Dynamic response of circular metal sandwich panels with tubular cores under blast load

Sandwich panels which can be used as an explosion shield are important structures for absorbing explosion energy. Crushing and plastic deformation of the core with the plastic bending of the faces are the main factors in absorbing the explosion energy in this sandwich panel. Structural components undergo permanent deformation after explosion and energy absorption. In this paper, the energy absorption of the structure and the deformation of circular metal sandwich panels with tubular core under explosion load have been investigated analytically, numerically and experimentally. The tubes are arranged radially and symmetrically in the core constructions. The experiment have been performed by making sandwich panels under free blast load in order to evaluate and validate analytical and numerical results. The analytical solution is performed using the energy method by balancing the kinetic energy and the plastic work which is done by the different components of the sandwich panels. Numerical solution is performed in ABAQUS finite element software and the pressure function is generated by CONWEP method. The amount of energy absorbed by the structure and different parts of it is obtained. There is good agreement between the results in different ways.