Why sandwich structures, components (faces and core), face and core materials,face and core geometries, effect of the geometric and mechanical properties of core andfaces; thick faces + stiff core, thin faces + stiff core, thick faces + weak core, thin faces+ weak core, shear stress distribution, bending stress distribution, honeycomb core +isotropic faces, honeycomb core + laminated faces, instability problems in sandwichcolumns with emphasis on the effects of various geometric and mechanical parameters.Bending and buckling using total potential energy principle.
