Research Article

Experimental Investigation of Dynamic Response and Deformation of Aluminium Honeycomb Sandwich Panels Subjected to Underwater Impulsive Loads

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A specimen panel and a panel with a clamping ring. (a) Solid-ring spacers were employed to prevent core crushing while fastening the clamping ring. (b) A steel ring was employed to clamp the sandwich panel to the anvil tube with 12 screws.
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