L'utilisation de sandwichs a materiaux composites

This paper is an overview of what has been done in the area of FRP-sandwich in the maritime industry over the last 15 years. The advantages of building in FRP-sandwich will be discussed with regards to past production methods and applications into other markets. Since the late sixties the development and use of light and strong construction materials and new construction methods has increased. The use of Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP)-sandwich has successfully been introduced to a variety of areas. Barracuda Technologies has over the years tried to fullfil customers' demands by developing new and better foam cores and adhesives and new improved production methods. The result of this is that we now supply Divinycell, a sandwich core, and Divilette, an adhesive, to a large number of different areas: aviation, railroad, trucks, vessels, sea trucks, etc. This paper will not go into the details of the use of FRP-sandwich, but is meant as an overview of what has happened, and what is to come in this area.