses on the critical load and the buckling mode. The buckling ...

Abstract: The nonlinear post-buckling response of sandwich panels based on the extended high-order sandwich panel theory (EHSAPT) is presented. The model includes the transverse compressibility, the axial rigidity, and the shear ...

Abstract: In the literature, there are various simplifying assumptions adopted in the kinematic relations of the faces and the core when considering a geometrically nonlinear problem in sandwich structures. Most commonly, only one ...

Abstract: The weak form quadrature element method (QEM) combines the generality of the finite element method (FEM) with the accuracy of spectral techniques and thus has been projected by its proponents as a potential alternative to ...