Finite element modeling of the behavior of armor materials under high strain rates and large strains

dc.contributor.authorPolyzois, Ian
dc.contributor.authorPolyzois, Ioannis
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeTelichev, Igor (Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering) Shalaby, Ahmed (Civil Engineering)en
dc.contributor.supervisorBassim, Nabil (Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering)en
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-09T18:54:11Z
dc.date.available2010-04-09T18:54:11Z
dc.date.issued2010-04-09T18:54:11Z
dc.degree.disciplineMechanical and Manufacturing Engineeringen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science (M.Sc.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe objective of this research project was to simulate the behavior of armor metals at high strain rates and large strains, using the Johnson-Cook visco-plastic model, while incorporating the formation of adiabatic shear bands. The model was then to be applied to three armor metals, namely maraging steel 300, high hardness armor (HHA), and aluminum alloy 5083-H131; supplied by the Canadian Department of National Defense and tested in compression at the University of Manitoba. The Johnson-Cook model can accurately simulate the behavior of BCC metal (steels) up to a point of thermal instability. Conditions for complete shear failure in the model match closely to conditions at which adiabatic shear bands formed in specimens tested experimentally. The Johnson-Cook model is not quite valid for FCC metals, such as aluminum, where strain rate and temperature effects are dependent on the strain while in the Johnson-Cook model, these parameters are separable.en
dc.description.noteMay 2010en
dc.format.extent2189521 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/3963
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjecthigh strain rateen
dc.subjectadiabatic shear banden
dc.subjectJohnson-Cooken
dc.subjectHopkinson Pressure Baren
dc.titleFinite element modeling of the behavior of armor materials under high strain rates and large strainsen
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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