FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Micro-Tomography to Study High-performance Sandwich Structures BT AF DAVIES, Peter CHOQUEUSE, Dominique BOURBOUZE, G. AS 1:1;2:1;3:2; FF 1:PDG-DOP-DCB-RDT-MS;2:PDG-DOP-DCB-RDT-MS;3:; C1 IFREMER, Mat & Struct Grp, F-29280 Plouzane, France. CRT Morlaix, F-29600 Morlaix, France. C2 IFREMER, FRANCE CRT MORLAIX, FRANCE SI BREST SE PDG-DOP-DCB-RDT-MS IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018 copubli-france IF 0.561 TC 10 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00029/14061/11311.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;inspection;adhesive;meniscus;pins;damage AB Although X-radiography has been widely used in studies of damage in composite materials, micro-tomography has received less attention, due to the high cost and limited availability of equipment. However, micro-tomographic analysis is a powerful tool, allowing 3D images of sections through sandwich materials to be obtained without specimen preparation. Four examples from a recent study are presented here, which show how micro-tomography can provide unique information on the quality of honeycomb sandwich structures, information on damage mechanisms and internal details of through thickness reinforcement in pinned foam cores. PY 2011 PD JAN SO Journal Of Sandwich Structures & Materials SN 1099-6362 PU Sage Publications Ltd VL 13 IS 1 UT 000286506900001 BP 7 EP 21 DI 10.1177/1099636209344273 ID 14061 ER EF