Uniaxial crushing of sandwich plates under air blast: Influence of mass distribution

• Published in: International journal of solids and structures Vol. 45; no. 7; pp. 2297 - 2321
• Main Authors: Main, Joseph A., Gazonas, George A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2008
• Subjects: Air blast; Finite elements; Fluid–structure interaction; Metallic foams; Optimization; Sandwich plates; Sandwich plates; Finite elements; Fluid–structure interaction; Metallic foams; Air blast; Optimization

Motivated by recent efforts to mitigate blast loading using energy-absorbing materials, this paper uses analytical and computational modeling to investigate the influence of mass distribution on the uniaxial crushing of cellular sandwich plates under air blast loading. In the analytical model, the c...