Analysis and Design of Structural Sandwich Panels

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
PREFACE, Pages ix-xi
LIST OF PRINCIPAL SYMBOLS AND DEFINITIONS, Pages xii-xvi
CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION, Pages 1-7
CHAPTER 2 - SANDWICH BEAMS, Pages 8-47
CHAPTER 3 - BUCKLING OF SANDWICH STRUTS, Pages 48-56
CHAPTER 4 - ANALYSIS OF SANDWICH BEAMS AND STRUTS BY STRAIN ENERGY METHODS, Pages 57-75
CHAPTER 5 - BENDING AND BUCKLING OF ISOTROPIC SANDWICH PANELS WITH VERY THIN IDENTICAL FACES (RITZ METHOD), Pages 76-98
CHAPTER 6 - BENDING AND BUCKLING OF ORTHOTROPIC SANDWICH PANELS WITH THICK DISSIMILAR FACES (RITZ METHOD), Pages 99-125
CHAPTER 7 - BENDING AND BUCKLING OF ORTHOTROPIC SANDWICH PANELS WITH THIN FACES; ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION BASED ON DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS OF SANDWICH PANEL, Pages 126-155
CHAPTER 8 - WRINKLING AND OTHER FORMS OF LOCAL INSTABILITY, Pages 156-189
CHAPTER 9 - THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE THEORY OF SANDWICH PANELS, Pages 190-216
CHAPTER 10 - FORMULAE FOR ANALYSIS, Pages 217-234
CHAPTER 11 - DESIGN OF SANDWICH BEAMS, STRUTS AND PANELS, Pages 235-244
CHAPTER 12 - PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS USED IN SANDWICH CONSTRUCTION: METHODS OF TESTING, Pages 245-263
APPENDIX I - PROPERTIES OF ISOTROPIC AND ORTHOTROPIC ELASTIC SOLIDS, Pages 264-267
APPENDIX II - DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION FOR A SANDWICH BEAM-COLUMN, Pages 268-269
REFERENCES, Pages 271-280
INDEX, Pages 281-283