Dynamic response of sandwich plates with GLARE face-sheets and honeycomb core under metal foam projectile impact: Experimental and numerical investigations

• Published in: International journal of impact engineering Vol. 164; p. 104201
• Main Authors: Zhang, Jianxun, Zhu, Yuqing, Li, Kaikai, Yuan, Hui, Du, Jinlong, Qin, Qinghua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2022; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Aluminum; Delamination; Dynamic response; Energy absorption; Fiber-metal laminates; GLARE plate; Glass-epoxy composites; Honeycomb cores; Impact resistance; Impact tests; Metal foam projectile impact; Metal foams; Metal sheets; Plates (structural members); Projectiles; Sandwich plate; Sandwich structures; Stiffness; Wall thickness; Dynamic response; Metal foam projectile impact; Sandwich plate; GLARE plate; Energy absorption

•Dynamic response of sandwich plates with GLARE face-sheets under metal foam projectile impact is studied.•Effects of impulse and thickness on dynamic response are studied by single impact experiments.•The ability of resisting multiple impacts and the ultimate failure mode are measured.•The numerica...