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A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Physics".

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Dr. Jianxun Zhang

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State Key Laboratory for Strength and Vibration of Mechanical Structures, School of Aerospace Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
Interests: impact dynamics of materials and structures; mechanics of cellular materials and structures; structural failure mechanism; structural plasticity
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State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, School of Mechatronic Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
Interests: micro-nano mechanics; molecular simulation; mechanics of composite materials

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Under extreme conditions such as explosion and impact, materials and structures will experience severe impact loads, which are characterized by high temperature, high strain rate, and high pressure. Impact load includes blast loading, ballistic impact, and damage. In this Special Issue, theoretical analysis, numerical simulations, and experiments will be used to study the impact response and protection designs of materials and structures, including metal materials, composite materials, polymer materials, ceramic materials, cellular materials, biomaterials, lightweight cellular sandwich structures, composite structures, soft matter, advanced nanomaterials, layered structures, etc. In these studies, the influences of boundary conditions, load characteristics, size effects, material properties, geometric properties, and other factors on the impact characteristics of materials and structures are considered. Through these studies, we can better understand the failure mechanisms, energy absorption, optimal designs of these materials and structures under impact load, and so on. Understanding potential dynamic deformation and failure mechanisms can help to design advanced materials or structures for energy absorption or impact resistance.

The main topics of interest are:

Dynamic behavior of materials;
Dynamic response of structures;
Energy absorption of materials and structures;
Damage mechanism of materials and structures;
Optimal designs of protective materials and structures;
Blast loading; low-velocity impact; ballistic impact.

Dr. Jianxun Zhang
Prof. Dr. Weifu Sun
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explosion load
impact load
ballistic impact
damage mechanism
energy absorption
impact resistance
optimal design
dynamic response

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12 pages, 3446 KiB

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Dynamic Response of Fiber–Metal Laminates Sandwich Beams under Uniform Blast Loading

by Jianan Yang, Yafei Guo, Yafei Wu and Jianxun Zhang

Materials 2024, 17(18), 4482; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17184482 - 12 Sep 2024

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In this work, theoretical and numerical studies of the dynamic response of a fiber–metal laminate (FML) sandwich beam under uniform blast loading are conducted. On the basis of a modified rigid-plastic material model, the analytical solutions for the maximum deflection and the structural response time of FML sandwich beams with metal foam core are obtained. Finite element analysis is carried out by using ABAQUS software, and the numerical simulations corroborate the analytical predictions effectively. The study further examines the impact of the metal volume fraction, the metal strength factor between the metal layer and the composite material layer, the foam strength factor of the metal foam core to the composite material layer, and the foam density factor on the structural response. Findings reveal that these parameters influence the dynamic response of fiber–metal laminate (FML) sandwich beams to varying degrees. The developed analytical model demonstrates its capability to accurately forecast the dynamic behavior of fiber–metal laminate (FML) sandwich beams under uniform blast loading. The theoretical model in this article is a simplified model and cannot consider details such as damage, debonding, and the influence of layer angles in experiments. It is necessary to establish a refined theoretical model that can consider the microstructure and failure of composite materials in the future. Full article

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Accurate Finite Element Simulations of Dynamic Behaviour: Constitutive Models and Analysis with Deep Learning

by Yiwei Zhang, Chengcheng Guo, Yahui Huang, Ruizhi Zhang, Jian Zhang, Guoqiang Luo and Qiang Shen

Materials 2024, 17(3), 643; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17030643 - 28 Jan 2024

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Owing to the challenge of capturing the dynamic behaviour of metal experimentally, high-precision numerical simulations have become essential for analysing dynamic characteristics. In this study, calculation accuracy was improved by analysing the impact of constitutive models using the finite element (FE) model, and the deep learning (DL) model was employed for result analysis. The results showed that FE simulations with these models effectively capture the elastic-plastic response, and the ZA model exhibits the highest accuracy, with a 26.0% accuracy improvement compared with other models at 502 m/s for Hugoniot elastic limit (HEL) stress. The different constitutive models offer diverse descriptions of stress during the elastic-plastic response because of temperature effects. Concurrently, the parameters related to the yield strength at quasi-static influence the propagation speed of elastic waves. Calculation show that the yield strength at quasi-static of 6061 Al adheres to y = ax + b for HEL stress. The R-squared (R²) and mean absolute error (MAE) values of the DL model for HEL stress predictions are 0.998 and 0.0062, respectively. This research provides a reference for selecting constitutive models for simulation under the same conditions. Full article

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Experimental and Numerical Study on Impact Behavior of Hourglass Lattice Sandwich Structures with Gradients

by Hexiang Wu, Jia Qu and Linzhi Wu

Materials 2023, 16(18), 6275; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16186275 - 19 Sep 2023

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The impact mechanical properties of graded hourglass lattice sandwich structures under impact compression were studied using experiments and numerical simulations. The influence of the gradient distribution on the deformation mode, peak load, and energy absorption capacity of the hourglass lattice sandwich structure under the same impact energy level, different impact masses, and different impact velocities is discussed. The results show that the difference in impact mass and velocity has a significant effect on the impact mechanical properties of the graded hourglass lattice sandwich structure under the same impact energy level. The gradient distribution mode is a factor that requires careful consideration in the design. A reasonable gradient distribution design can control the initial and compression peak loads to achieve similarly low values and improve the load consistency of the hourglass lattice sandwich structure. The total energy absorption of the hourglass lattice sandwich structures with different gradient distributions is the same; however, the energy absorption capacity is different at different deformation stages. When the moving distance is 0.005 m, the gradient hourglass lattice sandwich structures with the mass decline distribution can absorb 1 kJ/kg more energy than the gradient hourglass lattice sandwich structures with the mass increment distribution. When the moving distance is 0.037 m, the mass decline distribution gradient hourglass lattice sandwich structures absorb 1 kJ/kg less energy than the mass increment distribution gradient hourglass lattice sandwich structures. Full article

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Modified Taylor Impact Tests with Profiled Copper Cylinders: Experiment and Optimization of Dislocation Plasticity Model

by Egor S. Rodionov, Victor V. Pogorelko, Victor G. Lupanov, Polina N. Mayer and Alexander E. Mayer

Materials 2023, 16(16), 5602; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16165602 - 12 Aug 2023

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Current progress in numerical simulations and machine learning allows one to apply complex loading conditions for the identification of parameters in plasticity models. This possibility expands the spectrum of examined deformed states and makes the identified model more consistent with engineering practice. A combined experimental-numerical approach to identify the model parameters and study the dynamic plasticity of metals is developed and applied to the case of cold-rolled OFHC copper. In the experimental part, profiled projectiles (reduced cylinders or cones in the head part) are proposed for the Taylor impact problem for the first time for material characterization. These projectiles allow us to reach large plastic deformations with true strains up to 1.3 at strain rates up to 10⁵ s⁻¹ at impact velocities below 130 m/s. The experimental results are used for the optimization of parameters of the dislocation plasticity model implemented in 3D with the numerical scheme of smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH). A Bayesian statistical method in combination with a trained artificial neural network as an SPH emulator is applied to optimize the parameters of the dislocation plasticity model. It is shown that classical Taylor cylinders are not enough for a univocal selection of the model parameters, while the profiled cylinders provide better optimization even if used separately. The combination of different shapes and an increase in the number of experiments increase the quality of optimization. The optimized numerical model is successfully validated by the experimental data about the shock wave profiles in flyer plate experiments from the literature. In total, a cheap, simple, but efficient route for optimizing a dynamic plasticity model is proposed. The dislocation plasticity model is extended to estimate grain refinement and volume fractions of weakened areas in comparison with experimental observations. Full article

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Prediction and Global Sensitivity Analysis of Long-Term Deflections in Reinforced Concrete Flexural Structures Using Surrogate Models

by Wenjiao Dan, Xinxin Yue, Min Yu, Tongjie Li and Jian Zhang

Materials 2023, 16(13), 4671; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16134671 - 28 Jun 2023

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Reinforced concrete (RC) is the result of a combination of steel reinforcing rods (which have high tensile) and concrete (which has high compressive strength). Additionally, the prediction of long-term deformations of RC flexural structures and the magnitude of the influence of the relevant material and geometric parameters are important for evaluating their serviceability and safety throughout their life cycles. Empirical methods for predicting the long-term deformation of RC structures are limited due to the difficulty of considering all the influencing factors. In this study, four popular surrogate models, i.e., polynomial chaos expansion (PCE), support vector regression (SVR), Kriging, and radial basis function (RBF), are used to predict the long-term deformation of RC structures. The surrogate models were developed and evaluated using RC simply supported beam examples, and experimental datasets were collected for comparison with common machine learning models (back propagation neural network (BP), multilayer perceptron (MLP), decision tree (DT) and linear regression (LR)). The models were tested using the statistical metrics

R^{2}

R A A E

R M A E

R M S E, V A F, P I, A_{10 - i n d e x} a n d U_{95}

. The results show that all four proposed models can effectively predict the deformation of RC structures, with PCE and SVR having the best accuracy, followed by the Kriging model and RBF. Moreover, the prediction accuracy of the surrogate model is much lower than that of the empirical method and the machine learning model in terms of the RMSE. Furthermore, a global sensitivity analysis of the material and geometric parameters affecting structural deflection using PCE is proposed. It was found that the geometric parameters are more influential than the material parameters. Additionally, there is a coupling effect between material and geometric parameters that works together to influence the long-term deflection of RC structures. Full article

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Research on the Rule of Explosion Shock Wave Propagation in Multi-Stage Cavity Energy-Absorbing Structures

by Shihu Chen, Wei Liu and Chaomin Mu

Materials 2023, 16(13), 4608; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16134608 - 26 Jun 2023

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The propagation laws of explosion shock waves and flames in various chambers were explored through a self-built large-scale gas explosion experimental system. The propagation process of shock waves inside the cavity was explored through numerical simulation using Ansys Fluent, and an extended study was conducted on the wave attenuation effect of multiple cavities connected in a series. The findings show that the cavity’s length and diameter influenced the weakening impact of shock waves and explosive flames. By creating a reverse shock wave through complicated superposition, the cavity’s shock wave weakening mechanism worked. By suppressing detonation creation inside the cavity, the explosive flame was weakened by the cavity’s design. The multi-stage cavity exhibited sound-weakening effects on both shock waves and explosive flames, and an expression was established for the relationship between the suppression rate of shock force and the number of cavities. Diffusion cavities 35, 55, 58, and 85 successfully suppressed explosive flames. The multi-stage cavity efficiently reduced the explosion shock wave. The flame suppression rate of the 58-35 diffusion cavity explosion was 93.38%, whereas it was 97.31% for the 58-35-55 cavity explosion. In engineering practice, employing the 58-58 cavity is advised due to the construction area, construction cost, and wave attenuation impact. Full article

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Large Deflection of Foam-Filled Triangular Tubes under Transverse Loading

by Jianxun Zhang, Huaiyu Dong, Hao Sun, Henghui Liu and Hao Su

Materials 2023, 16(9), 3491; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16093491 - 1 May 2023

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In this paper, the large deflection of the foam-filled triangular tube (FFTT) is studied analytically and numerically under transverse loading. Considering the strengths of the foam and the tube, the yield criterion of FFTT is established. Based on the yield criterion, a theoretical model for the large deflection of the clamped triangular tube filled with foam under transverse loading is developed. The numerical simulations are carried out using ABAQUS/Standard software, and the analytical results are compared with the numerical ones. The effects of foam strength, thickness of the tube, and the width of the punch on the load-bearing capacity and energy absorption of the clamped FFTT loaded transversally are discussed in detail. It is demonstrated that the load-bearing ability and the energy absorption increase with increasing foam strength, tube thickness, and punch width. The closer the loading position is to the clamped end, the greater the increases in the capacity of load bearing and the energy absorption of the triangular tube filled with foam. The theoretical model can be used to foresee the large deflection of metal FFTT under transverse loading. Full article

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Anti-Penetration Performance of Composite Structures with Metal-Packaged Ceramic Interlayer and UHMWPE Laminate

by Xin Sun, Longhui Zhang, Qitian Sun, Ping Ye, Wei Hao, Peizhuo Shi and Yongxiang Dong

Materials 2023, 16(6), 2469; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16062469 - 20 Mar 2023

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The impact response of a composite structure consisting of a metal-packaged ceramic interlayer and an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) laminate has been studied through a ballistic test and numerical simulation. The studied structure exhibits 50% higher anti-penetration performance than the traditional ceramic/metal structure with the same areal density. The metal-packaged ceramic interlayer and the UHMWPE laminate are key components in resisting the penetration. By using a metal frame to impose three-dimensional constraints on ceramic tiles, the metal-packaged ceramic interlayer can limit the crushing of the ceramic and contain the broken ceramic fragment to improve the erosion of the projectile. The large deformation of UHMWPE laminate absorbs a large amount of energy from the projectile. By decreasing the amplitude of the shock wave and changing the distribution of the impact load in the structure, the projectile has longer residence time on the interlayer. The anti-penetration performance shows within 10% variation when the impact position is varied. Due to the asymmetric deformation and high elastic recovery ability of the UHMWPE laminate, the projectile trajectory deflection is increased, and the broken ceramic fragments are restrained, thereby mitigating after-effect damage caused by the projectile after penetrating the structure. Full article

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Numerical Analysis on Dynamic Response of CFRP-Wrapped RC Columns under Lateral Impact Loading

by Tao Liu, Xiaoqing Xu, Lin Chen, Sanghee Kim and Seongwon Hong

Materials 2023, 16(6), 2425; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16062425 - 18 Mar 2023

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This paper presents a numerical study examining the dynamic response and resistance mechanism of reinforced concrete (RC) columns strengthened with or without carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) wraps under lateral impact loading by using the software LS-DYNA. First, the information of eight column models was briefly introduced as part of the laboratory experimental program from the literature. Secondly, finite element (FE) models were established in terms of the geometries of impact tests. Then, a detailed comparison between numerical results and experimental results was made, and FE models showed a relatively high simulation accuracy. Subsequently, a series of parametric analyses were carried out with a focus on the effects of axial compression ratio, the boundary condition at the column top, the layer number of CFRP wraps, and the impact velocity and impact height on the dynamic responses of plain and strengthened columns. The results demonstrated that the CFRP retrofit mechanism was not activated during the initial Stage-I when the impact force rapidly increased to the first peak and then decreased to zero. CFRP strengthening came into play in the second stage, Stage-II, and affected the response of the shear force and moment along the column height, as well as had a great influence on the control of shear damage. The dynamic response of RC columns was more sensitive to the impact velocity than to other parameters, regardless of whether CFRP wrapping was applied. The axial compression ratio would have a different influence on the column failure mode if the impact velocity was varied. The variation in impact height and boundary condition at the column top had little influence on the damage mode of strengthened columns. Full article

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