H Afshin - Sahand University of Technology, Civil Engineering Faculty, New Sahand Town
E Sheykh Milani
B. Ferdowsi

The 3D panels are a new system of construction. This system is used as wall and ceiling in buildings. The structural behavior of 3D panels is dependent on the strength and rigidity of connector elements. In this article flexural and shear tests have been conducted on six 3D panels. The results have been compared with results of finite element software, ANSYS. The details and results of the test program are described, and the observed behaviour patterns are discussed.

3D panels, shear test, flexural test, sandwich panel