Sandwich Panel has attracted designer’s interest due to its light weight, excellent corrosion characteristics and rapid installation capabilities. It has been implemented in many industrial application such as aerospace, marine, architectural and transportation industry. Its structure consists of two face sheets and core. The core is usually made of material softer than the face sheets. The current investigation unveils the effect of core thickness on the behavior of Sandwich Panel beyond the yield limit of core material. The core thickness is investigated by utilizing univariate search optimization technique. The load is applied in quasi–static manner (in steps) till face sheets reach the yield limit. Simply supported panel from all sides is modeled using a finite element analysis package. The model is validated against numerical and experimental cases that are available in the literature. In addition, experimental investigation has been carried out to validate the finite element model and to verify some selected cases. The finite element results show very good agreement with the previous work and the experimental investigation. The study presents that the load carrying capacity of the panel increases as the core material goes beyond the yield point. Also, increasing core thickness to a certain limit delays the occurrence of core yielding and gives opportunity to face sheets to yield first.

Web based-applications became increasingly important to all aspects of life, and most of these web applications projects run over time and budget. So there is a need to encourage practitioners to adopt best practices so as to improve the quality of the processes in use, and therefore achieve targets relating to time, budget and quality. The web development industry worldwide is dominated by a myriad of small firms. This presents a challenge in terms of determining the current practices of industry participants, and in devising improvement initiatives which are feasible for small firms. Currently, the level of adoption of best practice among web developers is unknown. To help improve the web industry, it is necessary to determine the current status of use of practices and techniques. The objective of this research is to understand the extent of web development practices currently in use. To achieve this objective, a survey of web engineering practice in small Jordanian firms was conducted. A detailed description of the survey procedures is provided in this paper. The results showed that there is a weakness in applying web engineering practices in small Jordanian web development firms.

This paper documents an exploratory study of software piracy in the developing country of Jordan. Piracy levels in the developing world have consistently ranked higher than in the industrialized nations, and this study finds that Jordan is no exception. Almost a quarter of those surveyed appeared to not understand the legal issues involved in piracy behavior. However, a majority did believe that copying software illegally is unethical. The roles of the government, NGOs and private industry in educating the public were also studied. The respondents believed that all three groups have a responsibility to increase public awareness of piracy issues, but the success of such efforts was seen as limited. The paper finishes with some suggestions on combating piracy in Jordan, including the implementation of a unified marketing strategy to raise public awareness of the issue.

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