Geometric effects on impact mitigation in architected auxetic metamaterials

Lightweight materials used for impact mitigation must be able to resist impact and absorb the maximum amount of energy from the impactor. Auxetic materials have the potential to achieve high resistance by drawing material into the impact zone and providing higher indentation and shear resistance. However, these materials must be artificially...

Mesoscopic modeling of the impact behavior and fragmentation of porous concrete

This study presents the numerical analyses conducted to investigate the impact behavior of different porous concretes, which have also been cast and tested experimentally. For a realistic representation of the real porous concretes containing arbitrary shaped air pores, a mesh generation code was developed in which the aggregates in the...

Dynamic simulations of traditional masonry materials at different loading rates using an enriched damage delay: Theory and practical applications

A local damage model has been recently developed for the numerical simulation of the static behaviour of adobe bricks. Mesh insensitivity of the local model was obtained by generalizing the damage delay concept based on a Dirichlet boundary condition decomposition integrated in an implicit solver. The regularization properties of the model...

Impact behavior of model porous concretes

In this work, findings of a numerical study performed to investigate the impact behavior of porous concrete, modeled as a four phase cementitious composite consisting of aggregates, cement paste, interfacial transition zones (ITZ) and air, are presented. The numerical analyses contributed to the process of designing a special type of concrete...

Ballistic model for the prediction of penetration depth and residual velocity in adobe: A new interpretation of the ballistic resistance of earthen masonry

In this paper, a new one-dimensional phenomenological model is developed for the assessment of the ballistic performance of Adobe. Adobe is a masonry largely spread in areas of the world involved in military operations. Addressing fundamental ballistic parameters such as residual velocity or penetration depth for this building technology is...

Drop weight impact strength of porous concretes investigated with a measurement technique using laser doppler velocimetry

Porous concrete is used in many applications that require permeability, noise absorption or thermal insulation. However, its response under dynamic loading is generally not considered. Porous concrete has a characteristic of forming multiple cracks and subsequently fracturing into small fragments when exposed to impact loading. Therefore, with...