THE USE OF HONEYCOMB SANDWICH CONSTRUCTION IN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

The energy shortage has made the need for high strength, light weight materials an increasingly important concern in the Recreational Vehicle Industry. One solution is the honeycomb sandwich construction technique, which combines the advantages of strength, stiffness and drastically reduced weight and is versatile enough to meet a variety of design requirements. This technique is discussed and compared to other methods of vehicle construction. /HSRI/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was presented at the International Automotive Engineering Congress and Exposition held by the Society of Automotive Engineers in Detroit, February 28-March 4, 1977.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Brentjes, J
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 8 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Energy; High strength materials; Honeycomb structures; Lightweight materials; Recreational vehicles; Sandwich construction; Stiffness; Vehicle design
• Old TRIS Terms: Honeycomb construction
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Energy; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00152960
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 770424
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 22 1977 12:00AM