The Elasto-Plastic and Large-Displacement Response of Plates to Blast Loading.
Abstract
The purpose of this work is to develop analyses for the elastoplastic and large-displacement response of thin plates to blast or explosive loading. Applications lie in the fields of military structures and explosive forming. Analyses which consider the elasto-plastic and large-displacement responses both separately and in combination are presented. During the development of the computer programs it proved desirable to investigate in some detail, the quasi-static elasto-plastic response and the plate-bending eigenvalue analysis of thin plates, and separate sections are included on these topics. The work is based on the finite element method and employs hybrid (Pian) elements. (Modified author abstract)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0784353
Entities
People
- Alan J. Barnard
- Peter W. Sharman
Organizations
- Loughborough University