Experimental Validation of the Butyl-Rubber Finite Element (FE) Material Model for the Blast-Mitigating Floor Mat

Abstract

This report was written by the author under the Engineer Scientist Exchange Program activity in the US Army Research Laboratory from April 2013 to September 2014. To clarify the accuracy of finite element (FE) material models for butyl rubber, the component-level loading test was conducted on drop testers in various loading conditions. The test results are compared with the Finite Element Analysis (FEA) results of each FE-material model, and the errors in each material model are discussed on various metrics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2015
Accession Number
ADA620802

Entities

People

  • Masayuki Sakamoto

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Butyl Rubber
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Errors
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Load Cells
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Military Research
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Rubber
  • Scientists
  • Strain Rate
  • Validation

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.