Effect of intense impulsive loading on performance of multi-layered plates

This paper dealing with an experimental study, numerical simulation, and mathematical modeling of the dynamic response of single-layered and double-layered circular plates under localized impulsive loading. In the experimental section, six experiments were conducted on double-layered configurations made of copper-aluminum plates (2mm+2mm) under different loading conditions. ABAQUS commercial software via a user-defined FORTRAN subroutine was used to develop a numerical model. The Johnson-Cook thermo-viscoplastic constitutive law, as well as the Johnson-Cook damage model, was used in the model. The numerical simulations were verified using the conducted experiments in this study and those in the literature. It has been shown that simulations correctly reproduce the deformation mechanisms of structures during the loading process. Furthermore, a rigorous parametric study was conducted on double-layered metallic plates made of five different layering configurations including aluminum-aluminum, steel-steel, steel-aluminum, copper-aluminum, and copper-steel plates. Two and four different plate radiuses and charge diameters were considered. After conducting the parametric study, an empirical model based on new dimensionless numbers was developed to predict the maximum transverse deflection of plates. Very good overall agreement was obtained between the results of numerical simulations and empirical predictions.