Blast response of aluminium/thermoplastic polyurethane sandwich panels – experimental work and numerical analysis

•Novel sandwich structure subject to blast loading using PE4 explosives•Experimental and numerical work is covered•Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) is shown to be a promising material under blast•Pave the way for future design and development using this material This article presents experimental an...

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Published in:International journal of impact engineering 2019-05, Vol.127, p.31-40
Main Authors: Jamil, A., Guan, Z.W., Cantwell, W.J., Zhang, X.F., Langdon, G.S., Wang, Q.Y.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aluminum base alloys
Blast mitigation
Blast resistance
Blasting (explosive)
Computer simulation
Explosions
Facings
Finite element
Numerical analysis
Polyurethane resins
Sandwich panel
Sandwich panels
Sandwich structures
SHPB
Structural response
Thermoplastic polyurethane
Thickness
Urethane thermoplastic elastomers
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