A FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION MODEL OF PRESSURISED COMPOSITE STRUCTURES SUBJECTED TO BLAST LOADING

摘要

A numerical study into the dynamic behaviour of hybrid pressurised barrels manufactured from GLARE (Glass fibre Reinforced laminate) has been performed using the Arbitrary-Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) method that accounts for fluid structure interaction within the explicit finite element software RADIOSS. The results high-lighted the importance of the geometrical features of the closed barrel when assessing the shock wave propaga-tion of the blast wave. Also the effect of pre-pressurisation was studied which proved significant in providing additional internal energy to the system. It was concluded that pressurisation should be accounted in all future studies to model the dynamic crack growth and structural integrity of typical aircraft structures subjected to blast.