Expressions for deflections and stresses of sandwich beams are derived for all practically important boundary conditions for both uniform as well as concentrated loads. The energy method is used in deriving the differential equations governing deflection which are then solved by using the Laplace transform method. The influence of system parameters on deflections and stresses is illustrated for important boundary conditions by means of graphs and formulae. These investigations reveal that riveting an edge can reduce the deflections and stresses by as much as 40 per cent.
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