Polyester Pinning Effect on Flexural and Vibrational Characteristics of Foam Filled Honeycomb Sandwich Panels

Abstract Polyester pins are incorporated in polyurethane foam filled honeycomb core sandwich panel to increase the interfacial strength between the faces and core in order to improve the performance of sandwich structures. Foam filled Honeycomb Sandwich panel (FHS) and Pin incorporated Foam filled Honeycomb sandwich panels (PFHS) were developed. The developed sandwich panels are tested for flexural and vibration characteristics. The influence of strain rates on flexural behaviour of sandwich panels were also evaluated. The material used for face sheets and pins are same, ends of pin act as che...