Abstract: Experimental and numerical results of drop weight impact tests are presented, examining the plastic response and the crack initiation and propagation of smallscale clamped rectangular aluminum plates laterally impacted by ...

Abstract: Experimental and numerical results of drop weight impact test are presented on the plastic behavior and fracture of rectangular plates stuck laterally by a mass with a hemispherical indenter. Six specimens were tested in ...

Abstract: The slamming phenomenon often occurs when the bottom of a ship hits the seawater with a relatively high velocity in irregular waves. In extreme sea conditions, the slam-induced dynamic loads can be quite large resulting ...