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sandwich construction

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sandwich construction [′san‚wich kən‚strək·shən]
(design engineering)
Composite construction of alloys, plastics, wood, or other materials consisting of a foam or honeycomb layer laminated and glued between two hard outer sheets. Also known as sandwich laminate.

sandwich construction
A composite construction consisting of relatively thin layers of a material (having high-strength properties) bonded to a thicker, weaker, light core material; results in high ratios of strength to weight and stiffness to weight.


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Both have large Arabic numerals and markers, a sandwich construction and a luminous material between the two layers forming the dial itself.
Thanks to their sandwich construction with a raised sitting position, the cars also offer an exceptionally high level of crash safety for the passengers and the technology, not to mention excellent all-round visibility.
It is commonly recognized that the use of honeycomb sandwich construction enables weight saving of up to 80% compared to homogeneous materials.
 
 
 
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