Modular composite wall panel and method of making the same
AssigneeMartin Marietta Materials, Inc.
InventorL. Godwin
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Abstract
A composite panel comprises composite first and second sheets, a core sandwiched between the first and second sheets, a plurality of fiber insertions extending from the first sheet through the core to the second sheet, and a utility space defined in the core between a number of the fiber insertions. A method of making the composite panel is disclosed.
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A composite panel comprising composite first and second sheets, a core sandwiched between the first and second sheets, a plurality of fiber insertions extending from the first sheet through the core to the second sheet, and a utility space defined in the core between a number of the fiber insertions.
A panel assembly comprising first and second composite panels, each of the first and second composite panels comprising fiber-reinforced polymer first and second sheets, a core sandwiched between the first and second sheets, a plurality of fiber insertions extending from the first sheet through the core to the second sheet, and a utility space defined in the core between a number of the fiber insertions, wherein the first and second composite panels are secured to one another such that the utility spaces thereof are in communication with one another.
A method of making a composite panel, comprising the step of forming a utility space between fiber insertions extending from a composite first sheet to a composite second sheet through a core sandwiched between the first sheet and the second sheet.
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