Structural Engineering and Mechanics
Volume 40, Number 5, 2011, pages 617-636
DOI: 10.12989/sem.2011.40.5.617
High-velocity impact of large caliber tungsten projectiles on ordinary Portland and calcium aluminate cement based HPSFRC and SIFCON slabs. Part II: numerical simulation and validation
P. Gulkan and H. Korucu
Abstract
We present the numerical implementation, simulation, and validation of the high-velocity impact experiments that have been described in the companion article. In this part, numerical investigations and simulations performed to mimic the tests are presented. The experiments were analyzed by the explicit integration-based software ABAQUS for improved simulations. Targets were modeled with a damaged plasticity model for concrete. Computational results of residual velocity and crater dimensions yielded acceptable results.
Key Words
high-velocity impact; projectile; calcium aluminate cement; steel fibers; simulation; SIFCON; ABAQUS explicit
Address
P. Gulkan: Department of Civil Engineering, Cankaya University, 06810 Ankara, Turkey
H. Korucu: Turkish Naval Forces Command, 06100 Bakanllklar, Ankara, Turkey