Abstract
This paper presents the results of an experimental test conducted on the blast resistance of a steel plate. A supporting steel frame on a concrete foundation was designed for testing a steel plate target against blast loading. A 1220 mm × 2140 mm × 10 mm steel plate was tested and subjected to the explosion of 50 kg of TNT (tri-nitro toluene) at a stand-off distance of 20 m. Data collected from the specimen included the strain and deflection of the steel plate. The test data were analyzed to evaluate the performance of the plate. The test results were compared with the results of Autodyn, which is a finite element method-based commercial software. The analytical results showed minor differences from the test results when the boundary conditions of the steel plate assumed that the upper and lower sides were fixed and the other sides were free.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 575-583 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- Autodyn
- Blast loading
- Finite-element analysis
- Hydro code
- Steel plate