On Sandwich Beams with Laminate Facings and Honeycomb Cores Subjected to Hygrothermal Loads: Part II-Application

The general results for the sandwich beam with laminate facings and honey comb core obtained in Part I are applied to specific problems in this paper. As an example, a simply supported beam under a uniformly distributed load is considered. In addition to a mechanical load, the beam is subjected to hygrothermal loads as well. The behavior of various stiffness coefficients, pertinent parameters, and the distribution of stresses across the laminate facings for varying core thickness and facing orientations are presented graphically.