Experimental and numerical investigation of sandwich structures with balsa core and hybrid corrugated composite/balsa core under three-point bending using digital image correlation

Sandwich structures are commonly used in automotive, aerospace, and civil infrastructure applications due to their high strength-to-weight and stiffness-to-weight ratios. In the present work, the performance of sandwich structures with aluminum facings and two different types of core, including balsa wood core and hybrid corrugated composite/balsa core subjected to three-point bending, is investigated, both experimentally and numerically. The...