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International Journal of Solids and Structures 45 (2008) 5127–5151 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect International Journal of Solids and Structures journal homepage: www.elsevier .com/locate/ijsolstr Analytical modeling and finite element simulation of the plastic collapse of sandwich beams with pin-reinforced foam cores Tao Liu a,*, Zi Chen Deng a,b, Tian Jian Lu c,* a Department of Engineering Mechanics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, PR China b State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis of Industrial Equipment, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, PR China c MOE Key Laboratory for Strength and Vibration, School of Aerospace, Xi’an Jiaotong University, 29 West Xian Ning Road, Xi’an, Shannxi 710049, PR China a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Analytical predictions are presented for the plastic collapse strength of lightweight sand- Received 17 January 2008 wich beams having pin-reinforced foam cores that are loaded in 3-point bending. Both Received in revised form 24 April 2008 polymer and aluminum foam cores are considered, whilst the facesheet and the pins are Available online 6 June 2008 made of either composite or metal. Four different failure modes are account for: metal facesheet yield or composite facesheet microbuckling, facesheet wrinkling, plastic shear of the core, and facesheet indentation beneath the loading rollers. A micromechanics-based Keywords: