Favorable properties of Balsa wood make it an interesting alternative in a number of
applications including thermal insulation or as a lightweight core material in
sandwich composites. Increasing use in construction necessitates a better
understanding of its mechanical and failure properties. In the present work, mode I
and mode II fracture toughness for different types of balsa wood and a sandwich
structure (balsa as core and fiber glass as skin layer) are studied experimentally by
using load-displacement diagrams and visually acquired crack growth data. / Graduation date: 2013
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/34601 |
| Date | 14 June 2012 |
| Creators | Shir Mohammadi, Meisam |
| Contributors | Nairn, John |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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