ABSTRACT
This paper presents the results of research on the determination of shear stiffness and strength of curved sandwich panel’s core material. A new test setup was developed to determine the material parameters of the core. Furthermore, the material properties orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of linearly manufactured sandwich panels were examined. The findings are relevant for the three-dimensional modelling of shell structures made of curved sandwich panels. The new test setup can be used for the assessment of the global load-bearing behaviour of plane panels, which are loaded by torsion or shear stresses resulting from suspended facades, as well as the local load-bearing behaviour of sandwich panels with openings or point loads.
