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  1. fcboat

    Sandwich tee joint sizing ?

    Thanks for the link. Next thing is to find what to use as putty/filler. Microsphere charged epoxy seems to be very brittle for that application.
  2. fcboat

    Sandwich tee joint sizing ?

    Although one can find a bunch of engineering data on epoxy, glass fiber and core, which allow to do any sensed computation, when it comes to filler/putty, the only figures you get from vendor is low density, high density, suited for structural bonding, etc. Anything but a figure and a unit. In...
  3. fcboat

    Sandwich tee joint sizing ?

    Not so sure. I fear FEA can give you useful results when you CAD you metal piece, and the you CNC machine it. Ie the real piece is very similar to the computer description. Here, the piece have at least 5mm tolerance (1/4'). That very time consuming to go better. So the joint will go from 0 to...
  4. fcboat

    Sandwich tee joint sizing ?

    The domain is small yacht building. The tee joint is hull bulkhead joint. The hull and bulkhead are epoxy/fiberglass/linear PVC. Infused or at least vacuum. Marine rules allow me to correctly size hull plating and bulkheads. But are very short of hull bulkhead joint. Current "rule of thumb"...

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