Experimental and numerical studies of ultra-high performance concrete targets against high-velocity projectile impacts
© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) which is known for high strength, high toughness, excellent ductility and good energy absorption capacity can be adopted as an ideal material in the impact resistant design of structures. In the present study, impact responses of UHPC target...
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| author | Liu, J. Wu, C. Su, Y. Li, Jun Shao, R. Chen, G. Liu, Z. |
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| description | © 2018 Elsevier Ltd Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) which is known for high strength, high toughness, excellent ductility and good energy absorption capacity can be adopted as an ideal material in the impact resistant design of structures. In the present study, impact responses of UHPC targets with 3 vol-% ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibres and UHPC targets with 3 vol-% steel fibres are experimentally investigated subjected to high-velocity projectile penetration, and plain concrete targets under the same loading scenarios are also tested as control specimens for comparative purpose. In addition, numerical studies are conducted to simulate the projectile penetration process into UHPC targets with the assistance of a computer program LS-DYNA. The numerical results in terms of the depth of penetration (DOP) and crater diameter as well as projectile abrasions and damages are compared with the experimental results. Moreover, DOPs of these two types of UHPC targets obtained from tests are compared with the previously proposed empirical model. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-700792018-08-08T04:57:00Z Experimental and numerical studies of ultra-high performance concrete targets against high-velocity projectile impacts Liu, J. Wu, C. Su, Y. Li, Jun Shao, R. Chen, G. Liu, Z. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) which is known for high strength, high toughness, excellent ductility and good energy absorption capacity can be adopted as an ideal material in the impact resistant design of structures. In the present study, impact responses of UHPC targets with 3 vol-% ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibres and UHPC targets with 3 vol-% steel fibres are experimentally investigated subjected to high-velocity projectile penetration, and plain concrete targets under the same loading scenarios are also tested as control specimens for comparative purpose. In addition, numerical studies are conducted to simulate the projectile penetration process into UHPC targets with the assistance of a computer program LS-DYNA. The numerical results in terms of the depth of penetration (DOP) and crater diameter as well as projectile abrasions and damages are compared with the experimental results. Moreover, DOPs of these two types of UHPC targets obtained from tests are compared with the previously proposed empirical model. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/70079 10.1016/j.engstruct.2018.06.098 Pergamon restricted |
| spellingShingle | Liu, J. Wu, C. Su, Y. Li, Jun Shao, R. Chen, G. Liu, Z. Experimental and numerical studies of ultra-high performance concrete targets against high-velocity projectile impacts |
| title | Experimental and numerical studies of ultra-high performance concrete targets against high-velocity projectile impacts |
| title_full | Experimental and numerical studies of ultra-high performance concrete targets against high-velocity projectile impacts |
| title_fullStr | Experimental and numerical studies of ultra-high performance concrete targets against high-velocity projectile impacts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental and numerical studies of ultra-high performance concrete targets against high-velocity projectile impacts |
| title_short | Experimental and numerical studies of ultra-high performance concrete targets against high-velocity projectile impacts |
| title_sort | experimental and numerical studies of ultra-high performance concrete targets against high-velocity projectile impacts |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/70079 |