Experimental and numerical analysis of tube-core claddings under blast loads

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 333-348

  Theobald, M D ^a   Nurick, G N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Blast loading; Energy absorbers; Sacrificial cladding; Square tubes

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM ALLOY TUBE; ALUMINIUM TUBES; ANALYTICAL PREDICTIONS; BALLISTIC PENDULUM; BLAST LOADING; BLAST LOADS; BUCKLING MODE; CLADDING PANELS; CORE MATERIAL; CRUSH DISTANCE; ENERGY ABSORPTION EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; FINITE-ELEMENT; GLOBAL RESPONSE; HIGHLY SENSITIVE; METALLIC TUBES; MILD STEEL; NUMERICAL PARAMETRIC STUDIES; PANEL LAYOUT; PLASTIC STRAIN; STEEL TUBE; THIN-WALLED; TRIGGER PERFORMANCE;

ABSORPTION; ALUMINUM; BUCKLING; CARBON STEEL; CLADDING (COATING); COREMAKING; ENERGY ABSORPTION; EXPLOSIVES; PASSENGER CARS; TUBULAR STEEL STRUCTURES;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 70649107752     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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