Degradation Mechanism of the Balsa Wood Core Composite Sandwich Beam From Heating From One Side

Abstract

An experimental study of the behavior at different temperatures of Balsa Wood Core Composite Sandwich (BWCCS) panels proposed to be used in shipboard structures is presented. It characterizes the high temperature failure of the BWCCS under a flexural load. The study includes two different experiments. The first is the determination of temperature distribution along the thickness of BWCCS panels. In the second, the panels are studied in a three-point bending test at two different temperatures: room temperature (20°C) and high temperature (79°C).