Results concerning the linear and nonlinear static response of curved sandwich panels to combined mechanical loads are addressed, and in this context, the implications of elastically tailored face-sheets upon the enhancement of their load carrying capacity are emphasized.
The analysis is based on a geometrically nonlinear theory of shallow sandwich shells restricted to the case of small strains and moderately small rotations.
In addition to the implications of ply-angle, ply-sequence and ply-thickness of composite face-sheets, those related with the panel curvature and aspect ratio on their buckling and nonlinear static response are analyzed, and pertinent conclusions are outlined.
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