Semi-theoretical analyses of the concrete plate perforated by a rigid projectile

Based on the three-stage perforation model, a semi-theoretical analysis is conducted for the ballistic performances of a rigid kinetic projectile impacting on concrete plates. By introducing the projectile resistance coefficients, dimensionless formulae are proposed for depth of penetration (DOP), perforation limit thickness, ballistic limit velocity, residual velocity and perforation ratio, with the projectile nosed geometries and projectile-target interfacial friction taken into account. Based on the proposed formula for DOP and lots of penetration tests data of normal and high strength concrete targets, a new expression is obtained for target strength parameter. By comparisons between the results of the proposed formulae and existing empirical formulae and large amount of projectile penetration or perforation tests data for monolithic and segmented concrete targets, the validations of the proposed formulae are verified. It is found that the projectile-target interfacial friction can be neglected in the predictions of characteristic ballistic parameters. The dimensionless DOP for low-to-mid speed impacts of non-flat nosed projectiles increases almost linearly with the impact factor by a coefficient of 2/(πS). The anti-perforation ability of the multilayered concrete plates is dependent on both the target plate thickness and the projectile impact velocity. The variation range of the perforation ratio is 1–3.5 for concrete targets.     

抗战斗部侵彻爆炸作用的混凝土遮弹层设计

准确评估战斗部侵彻爆炸作用下混凝土遮弹层的损伤破坏可为防护工程设计提供重要参考。首先基于Karagozian&Case(K&C)模型框架建立了新型混凝土动态损伤本构模型，其中强度面综合考虑了静水压力、Lode角、应变率和损伤；独立描述了拉伸和压缩损伤，并考虑了拉压之间的连续过渡以及剪切变形和体积压缩对损伤的贡献。随后，开展了半无限厚混凝土靶体的105 mm口径弹体侵彻爆炸联合作用试验。进一步通过对上述试验和已有有限厚混凝土靶板的预制孔埋置装药爆炸试验进行数值仿真分析，验证了所建立的本构模型、参数取值和有限元分析方法在描述混凝土动态阻力、损伤演化和开裂行为方面的准确性。最后，确定了SDB、WDB-43/B和BLU-109/B三种典型战斗部以声速侵彻爆炸普通混凝土的临界贯穿和临界震塌厚度。结果表明：SDB、WDB-43/B和BLU-109/B战斗部侵彻爆炸作用下混凝土的临界贯穿厚度分别为1.4、3.4和3.8 m，临界震塌厚度分别为3.6、6.3和8.3 m；由于携带炸药量的差异，不同战斗部侵彻爆炸下的临界贯穿和临界震塌厚度与侵彻深度的比值非定值，相应的比值范围分别为1.4...     

A3钢钝头弹撞击45钢板破坏模式的数值分析

不同速度范围内的A3钢钝头弹撞击45钢靶板分别表现为泰勒撞击、向日葵型花瓣帽形失效和靶板冲塞穿甲等3种不同的破坏模式,利用LS-DYNA对这种复杂的破坏机理和相应的影响因素进行了数值模拟研究。采用Johnson-Cook强度模型和累积损伤失效模型描述弹靶材料的力学性能,并考虑了塑性变形的绝热温升效应。数值模拟再现了不同破坏模式的失效过程,得到了与实验一致的结果。研究还指出,弹靶的冲塞穿甲实际是在高速撞击下,弹体发生花瓣帽形变形失效后继续穿甲靶板的后续结果。     

Experiments and modeling of ballistic penetration using an energy failure criterion

One of the most intricate problems in terminal ballistics is the physics underlying penetration and perforation. Several penetration modes are well identified, such as petalling, plugging, spall failure and fragmentation (Sedgwick, 1968). In most cases, the final target failure will combine those modes. Some of the failure modes can be due to brittle material behavior, but penetration of ductile targets by blunt projectiles, involving plugging in particular, is caused by excessive localized plasticity, with emphasis on adiabatic shear banding (ASB).Among the theories regarding the onset of ASB, new evidence was recently brought by Rittel et al. (2006), according to whom shear bands initiate as a result of dynamic recrystallization (DRX), a local softening mechanism driven by the stored energy of cold work. As such, ASB formation results from microstructural transformations, rather than from thermal softening. In our previous work (Dolinski et al., 2010), a failure criterion based on plastic strain energy density was presented and applied to model four different classical examples of dynamic failure involving ASB formation. According to this criterion, a material point starts to fail when the total plastic strain energy density reaches a critical value. Thereafter, the strength of the element decreases gradually to zero to mimic the actual material mechanical behavior.The goal of this paper is to present a new combined experimental–numerical study of ballistic penetration and perforation, using the above-mentioned failure criterion. Careful experiments are carried out using a single combination of AISI 4340 FSP projectiles and 25[mm] thick RHA steel plates, while the impact velocity, and hence the imparted damage, are systematically varied. We show that our failure model, which includes only one adjustable parameter in this present work, can faithfully reproduce each of the experiments without any further adjustment.Moreover, it is shown that the most common failure criterion based on a critical strain is simply inadequate to reproduce the results, due to the linear nature of the damage evolution. The advantages of the energy-based failure criterion are discussed in detail.     

细长尖头刚性弹对金属靶板的斜侵彻/穿甲分析

给出细长尖头刚性弹（如尖卵、尖锥形）斜侵彻/穿甲金属靶的一个分析模型。在细长尖头弹对中厚度金属靶的斜穿甲中,韧性孔洞扩张为主要的穿甲机理;着靶初期,发生方向角的改变。研究表明,金属靶的斜穿甲仅由4个量纲一参数控制,即冲击函数I、弹体几何函数N、量纲一靶厚和撞击斜角。分析得到显式的侵彻深度、终点弹道极限、剩余速度和撞击方向改变角表达式。该模型可预期跳飞发生的临界条件。理论预期与实验结果吻合较好。     

Analysis of the mechanics of perforation of projectiles in metallic plates

A mathematical model has been developed to describe the mechanism of normal perforation of projectiles in metallic targets. The perforation process is considered to be divided into three interconnected stages. The analysis accounts for an effective mass of the bullet due to part of the target material moving with the bullet, the deformation of the bullet during penetration, and the increased strength of the target material at high rates of loading. The analysis enables the residual velocity to be calculated as a function of the target thickness and its mechanical and physical properties, and of the mass, geometry and impact velocity of the projectile. The geometry of the cavity, i.e. entrance and exit diameters and plug thicknesses, are factors in the analysis and are empirical quantities. The present theory can also predict the force-time curve and the contact time for the perforation process.     

岩石射孔开裂的初步数值模拟

岩石射孔作业后孔眼周围裂缝分布规律对后续压裂有不可忽视的影响。选取射孔围岩的横切面为研究对象，将三维射孔侵彻过程简化为二维扩孔过程。考虑岩石细观非均匀性，设细观强度参数服从韦布尔分布。应用拉伸破坏准则和Mohr-Coulomb压剪破坏准则，并用模量折减法处理单元开裂，从而用FEPG软件实现了有限元数值模拟。模拟结果表明:射孔后的岩石可根据裂缝产生原因及分布由内而外划分为四个区域:压剪破坏区、拉伸破坏集中区、拉伸破坏扩展区和未破坏区。分析了不同射孔弹规格及围压条件下裂纹分布变化规律。与室内模拟实验结果进行对比分析，初步验证了模型的有效性。     

Bending of orthotropic plates resting on Pasternak’s foundations using mixed shear deformation theory

The mixed first-order shear deformation plate theory(MFPT) is employed to study the bending response of simply-supported orthotropic plates.The present plate is subjected to a mechanical load and resting on Pasternak’s model or Winkler’s model of elastic foundation or without any elastic foundation.Several examples are presented to verify the accuracy of the present theory.Numerical results for deflection and stresses are presented.The proposed MFPT is shown simplely to implement and capable of giving satisfactory results for shear deformable plates under static loads and resting on two-parameter elastic foundation.The results presented here show that the characteristics of deflection and stresses are significantly influenced by the elastic foundation stiffness,plate aspect ratio and side-to-thickness ratio.     

Particle flow study on strength and meso-mechanism of Brazilian splitting test for jointed rock mass

A discrete element method （DEM） called particle flow code （PFC2D） was used to construct a model for Brazilian disc splitting test in the present study. Based on the experimental results of intact Brazilian disc of rock-like material, a set of micro-parameters in PFC2D that reflected the macro-mechanical behavior of rock-like materials were obtained. And then PFC2D was used to simulate Brazilian splitting test for jointed rock mass specimens and specimen containing a central straight notch. The effect of joint angle and notch angle on the tensile strength and failure mode of jointed rock specimens was detailed analyzed. In order to reveal the meso-mechanical mechanism of crack coalescence, displacement trend lines were applied to analyze the displacement evolution during the crack initiation and propagation. The investigated conclusions can be described as follows. （1） The tensile strength of jointed rock mass disc specimen is dependent to the joint angle. As the joint angle increases, the tensile strength of jointed rock specimen takes on a nonlinear variance. （2） The tensile strength of jointed rock mass disc specimen containing a central straight notch distributes as a function of both joint angle and notch angle. （3） Three major failure modes, i.e., pure tensile failure, shear failure and mixed tension and shear failure mode are observed in jointed rock mass disc specimens under Brazilian test. （4） The notch angle roles on crack initiation and and joint angle play important propagation characteristics of jointed rock mass disc specimen containing a central straight notch under Brazilian test.     

Precracking and interfacial delamination in a bi-material structure: Static and dynamic loadings

The behavior of a precracked bi-material structure interface under given static and dynamic axial loading is an interest object in the present paper.Firstly,it is shown that the shear-lag model is a proper tool to analyze a delamination process in a precracked bi-material structure undergoing static loading.Secondly,the"shear-lag model"is applied to the structure under dynamic loading.To solve the problem for an interface delamination of the structure and to determine the debond length along the interface,our own 2D boundary element method(BEM)code is proposed in the case of static loading,and the shear-lag model together with the Laplace transforms and half-analytical calculations are used in the case of dynamic loading.The interface layer is assumed as a very thin plate compared with the other two.The parametric(geometric and elastic)analysis of the debond length and interface shear stress is done. The results from the 2D BEM code proved the validity of analytical solutions to the shear-lag model.In the dynamic case,the influence of loading characteristics,i.e.,frequencies and amplitude fluctuations on the shear stress and the value of debond length for an interval of time,is discussed. The analysis of the obtained results is illustrated by an example of the modern ceramic-metal composite,namely cermet, and depicted in figures.     

Adhesion behavior of endothelial progenitor cells to endothelial cells in simple shear flow

The adhesion of endothelial progenitor cells(EPCs) on endothelial cells(ECs) is one of the critical physiological processes for the regenesis of vascular vessels and the prevention of serious cardiovascular diseases.Here,the rolling and adhesion behavior of EPCs on ECs was studied numerically.A two-dimensional numerical model was developed based on the immersed boundary method for simulating the rolling and adhesion of cells in a channel flow.The binding force arising from the catch bond of a receptor and ligand pair was modeled with stochastic Monte Carlo method and Hookean spring model.The effect of tumor necrosis factor alpha(TNF-α) on the expression of the number of adhesion molecules in ECs was analyzed experimentally.A flow chamber system with CCD camera was set up to observe the top view of the rolling of EPCs on the substrate cultivated with ECs.Numerical results prove that the adhesion of EPC on ECs is closely related to membrane stiff-ness of the cell and shear rate of the flow.It also suggests that the adhesion force between EPC and EC by P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 only is not strong enough to bond the cell onto vessel walls unless contributions of other catch bond are considered.Experimental results demonstrate that TNF-α enhanced the expressions of VCAM,ICAM,P-selectin and E-selectin in ECs,which supports the numerical results that the rolling velocity of EPC on TNF-α treated EC substrate decreases obviously compared with its velocity on the untreated one.It is found that because the adhesion is affected by both the rolling velocity and the deformability of the cell,an optimal stiffness of EPC may exist at a given shear rate of flow for achieving maximum adhesion rates.     

Modeling of perforation of plates and multi-layered metallic targets

The perforation of monolithic and multi-layered thin metallic plates by flat-ended cylindrical penetrator is considered. The most relevant analytical penetration models with their most important assumptions, basic process mechanisms, and key analytical relations for plugging mode of monolithic plates penetration are reviewed. Comparative analysis of computational results and our experimental data show significant compatibility of process basic parameters and also indicates certain limitations of the analytical models. It has been concluded that phenomenological model with deformable penetrator represents the best analytical approximation of penetration process. By modification of this model, the improved penetration model is created, whose results better correspond with experimental data. The improved model is applied to the analysis of perforation of multi-layered targets with spaced layers. Theoretical results for the case of double-layer target are especially analyzed. These results enable the formulation of certain conclusions of considerable practical importance.     

装甲钢/UHPC复合靶体抗侵彻性能试验与数值模拟研究

装甲钢/超高性能混凝土（UHPC）复合防护结构在重点工程中抵抗弹体的高速侵彻作用具有广泛的应用前景。为评估该复合结构的抗侵彻性能,对两种复合靶体开展侵彻试验与数值模拟研究。首先,开展了12发30 mm口径30CrMnSiNi2A弹体372~646 m/s速度侵彻复合靶试验。随后通过一系列静动态力学性能试验标定装甲钢材料的本构模型参数,并建立三维有限元模型对上述试验开展数值模拟分析。通过对比试验和数值模拟得到的弹体侵彻深度、残余弹体长度和装甲钢板的失效模式,验证了装甲钢本构模型参数的可靠性。进一步基于弹道效益系数对复合靶抗侵彻性能进行了定量评估。最后,确定了不同装甲钢板厚度复合靶体的临界贯穿速度,并对弹体侵彻复合靶的弹、靶失效模式进行了讨论。     

93W杆式弹超高速撞击多层Q345钢靶毁伤及微观分析

为了解杆式弹超高速撞击多层薄钢靶的破坏过程及毁伤机理,开展了克级93W杆式弹正撞击多层Q345钢靶实验及数值模拟研究,通过扫描电子显微镜（scanning electron microscope,SEM）及金相显微镜,分析了超高速撞击实验后靶板材料的微观组织及成分。结果表明,超高速撞击作用下,靶板呈现出“翻唇”穿孔变形、花瓣状塑性变形、撕裂、撞击成坑及鼓包等破坏模式。靶板前3层毁伤以超高速穿孔为主,孔洞数目多但面积小,后几层靶板毁伤孔洞数目少且孔径呈先增大后减小趋势。微观分析表明靶材在强冲击压力下发生晶粒碎化、熔化及再结晶,撞击过程中会形成微孔聚集与微裂纹,可见靶板失效主要是熔融混合物冷却过程中产生的热应力与切应力下的剪切撕裂综合作用的结果。     

On the deep penetration and plate perforation by rigid projectiles

We present results of a large number of 2D numerical simulations in which we investigated various aspects in the deep penetration of rigid short projectiles into semi-infinite targets, as well as their perforation through thin metallic plates. In particular, we analyze the effect of the entrance phase on the penetration characteristics of short ogive and spherical nosed projectiles. The second issue which we investigate here concerns the perforation of metallic plates by sharp nosed projectiles. Our simulation results show that a simple model, which is based on energy conservation, accounts for the residual velocities when the target is penetrated by the ductile hole enlargement process. In addition, we define a new concept, the effective resisting stress which the plate exerts on the projectile during perforation. We show that it has some valuable insights for the process of perforation and we perform a parametric study to understand its dependence on various parameters. This effective stress, which determines the ballistic limit velocity of the projectile, depends on the strength of the plate, as well as on its thickness, as we show here.     

有限厚块石砌体钢筋混凝土结构板抗贯穿性能的实验研究

用花岗岩和混凝土制备出了花岗岩板、钢丝网混凝土板、花岗岩与钢丝网混凝土组合板、花岗岩块石砌体钢筋混凝土结构板4种类型的有限厚靶板。采用口径为30 mm的火炮作为发射装置,利用形状相同、材料强度不同的2种弹体对上述靶板进行了侵彻贯穿实验,比较了各类靶板抗侵彻贯穿破坏现象。结果表明,设计良好的块石砌体钢筋混凝土结构板具有优良的抗贯穿性能,且其抗贯穿性能与块石粒径、块石强度、块石砌筑方式、粘结强度和钢筋混凝土结构形式密切相关。     

Effects of bottom shear stresses on the wave-induced dynamic response in a porous seabed：PORO-WSSI （shear） model

When ocean waves propagate over the sea floor,dynamic wave pressures and bottom shear stresses exert on the surface of seabed.The bottom shear stresses provide a horizontal loading in the wave-seabed interaction system,while dynamic wave pressures provide a vertical loading in the system.However,the bottom shear stresses have been ignored in most previous studies in the past.In this study,the effects of the bottom shear stresses on the dynamic response in a seabed of finite thickness under wave loading will be examined,based on Biot’s dynamic poro-elastic theory.In the model,an "u-p" approximation will be adopted instead of quasi-static model that have been used in most previous studies.Numerical results indicate that the bottom shear stresses has certain influences on the wave-induced seabed dynamic response.Furthermore,wave and soil characteristics have considerable influences on the relative difference of seabed response between the previous model(without shear stresses) and the present model(with shear stresses).As shown in the parametric study,the relative differences between two models could up to 10% of p0,depending on the amplitude of bottom shear stresses.     

刚性弹丸侵彻钢筋混凝土的实验和简化分析模型

通过Φ57mm半穿甲弹对钢筋混凝土的垂直侵彻实验,得到了弹丸的撞靶速度、成坑深度、最大侵彻深度以及过载时程曲线等实验数据.对实验后钢筋的断裂特征进行分析,得到钢筋的典型破坏模式.将钢筋的破坏简化为弯曲+剪切断裂和弯曲+拉伸断裂这两种模式.根据混凝土侵彻模型和梁断裂失效理论,建立了刚性弹丸垂直侵彻钢筋混凝土的简化分析模型.将理论计算得到的侵彻深度、速度与过载时间历程分别与实验数据进行对比,结果表明两者吻合较好.研究表明,钢筋只对弹体侵彻过程产生局部影响,混凝土的抗侵彻阻力仍是钢筋混凝土抗侵彻阻力的主要组成部分.     

A new beam element for analyzing geometrical and physical nonlinearity

Based on Timoshenko＇s beam theory and Vlasov＇s thin-walled member theory, a new model of spatial thin-walled beam element is developed for analyzing geometrical and physical nonlinearity, which incorporates an interior node and independent interpolations of bending angles and warp and takes diversified factors into consideration, such as traverse shear deformation, torsional shear deformation and their coupling, coupling of flexure and torsion, and the second shear stress. The geometrical nonlinear strain is formulated in updated Lagarange （UL） and the corresponding stiffness matrix is derived. The perfectly plastic model is used to account for physical nonlinearity, and the yield rule of von Mises and incremental relationship of Prandtle-Reuss are adopted. Elastoplastic stiffness matrix is obtained by numerical integration based on the finite segment method, and a finite element program is compiled. Numerical examples manifest that the proposed model is accurate and feasible in the analysis of thin-walled structures.