This review outlines the evolution of sandwich panels based on recent work and older
sources, focusing on the trends concerning sandwich panel achievements and applications …

The majority of current finite element (FE) simulations on shear plugging adopted Lode
independent fracture criteria, and the value of utilizing a Lode dependent fracture criterion in …

Materials and structures made through additive manufacturing (AM) have received a lot of
attention lately due to their flexibility and ability to customize structural components of …

The inelastic response of thin aluminium and steel plates subjected to airblast loading is
studied numerically and validated against experimental data. Special focus is placed on the …

The goal of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of Composite Metal Foam (CMF)
armors against 0.50 caliber ballistic threats. A hard armor was manufactured using a …

It is known from real blast-load events that the combined effect of fragment impact and blast
loading is more severe than the effect of the blast loading alone. The present study …

In the field of ballistics, Johnson-Cook (JC) plasticity and fracture models have provided a
good theoretical basis for the prediction of ballistic performance by capturing the essence of …

The ballistic performances of Ramor 500 and Ramor 550 armor steel plates were
experimentally and numerically investigated at various conditions against 7.62 mm bullets …

Lightweight and high-strength aluminum alloys are widely used in military vehicles due to
their excellent mechanical properties. To study the protection mechanism of 7xxx laminated …

The necessity of incorporating the Lode angle into a fracture criterion in predicting ballistic
resistance of ductile metal plates has not been well elucidated so far although the ductility of …