Issue
DYMAT 2009
Volume 2, 2009
DYMAT 2009 - 9th International Conference on the Mechanical and Physical Behaviour of Materials under Dynamic Loading
Page(s) 1515 - 1521
Section Numerical Simulations
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/dymat/2009214
Published online 15 September 2009
DYMAT 2009 (2009) 1515-1521
DOI: 10.1051/dymat/2009214

Predicting deformation and fracture initiation of steel panels subjected to close-in explosions

J.M. Luyten and M.D. Tyler-street

TNO Defence, Security and Safety, PO Box 45, 2280 AA Rijswijk, The Netherlands


Published online: 15 September 2009

Abstract
The transient response of steel panels subjected to close-in impulsive loadings is being investigated concerning the vulnerability of naval ships to near field high explosive detonations. The first objective of the study is to find the failure modes of a panel depending upon variations of the explosion stand-off and mass. The second objective is to predict the transient response and failure of a panel subjected to an explosive loading. In order to meet these objectives close-in explosion experiments were performed and a numerical model was being developed using an existing finite element code (LS-Dyna) implemented with an improved material model.



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