Deformation and Failure Modes of I-Core Sandwich Structures Subjected to Underwater Impulsive Loads

This article reports an experimental study carried out with the aim of quantifying performance and failure modes of sandwich structures when subjected to impulsive blast loading. In particular, performance enhancement with respect to solid panels of equal mass per unit area is assessed. Likewise, the optimal distribution of the mass per unit area in the design of sandwich structures is investigated by comparing the behavior of sandwich structures with various distributions of face sheets thickness. By employing a previously developed FSI experiment, the study confirmed that usage of sandwich structures is beneficial and that performance enhancements, in terms of maximum panel deflection, as high as 68% are possible. The study also confirms theoretical and computational analyses suggesting that use of soft cores maximizes the benefits. Another interesting aspect revealed by this work is that the level of enhancement is highly related to the applied normalized impulse. The same distribution of mass per unit area between face sheets resulted in different normalized maximum deflection. A better performance enhancement was achieved at lower impulses. Here again, failure modes and their sequence seem to be the directly related to this finding. The work here reported clearly reveals a number of important features in the study of lightweight structures and points out to the synergies between structure geometry, materials, manufacturing methods, and threat levels as manifested by the strength of the impulse. Further theoretical and computational studies accounting for experimentally observed failure modes and its interdependence with the fabrication methods is needed to achieve additional predictive capabilities.     

撞击载荷下Nomex蜂窝夹芯梁的变形模式研究

本文研究了Nomex蜂窝夹芯结构在不同冲量下的变形模式和失效模式.实验采用子弹撞击的加载方式,对Nomex蜂窝夹芯梁施加大小不同的冲量,使用激光位移传感器测量每个试件后蒙皮的变形位移.分析了同芯层厚度,不同蒙皮厚度的Nomex蜂窝夹芯梁在不同冲量作用下抵抗变形的能力,以及冲量大小与蒙皮厚度对夹芯梁抵抗撞击能力的影响,计算分析了蒙皮与芯层的吸能性.实验结果表明:增加蒙皮的厚度能够改善夹芯梁在撞击荷载下抵抗变形的能力,在撞击过程中芯层吸收了50％左右的能量,且冲量越大,芯层吸收的能量越多.     

细粒土K_(30)试验分级加载变形稳定标准探讨

分级加载的变形稳定标准是影响K_(30)试验准确性和效率的关键因素。对粉质黏土在最佳含水率下,开展了三组压实系数K分别为0.90、0.95和1.00的小型平板载荷试验,得到不同荷载作用下填土变形时程曲线,分析了分级加载下填土变形的时间效应程度,讨论了不同变形稳定标准对K_(30)值的准确性和试验效率的影响。研究表明:根据最后1min变形比(1%)和变形速率Δs(mm/min)两种变形稳定标准,K_(30)试验的分级加载时间随时间效应程度分别呈先增长后缩短和加速增长的变化趋势,后者更符合土变形稳定时间与时间效应程度的正相关变化规律;Δs取0.01能降低51%~58%的试验时间,试验误差在6%以内,Δs增大会使试验误差大幅提高,Δs减小则会使试验时间大幅增加;据此,提出了适用于细粒土压实质量检测的级数-时间分级加载控制法。所得成果可为提高细粒土压实质量检测效率提供试验依据。     

An investigation into natural vibrations of fluid–structure interaction systems subject to Sommerfeld radiation condition

A fluid-structure interaction system subject to Sommerfeld＇s condition is defined as a Sommerfeld system which is divided into three categories： Fluid Sommerfeld （FS） System, Solid Sommerfeld （SS） System and Fluid Solid Sommerfeld （FSS） System of which Sommerfeld conditions are imposed on a fluid boundary only, a solid boundary only and both fluid and solid boundaries, respectively. This paper follows the previous initial results claimed by simple examples to further mathematically investigate the natural vibrations of generalized Sommerfeld systems. A new parameter representing the speed of radiation wave for generalized 3-D problems with more complicated boundary conditions is introduced into the Sommerfeld condition which allows investigation of the natural vibrations of a Sommerfeld system involving both free surface and compressible waves. The mathematical demonstrations and selected examples confirm and reveal the natural behaviour of generalized Sommerfeld systems defined above. These generalized conclusions can be used in theoretical or engineering analysis of the vibrations of various Sommerfeld systems in engineering.     

On a Fluid-Structure Model in Which the Dynamics of the Structure Involves the Shear Stress Due to the Fluid

In this paper we consider a model for fluid-structure interaction. The hybrid system describes the interaction between an incompressible fluid in a three-dimensional container with interior a fixed domain and a thin elastic plate, the interface, which coincides with a flexible flat part of the surface of the vessel containing the fluid. The motion of the fluid is described by the linearized Navier–Stokes equations and the deformation of the plate by the classical plate equations for in-plane motions, modified to include the viscous shear stress which the fluid exerts on the plate as well as damping of Kelvin–Voigt type. We establish the existence of a unique weak solution of the interactive system of partial differential equations by considering an appropriate variational formulation. Uniform stability of the energy associated with the model is shown under the assumption that the potential plate energy is dominated by the dissipation induced by the viscosity of the fluid. The retention of the physical parameters in the problem is an a priori requirement in this physical condition.