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The Five Point Loading Shear Stiffness Test

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2017

Marcus Langley*
Affiliation:
William Mallinson Aircraft Products Ltd

Extract

Howard suggested that the shear stiffness of a beam in bending could be more expeditiously determined by using the five point loading system.

Grayley reviewed the accuracy and speed of various methods of finding the shear stiffness of sandwich beams and showed that five point loading compared favourably on all counts with three point loading, four point loading, and with block shear tests.

The RAeS Data Unit gave a description of an experimental method of determining the shear and flexural stiffnesses of a sandwich material, based on Howard's work.

Type
Technical Notes
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1968 

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References

1. Howard, H. B. The Five Point Loading Shear Stiffness Test. J R Aero Soc, Vol 66, p 591, September 1962.Google Scholar
2. Grayley, M. E. Shear Stiffness of Sandwich Panels. A Review of Test Methods. J R Aero Soc, Vol 70, Oct 1966.Google Scholar
3. RAeS Data Unit 66025, Experimental Determination of the Shear and Flexural Stiffness of a Sandwich Panel.Google Scholar