A preliminary investigation into sandwich structures made of aluminium skins and gaped-bamboo ring core

Sandwich panels have been used for sporting goods to aerospace components. The new guidelines in engineering designs, whenever possible, have driven towards sustainable and biodegradable materials, minimising disposal costs and environmental impact. This work describes the physical and mechanical properties of sandwich panels made of aluminium skins, circular honeycomb core with bamboo rings and castor-biobased adhesive. Bamboo rings are placed side by side with a gap in order to make the panels lighter, aiming to obtain higher specific mechanical properties and reduce manufacturing costs. Fundings: CNPQ (PD 163562/2020-2) and CNPq (PQ 309885/2019-1). Also on ResearchGate: http://bit.ly/3cffAqI.Cite as: F. Napolitano et al. "A preliminary investigation into sandwich structures made of aluminium skins and gaped-bamboo ring core". In Proceedings of the 6th Brazilian Conference on Composite Materials (Part of ISSN 2316-1337), Organised and Edited by R.J. da Silva & T.H. Panzera, 2022, pp. 49-53. DOI: https://doi.org/10.29327/56649