Experiments and numerical analyses of HB400 and aluminum foam sandwich structure under landmine explosion

• Published in: Composite structures Vol. 134; pp. 726 - 739
• Main Authors: Park, Juho, Choi, Hae-Jin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 15.12.2015
• Subjects: Aluminum; Aluminum foam; Blast resistant panel; Blast simulation; Computer simulation; Explosions; Foams; HB400 armor steel; Landmine explosion; Mathematical models; Mines; Numerical analysis; Sandwich structures; Blast resistant panel; Blast simulation; HB400 armor steel; Aluminum foam; Landmine explosion

Sandwich structures of HB400 armor steel and aluminum foam subject to buried mine blast were numerically and experimentally studied in this work. To be used in the FEM simulation model, the dynamic material properties of HB400 at high strain rates were characterized. The quasi-static compression tes...