InhaltsangabePreface; 1 Introduction; 2 Characterization of the Mechanical Properties of Face Sheet and Core Materials; 3 Classical and First-Order Shear Deformation Analysis of Sandwich Plates; 4 First-Order Shear Analysis of Sandwich Beams; 5 Elasticity Solutions for Sandwich Structures; 6 High-Order Sandwich Panel Theories; 7 Global Buckling of Sandwich Columns and Wide Panels; 8 Wrinkling and Local Instabilities; 9 Fracture Mechanics Analysis of Face/Core Debonds; 10 Analysis of Debond Fracture Specimens; 11 Debond Fracture Testing; 12 Face/Core Debond Buckling and Growth; Appendices: A Stress-Strain Relations for On-Axis and Off-Axis Composite Elements; B Calculation of Compliance Matrices for Sandwich Panels; C Southwell Method; References; Subject Index.