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On large deformation, damage and failure of ductile plates to blast loading

Yuan, Y; Tan, PJ; (2019) On large deformation, damage and failure of ductile plates to blast loading. International Journal of Impact Engineering , 132 , Article 103330. 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2019.103330. Green open access

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Abstract

This paper concerns the irreversible deformation and failure of metal plates to brief, but intense, dynamic (impulsive) load encountered in an air-blast. Hitherto, nearly all of the dynamic structural plasticity models of ‘fully-clamped’ plate only calculates its inelastic (mode I) deformation but have largely ignored damage and failure – exemplified by the partial and/or complete detachment (modes II*, II and III) of a plate from its support through material rupture – that occurs when the blast load is sufficiently intense. An analytical model that captures all three modes of the plate deformation is developed in this paper where emphasis shall be on providing the simplest formulation that contains all the essence of a material and deformation effect needed to quantify the problem. The proposed model adopts an energy density failure criterion of Shen and Jones (1992) to delineate the various inelastic failure modes; employs the constitutive framework of limit analysis for simplicity; accounts for the simultaneous influence of bending, membrane stretch and transverse shear through an interaction yield criterion; and, include the effects of strain rate on the material flow stress through the Cowper-Symonds relation. Accuracy of model predictions for square mild-steel plates are assessed through comparison with experimental data and results from finite element analysis compiled from the literature for a range of impulsive load intensities - they will be shown to be in good general agreement. Design maps delineating the different deformation r´egimes for different combinations of blast impulse and length versus thickness ratio are constructed for plates of equal mass.

Type: Article
Title: On large deformation, damage and failure of ductile plates to blast loading
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2019.103330
Publisher version: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2019.103330
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Plates, Damage, Energy density failure criterion, Progressive tearing, 10 Strain-rate effect
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Mechanical Engineering
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10076832
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