Predictions of transverse deflections and in-plane strains in impulsively loaded thin plates

Deformation of polyurea-coated steel plates under localised blast loading

“…Approximations of deformed plate profiles were assumed based on eigenvalue analyses, to find the best fit of the experimental results. This technique, known as mode approximation, was originally proposed by Martin and Symonds (1966) for small-deflection problems, however, it was later applied with success by Chon and Symonds (1977), Symonds and Chon (1979) and Nurick et al (1987) to moderately large-deflection problems. The highest deflection-thickness ratios successfully predicted using this method were reported by Nurick et al (1987)…”

Of Underwater Explosion Experiments on Plane Plates

“…The dynamic yielding of the plate was studied by Rajendran and Narasimhan 31 . Nurick and his coworkers 32–40 reported extensive work on the response of metallic and composite plates to pressure pulse generated by an air blast. Veldman et al 41 reported the effect of prepressurization on the air blast response of clamped aluminum plates.…”