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Abstract
Sandwich structures are being used increasingly in civil engineering because of their high strength, stiffness, and stiffness-to-density ratio. The studied sandwich structure was made of glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) skins, and GFRP reinforced core. Two case studies are presented in this paper: a use as lightweight floor in building rehabilitation, and an application as façade panels. In both cases, the GFRP sandwich structure can be associated with a mineral matrix because of conventional construction methods and acoustic floor insulation in the first case, and because of architectural issues in the second. To design the hybrid sandwich panel and ensure monolithic mechanical behaviour, a finite element method (FEM) that predicts the interface failure was introduced. To implement the FE model by mechanical interface properties, pull-off and push-out tests were performed to assess the mode I and mode II stress limits. Four GFRP surface roughnesses and two configurations with chemical additions were tested. The three configurations that performed the best were tested by submitting the hybrid sandwich structure to three-point bending loading. The prediction of the interface failure by the FEM was assessed by comparison to the experimental data. Finally, full-scale panels were experimentally tested and designed for the named two uses cases thanks to the FE model.
Highlights
Sandwich panels were introduced during World War II [1] to ensure high mechanical performance using low-weight structures
Cementitious materials are omnipresent in civil engineering sandwich panels, for their mechanical properties, fire resistance, and construction patterns
Pascual et al [6] emphasised the physical feasibility of fabricating composite sandwich structures by bonding glass face sheets to glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) core profiles
Summary
Sandwich panels were introduced during World War II [1] to ensure high mechanical performance using low-weight structures. The low mechanical properties of foams lead to high shear deflection and shear failure, and small skin thicknesses caused buckling under compression load. To address these issues, the introduction of metallic and composite connectors and ribs in conventional cores was investigated and presented in several articles [7,8,9]. Many authors have addressed this issue: Mitra et al [13] assessed the interfacial delamination of a polymer foam-cored sandwich composites through peeling tests; Pietrek and Horst [15] proposed a finite element model that correctly reproduced the skin delamination and the buckling behaviour of an asymmetric sandwich panel. The use of the presented panel in the field of building refurbishment was assessed through two applications: cladding panels and lightweight floor panels
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