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Dynamic response of aluminum honeycomb sandwich panels subjected to hypervelocity impact by porous volcanic rock projectile

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The dynamic response and damage behavior of aluminum honeycomb sandwich panels (HC/SPs) subjected to hypervelocity impact by volcanic rock projectiles were investigated by hypervelocity impact tests and hydrocode simulations. The experiments were conducted using a two stage light gas gun and the results showed that the failure modes in HC/SPs subjected to hypervelocity impact by volcanic rock projectiles mainly took forms of front-face denting and circular perforation, honeycomb core collapsing and rapture, rear-face petal-ling and perforation etc. A 3D discrete configuration of the porous volcanic rock projectiles was set up. The hypervelocity impact behavior of the HC/SPs was investigated through hydrocode modeling, within a Lagrange-SPH coupling method in LS-DYNA solver. It was found that the dynamic response and failure modes in the HC/SPs were significantly influenced by the impact location and the impact velocity of the volcanic rock projectile.

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This work was supported by National Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51405050).

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    Yong Chen, Xi Liu, Chengyue Jiang, Gaojian Liao & Bo Hu

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Gaojian Liao was born in 1985. He obtained the M.S. in Solid Mechanical Engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology, China. He is working as a experimenter in School of Vehicle Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology. His research interests are impact dynamics and automobile safety.

Yong Chen was born in 1986. He obtained the B.S. in Engineering Mechanics from Harbin Engineering University and received his Ph.D. degree from Harbin Institute of Technology, China. He is currently an Assistant Professor in School of Vehicle Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology. His research interests include crashworthiness and mechanical properties of composites.

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Chen, Y., Liu, X., Jiang, C. et al. Dynamic response of aluminum honeycomb sandwich panels subjected to hypervelocity impact by porous volcanic rock projectile. J Mech Sci Technol 33, 2605–2616 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-019-0508-6

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