“…The most common types of panels used in civil engineering are composed of steel or aluminium facings and a polyurethane or expanded polystyrene foam core. Due to complexity of layer interactions even these widespread combinations of materials are of a great interest to researchers in terms of geometry optimisation (length, relative layer thickness, facing geometry) [3,4,14], localised load effects and varied support conditions [4][5][6][7], the influence of openings [8] or submission to extreme loads (windborne debris, explosions) [10,11]. Exchanging thin metal facings with relatively thicker, wood-based ones and using a foam core of a significant thickness created a sandwich panel variation called the Structural Insulated Panel (SIP).…”