TY  - EJOU
AU  - Rajendran, A. M.  
AU  - Grove, D. J.  

TI  - Computational Modeling of Shock and Impact Response of Alumina
T2  - Computer Modeling in Engineering \& Sciences

PY  - 2002
VL  - 3
IS  - 3
SN  - 1526-1506

AB  - This paper presents detailed computational analyses investigating the ability of constitutive relationships to describe the response of a 99.5% pure alumina (AD995) subjected to a wide range of stress/strain loading states. Using a shock-wave-propagation-based finite element code, one and two-dimensional simulations were performed for the following shock and impact configurations: plate-on-plate impact; rod-on-rod impact; single-density plate-on-rod impact; graded-density plate-on-rod impact; and rod penetration into a thick plate. The detailed analyses presented in this paper include a model constant sensitivity study through comparisons of computed wave profiles with experimental measurements.
KW  - microcracking
KW  -  ceramic damage model
KW  -  constitutive equations
KW  -  shock
KW  -  impact
KW  -  alumina

DO  - 10.3970/cmes.2002.003.367