Book Description

The shock and impact behaviour of structures is a challenging area, not only because of the obvious time-dependent aspects, but also because of the difficulties in specifying the external dynamic loading characteristics for structural designs and hazard assessments and in obtaining the dynamic properties of materials. Thus, it is important to recognise and utilise fully the contributions and understanding emerging from theoretical, numerical and experimental studies on structures, as well as investigations into the material properties under dynamic loading conditions.

This volume contains the proceedings of the tenth International Conference on Structures under Shock and Impact that was held in The Algarve (Portugal) in May 2008. The papers presented reflect the broad range of practical interest in the shock and impact response of structures. The topics include various aspects of protection, such as the protection of buildings from explosive loadings and the protection of passengers in cars and coaches through structural energy absorbing systems. Other articles examine the response of concrete, composite and metal structures as well as fibre-metal laminates under a variety of impact and blast loadings. Individual papers focus on seismic loadings, missile penetration, energy absorbing systems, structural crashworthiness and other important industrial problems, some of which are studied using numerical schemes. Several papers have examined the dynamic properties of materials.

Book Contents

High velocity impact of a composite sandwich panel
M. S. Hoo Fatt; D. Sirivolu;

Impact analysis of laminated and sandwich composites using a plate finite element with strain energy updating
U. Icardi; L. Ferrero;

Impact behavior of reinforced concrete slabs subjected to rock fall loading
K. Schellenberg; S. Ghadimi Khasraghy; T. Vogel;

Advances in continuum modelling of urban wall structures impact
D. Pfau; E. L. Baker; D. Suarez; J. M. Pincay; T. Madsen; K. W. Ng;

Computational airblast modelling of commercial explosives
B. J. Zapata; D. C. Weggel;

Impact compression and tensile testing by means of a Charpy pendulum
V. Mentl; J. Dzugan;

Laboratory scale tests for the assessment of solid explosive blast effects
K. Cheval; O. Loiseau; V. Vala;

Blast-resistant highway bridges: design and detailing guidelines
G. Williams; C. Holland; E. Williamson; O. Bayrak; K. Marchand; J. Ray;

Effectiveness of advanced coating systems for mitigating blast effects on steel components
C. Chen; D. G. Linzell; E. Alpman; L. N. Long;

Blast testing of CFRP and SRP strengthened RC columns
J.-O. Berger; P. J. Heffernan; R. G. Wight;

The strain field history during plastic folding of a mild steel tube under axial loading
M. R. Said; A. Rivai; M. R. Alkahari;

An analysis of the performance of foams used in hurling helmets
K. Norris; S. Tiernan;

Numerical characterization of vermiculite-concrete mixture used as a shock absorber for a nuclear waste container
N. Zaccari; M. Torrigiani; G. Forasassi;

Development of a device to increase the protection of vulnerable road users in the case of impact against heavy vehicles
M. Avalle; G. Belingardi; A. Giorda;

Facility for performance tests of security structures to U.S. Department of State standards
R. M. Gutkowski; C. B. Turnbull-Grimes;

Reliability of concrete columns under vehicle impact
D. Mestrovic; D. Cizmar; L. Miculinic;

Honeycomb sandwich material modelling for dynamic simulations of a crash-box for a racing car
S. Boria; G. Forasassi;

Investigation of energy absorption of a GFRP composite crash box
H. Ghasemnejad; H. Hadavinia; A. Aboutorabi;

Response of laminated arches to impact loads
P. P. Procházka; A. E. Yiakoumi;

Impact behaviour of geo-cells used in rock fall protection dykes
S. Lambert; D. Bertrand; F. Nicot; P. Gotteland;

Analysis of the explosive loading of open-ended steel pipes
N. Rushton; G. Schleyer; R. Cheesman;

Impact behaviour of pressurised pipelines
N. Jones; R. S. Birch;

Optimization of a car seat under impact load
F. J. Szabó;

Importance of concrete material characterization and modelling to predicting the response of structures to shock and impact loading
J. M. Magallanes;

A new drop weight impact machine for studying the fracture behaviour of structural concrete
X. X. Zhang; G. Ruiz; R. C. Yu;

Damping function in the penetration/perforation dynamics of rigid projectiles
X. W. Chen; X. L. Li; K. W. Deng;

Melting as an extreme deformation mechanism at high strain rates
L. E. Murr; C. Pizaña;

Resistance to the ballistic impact of doped zirconia
L. Gómez; E. Ayllon;

High-speed fracture behaviour of glass bottles when using underwater shockwaves
H. Sakamoto; S. Kawabe; S. Itoh;

A novel approach for seismic analysis of multi-storey buildings
Y. Belmouden; P. Lestuzzi;

Performance evaluation and damage assessment of buildings subjected to seismic loading
S. Chandrasekaram; G. Serino; V. Gupta;

The Sliding Isolation Pendulum for the seismic protection of buildings
P. Huber; R. Medeot;

Seismic behaviour and strengthening of a vulnerable structure
F. V. Karantoni;

Characterisation of the mechanical behaviour of the bell tower of the cathedral of San Miniato (Pisa)
R. Barsotti; S. Bennati; L. Nardini; W. Salvatore;

Verification of the dynamic characteristics of stack structure under wind load
D. Makovička; J. Král; D. Makovička;

Optimized calculation of high strain rate stress-strain curves
P. Verleysen; J. Degrieck;

Computational simulations and ballistic verification tests for 7.62mm AP and 12.7mm AP bullet impact against ceramic metal composite armours
L. Turhan; Ö Eksik; E. B. Yalçın; A. Demirural; T. Baykara; V. Günay;

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