Experimental and Theoretical Study of Sandwich Panels with Steel Facesheets and GFRP Core

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Specimen</td><td class="align_center">Specimen</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">S(<svg height="8.55521pt" id="M5" style="vertical-align:-0.2063904pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.34882 6.36303 8.55521" width="6.36303pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M241 635C89 635 35 457 35 312C35 153 89 -12 240 -12C390 -12 443 166 443 312C443 466 390 635 241 635ZM238 602C329 602 354 454 354 312C354 172 330 22 240 22C152 22 124 173 124 313S148 602 238 602Z" id="g113-49"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="480" vert-adv-y="480"></glyph.data></g></svg>)-GFRP</td><td class="align_center">GFRP hollow tube (without facesheet)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">S(<svg height="8.39864pt" id="M6" style="vertical-align:-0.04981995pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.34882 6.36303 8.39864" width="6.36303pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M456 178V225H360V632H320C217 496 115 347 20 206V178H280V106C280 40 276 34 189 27V0H445V27C364 34 360 39 360 106V178H456ZM280 225H82C149 335 214 431 278 520H280V225Z" id="g113-53"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="480" vert-adv-y="480"></glyph.data></g></svg>)-GFRP</td><td class="align_center">Steel facesheet (thickness: 4 mm) + GFRP hollow tube core</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">S(<svg height="8.55521pt" id="M7" style="vertical-align:-0.2063904pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.34882 6.36303 8.55521" width="6.36303pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M137 343C167 482 260 545 321 574C357 591 397 603 429 609L423 641C382 634 335 622 295 608C189 570 37 457 37 238C37 84 125 -12 242 -12C362 -12 447 89 447 209C447 311 374 393 267 393C247 393 226 386 204 376L137 343ZM227 337C318 337 361 256 361 173C361 105 336 22 258 22C176 22 126 120 126 240C126 266 127 291 132 310C155 323 189 337 227 337Z" id="g113-55"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="480" vert-adv-y="480"></glyph.data></g></svg>)-GFRP</td><td class="align_center">Steel facesheet (thickness: 6 mm) + GFRP hollow tube core</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">S(<svg height="8.55521pt" id="M8" style="vertical-align:-0.2063904pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.34882 6.36303 8.55521" width="6.36303pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M249 635C141 635 70 555 70 471C70 401 114 353 179 316C143 294 106 267 90 252C68 231 45 202 45 157C45 50 130 -12 237 -12C322 -12 435 52 435 169C435 256 372 304 303 343C349 374 375 398 383 407C401 429 411 458 411 487C411 569 344 635 249 635ZM238 603C285 603 337 567 337 482C337 422 310 385 276 358C205 393 145 426 145 500C145 552 179 603 238 603ZM248 20C183 20 125 70 125 163C125 218 158 268 206 300C284 261 355 217 355 143C355 66 308 20 248 20Z" id="g113-57"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="480" vert-adv-y="480"></glyph.data></g></svg>)-GFRP</td><td class="align_center">Steel facesheet (thickness: 8 mm) + GFRP hollow tube core</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">S(<svg height="8.55521pt" id="M9" style="vertical-align:-0.2063904pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.34882 12.6264 8.55521" width="12.6264pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M384 0V27C293 34 287 42 287 114V635C232 613 172 594 109 583V559L157 557C201 555 205 550 205 499V114C205 42 199 34 109 27V0H384Z" id="g113-50"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="480" vert-adv-y="480"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,6.24,0)"><path d="M241 635C89 635 35 457 35 312C35 153 89 -12 240 -12C390 -12 443 166 443 312C443 466 390 635 241 635ZM238 602C329 602 354 454 354 312C354 172 330 22 240 22C152 22 124 173 124 313S148 602 238 602Z" id="g113-49"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="480" vert-adv-y="480"></glyph.data></g></svg>)-GFRP</td><td class="align_center">Steel facesheet (thickness: 10 mm) + GFRP hollow tube core</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">F(<svg height="8.55521pt" id="M10" style="vertical-align:-0.2063904pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.34882 6.36303 8.55521" width="6.36303pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M137 343C167 482 260 545 321 574C357 591 397 603 429 609L423 641C382 634 335 622 295 608C189 570 37 457 37 238C37 84 125 -12 242 -12C362 -12 447 89 447 209C447 311 374 393 267 393C247 393 226 386 204 376L137 343ZM227 337C318 337 361 256 361 173C361 105 336 22 258 22C176 22 126 120 126 240C126 266 127 291 132 310C155 323 189 337 227 337Z" id="g113-55"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="480" vert-adv-y="480"></glyph.data></g></svg>)-GFRP</td><td class="align_center">GFRP facesheet (thickness: 6 mm) + GFRP hollow tube core</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td>Note: in the specimens’ names, “S” represents a steel facesheet, and the figure following it represents the thickness of steel facesheet; “F” represents GFRP facesheet, and “GFRP” represents the composite tube core. <br/></td></tr></table>

Description of specimens of steel-GFRP sandwich panels.

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Table 1: Experimental and Theoretical Study of Sandwich Panels with Steel Facesheets and GFRP Core 