Experimental and numerical study of the energy absorption capacity of pultruded tubes under blast load

D. A. Kakogiannis, D. Van Hemelrijck, J. Wastiels, J. Van Ackeren, S. Palanivelu, W. Van Paepegem, J. Vantomme, G. N. Nurick, S. Chung Kim Yuen

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    Abstract

    In this paper, the failure of a pultruded glass fiber reinforced composite tube subjected to axial impact load transmitted by a small attached mass exposed to blast load is discussed. A numerical simulation is developed with LS-DYNA and is validated with experiments carried out on a ballistic pendulum by comparing the transmitted impulse by the explosive and crushed distance of the composite tube. The air blast is simulated using Eulerian multi-material formulation. The simulation shows good correlations with the experiment.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationSociety for Experimental Mechanics - SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics 2009
    Pages2091-2098
    Number of pages8
    Publication statusPublished - 2009
    EventSEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics 2009 - Albuquerque, NM, United States
    Duration: 1 Jun 20094 Jun 2009

    Publication series

    NameSociety for Experimental Mechanics - SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics 2009
    Volume3

    Conference

    ConferenceSEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics 2009
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityAlbuquerque, NM
    Period1/06/094/06/09

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