panels with a genetic algorithm, Applied Acoustics, Volume 70, Issue 3, March 2009, Pages 416-425, ISSN 0003-682X, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2008.06.003. 1 Optimal design of acoustical sandwich panels with a genetic algorithm Tongan Wang, Shan Li, Steven R. Nutt 1. University of Southern California, 3651 Watts Way, VHE 602, Los Angeles, CA 90089, United States Abstract: An optimizati...

Loss of Sandwich Panels by Statistical Energy Analysis Approach. ASME. J. Vib. Acoust.2010;132(1):011004-011004-7. doi:10.1115/1.4000459. Predicting the Sound Transmission Loss of Sandwich Panels by Statistical Energy Analysis Approach Tongan Wang, Shan Li, Shankar Rajaram, Steven R. Nutt 1. University of Southern California, 3651 Watt Way, VHE 602, Los Angeles, CA 90089 Abstract: A statistical...

Weconsider the sandwich problem, a generalization of the recognition problem introduced by Golumbic et al. (1995) [15], with respect to classes of graphs defined by excluding induced subgraphs. We prove that the sandwich problem corresponding to excluding a chordless cycle of fixed length k is NP-complete. We prove that the sandwich problem corresponding to excluding Kr \ e for fixed r is polyn...

A sandwich vertebra is formed after multiple osteoporotic vertebral fractures treated by percutaneous vertebroplasty, which has a risk of developing new fractures. The purpose of our study was to (i) investigate the occurrence of new fractures in sandwich vertebra after cement augmentation procedures and to (ii) evaluate the clinical outcomes after prophylactic vertebral reinforcement applied w...

Composite sandwich structural joints, such as T-joints, are used in many different composite applications to transfers the load orthogonally between two sandwich elements. However, these joints connecting the sections can represent the weakest link in sandwich composite structures due to the lack of reinforcement in the out-of-plane direction. Therefore, this paper presents a new methodology fo...

In a Z-core sandwich panel, the shear stiffness of the sandwich panel in the weak direction which is perpendicular to the placement of the Z-cores is much smaller than the bending stiffness because the hollow section between the two facing plates cannot sustain shear action. Because of this fact, the shear deformation of a Z-core sandwich panel under bending in the weak direction cannot be igno...

The main aim of this paper is to investigate bending behavior in sandwich plates with functionally graded carbon nanotube reinforced composite (FG-CNTRC) face sheets with considering the effects of carbon nanotube (CNT) aggregation. The sandwich plates are assumed resting on Winkler-Pasternak elastic foundation and a mesh-free method based on first order shear deformation theory (FSDT) is devel...

Sandwich panel with central core honeycomb aluminum as one of the main shielding structures because of their high strength-to-weight ratio and improved energy absorption capacity, has been attracted the attention of many researchers and practitioners in recent years. This paper initiates and presents a new type of central core honeycomb formed by hydroforming process. The study is augmented by ...

In this paper, a new roofing system is introduced, which is constructued using the precast composite sandwich panels. This roofing sandwich panels system consists of three kinds of precast concrete sandwich panels including capital panels, beam or between columns panels, and slab or middle panels. The panels are composed of three layers; A high strength reinforced concrete top layer. A thick la...