Impact Behavior of Sandwich Panels with Corrugated Cardboard Cores

海事纸业（达特茅斯，新斯科舍省）生产各种瓦楞纸板产品的包装行业。其瓦楞纸板的应用一直局限于包装行业。此外，传统的纸板行业是季节性的。扩大产品范围可以为公司提供一种产品，这种产品的需求不会像他们目前的大多数产品那样依赖于季节。在“淡季”让工厂保持忙碌可能会带来更多的投资，这将有利于当地经济。在建筑和建筑行业中，将纸板产品应用于轻质隔热墙板有很多潜力。由于建筑墙板在极端大风条件下受风和动载荷的压力和吸力变化，以及在暴风雨中可能出现的飞行物，因此纸板产品的应用需要进行复杂的实验研究。该项目的目的是利用先进的分析和实验研究，在静态和冲击载荷（Sadeghian博士的专业知识）下，表征由纸板芯制成的墙板的行为。这项研究将使该公司能够优化他们的纸板设计，用于建筑和建筑应用，并可能为他们的产品开辟新的市场。该项目还将为培养掌握先进技术的高素质人才提供一个强大的平台。

Maritime Paper (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia) manufactures a wide range of corrugated cardboard products for thepackaging industry. The application of their corrugated cardboards has been limited to the packaging industry.Moreover, the traditional cardboard industry is seasonal. Expanding the product spectrum could give thecompany a product which demand would not be dependant of seasons like most of their current products.Keeping the plant busy during "slow season" could lead to more investments which would benefit the localeconomy. There are many potentials for the cardboard products to be implemented into lightweight insulatedwall panels in the building and construction industry. As wall panels in building are under variable pressureand suction due to wind and dynamic loading in extreme high wind events and possible flying objects duringwind storms, the application of the cardboard product needs sophisticated experimental studies. The objectiveof this project is characterizing the behavior of wall panels made of cardboard cores using advanced analyticaland experimental studies under static and impact loadings (Dr. Sadeghian's expertise). The study will enablethe company to optimize their cardboard design towards building and construction applications and possiblyopening new markets for their products. The project will also provide a strong platform for training of highlyqualified personnel skilled in advanced technologies.