Auxetics are a class of structural metamaterials with a negative Poisson's ratio. In
comparison to conventional structures, auxetic structures are proven to exhibit several …

The development of armaments has brought forth the challenges of protection systems from
gunfire and the like, while the advances in high energy explosives and availability, run the …

To facilitate the development of accurate material models for glass, there is a need for
reliable experimental procedures that capture the stochastic nature of the material. The …

Soda-lime-silica glass is a widely used material in society today and its strength over various
loading times is of major engineering concern. This paper reviews studies from the …

An experimental-numerical investigation on the ballistic perforation of aluminosilicate glass
tiles is presented in this study. A gas gun has been used to launch steel projectiles with …

This research is the first attempt to observe the consequences of the instantaneous thermal
shock on the thermo-elastodynamic response of the initially stressed graphene-reinforced …

Glass is a brittle material known to possess large scatter in its fracture strength, which is
caused by the existence of microscopic surface flaws. Fracture in glass generally originates …

In this study, we use the explicit finite element method in combination with higher order
elements and 3D node splitting to simulate fracture and fragmentation of blast-loaded …

Among the open design issues for structural laminated glass (LG) elements, their
mechanical performance during fire exposure stands as a safety concern. This issue is the …

The nonlinear dynamic response of a laminated glass plate under the pressure generated
by a blast wave, described via the Friedlander's model, is investigated. In order to account …