Modelling the structural response of GLARE panels to blast load

C. Soutis; G. Mohamed; A. Hodzic

doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2011.06.014

Modelling the structural response of GLARE panels to blast load

C. Soutis, G. Mohamed, A. Hodzic

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This paper deals with the structural response of fully-clamped quadrangular GLARE panels subjected to an intense air-blast load using the commercial finite element software, LS-DYNA. A cohesive tie-break algorithm is implemented to model interfacial debonding between adjacent plies. The blast loads was simulated using a ConWep blast algorithm and a multi-material ALE formulation with fluid-structure interaction to determine the performance of each method. Numerical model validation have been performed considering case studies of GLARE panels subjected to spherical explosive charges of C-4, for which experimental data on the back face-displacement and post-damage observations were available. Excellent agreement of mid-point deflections and evidence of severe yield line deformation were presented and discussed against the performed blast tests. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	267-276
Number of pages	9
Journal	Composite Structures
Volume	94
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2011.06.014
Publication status	Published - Dec 2011

Keywords

Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian
Blast
Fibre metal laminates
Finite element modelling
Fluid-structure interaction

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Modelling the structural response of GLARE panels to blast load

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