FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Improved impact performance of marine sandwich panels using through-thickness reinforcement: Experimental results BT AF BARAL, N. CARTIE, D. D. R. PARTRIDGE, I. K. BALEY, C. DAVIES, Peter AS 1:2;2:3;3:3;4:4;5:1; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:PDG-DOP-DCB-RDT-MS; C1 IFREMER, Ctr Brest, REDT MS, Mat & Struct Grp, F-29280 Plouzane, France. CDK Technol, F-29940 Port La Foret, La Foret Fouesn, France. Cranfield Univ, Cranfield MK43 0AL, Beds, England. Univ Bretagne Sud, LIMAT B, F-56100 Lorient, France. C2 IFREMER, FRANCE CDK TECHNOL, FRANCE UNIV CRANFIELD, UK UBS, FRANCE SI BREST SE PDG-DOP-DCB-RDT-MS IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018 copubli-france copubli-europe copubli-univ-france IF 1.773 TC 46 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00002/11311/7840.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;Honeycomb;Three-dimensional reinforcement;Impact behaviour;Mechanical testing AB This paper presents results from a test developed to simulate the water impact (slamming) loading of sandwich boat structures. A weighted elastomer ball is dropped from increasing heights onto rigidly supported panels until damage is detected. Results from this test indicate that honeycomb core sandwich panels, the most widely used material for racing yacht hulls, start to damage due to core crushing at impact energies around 550 J. Sandwich panels of the same areal weight and with the same carbon/epoxy facings but using a novel foam core reinforced in the thickness direction with pultruded carbon fibre pins, do not show signs of damage until above 1200 J impact energy. This suggests that these will offer significantly improved resistance to wave impact. Quasi-static test results cannot be used to predict impact resistance here as the crush strength of the pinned foam is more sensitive to loading rate than that of the honeycomb core. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. PY 2010 PD MAR SO Composites Part B-engineering SN 1359-8368 PU Elsevier Sci Ltd VL 41 IS 2 UT 000275133500001 BP 117 EP 123 DI 10.1016/j.compositesb.2009.12.002 ID 11311 ER EF