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Composite Joints and Inserts
A recently completed GSTP study by Patria Finavicomp addressed the technology and analysis for structural CFRP/honeycomb sandwich panel technology and sandwich panel insert design. A test program on open-hole CFRP sandwich specimens as well as on specimens with inserts was performed. Analytical models for sandwich and insert strength prediction were updated and validated.
The qualification of a new insert design for sandwich panels developed by the DLR Institute of Structural Mechanics, Germany, using carbon fiber tubes in sandwich panels is pursued in another project. These inserts have a lower mass than traditional potted inserts.
The results of these studies are being incorporated into an update of the ESA Insert Design Handbook.
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On-going studies address for example the evaluation of
- GFRP and CFRP fasteners and inserts for space applications and
- hybrid titanium / CFRP laminates
for space applications.
Last update: 31 July 2007 | |
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