Interface Stress Response of Laminated Plates Subjected to Static and Impact Loads

Abstract This paper deals with the stress analysis of laminated sandwich beams subjected to static loads and impact loads. When the laminated sandwich beams are subjected to static loads, stress distribution at the interfaces is analyzed, by using two-dimensional theory of elasticity, as a contact problem. When the laminated sandwich beams are subjected to impact loads, the interface stress response is analyzed using FEM (DYNA3D). Experiments were conducted. A fairly good agreement is seen between the analytical and the experimental results. The effects of the ratios of Young's moduli for each beam on the interface stress response are clarified.