INVESTIGATION OF GLASS PLATE FAILURE MECHANISM SUBJECTED TO COPPER AND STEEL PROJECTILE IMPACTS

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  • Qasim H. Shah Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia
  • Kyaw M. Aung Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia

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https://doi.org/10.31436/iiumej.v15i1.499

Abstract

ABSTRACT: A glass plate was subjected to impact by spherical copper and steel projectiles at low velocities. The glass failure features consisted of a central Hertzian cone made up of comminuted glass and a spider web like cracking pattern around the cone with circumferential and radial cracks. The objective of the investigation was to determine if the damage caused by copper projectile impact compared to steel projectile impact was higher for the same kinetic energy (K.E.) projectiles and the reason for this phenomenon. For the constant K.E. impact, copper projectile apparently caused higher damage in glass plate. Higher damage was attributed to projectile contact duration and the contact area between the projectile and the glass plate. Finite element analysis using LS-DYNA based upon maximum principal strain failure criterion for laminated glass model was able to predict the failed material under the impact location and the cracking pattern in the glass plate for a biased meshing scheme. Radial cracks in glass target were reported to be 15% higher for copper projectile impact than the steel projectile impact.

ABSTRAK: Kepingan kaca dikenakan impak oleh projektil kuprum dan keluli berbentuk sfera pada halaju rendah. Ciri-ciri kegagalan kaca terdiri daripada kon berpusat Hertzian yang melibatkan kaca yang hancur dan corak pecahan berbentuk sesawang lelabah pada keliling kon dengan retakan lilitan dan jejarian. Tujuan penyelidikan adalah untuk menentukan sebab bagaimana  dengan projektil tenaga kinetik yang sama, kerosakan yang diakibatkan oleh impak projektil kuprum berbanding dengan impak projektil keluli adalah lebih tinggi. Untuk impak tenaga kinetik yang malar, projektil kuprum didapati menyebabkan kerosakan yang lebih ke atas kepingan kaca. Kerosakan lebih disebabkan oleh tempoh sentuhan projektil dan kawasan sentuhan di antara projektil dan kepingan kaca. Analisis unsur terhingga menggunakan LS-DYNA berdasarkan kriteria kegagalan terikan utama maksima untuk model kaca berlamina.  Kaedah ini berupaya menjangkakan kegagalan objek pada lokasi impak dan corak retakan pada kepingan kaca untuk skim berjejaring terpincang.  Retakan berjejari pada sasaran kaca didapati 15% lebih tinggi untuk impak projektil kuprum berbandingkan  dengan impak projektil keluli.

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Author Biography

Qasim H. Shah, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Associate Professor

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Published

2014-05-31

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Shah, Q. H., & Aung, K. M. (2014). INVESTIGATION OF GLASS PLATE FAILURE MECHANISM SUBJECTED TO COPPER AND STEEL PROJECTILE IMPACTS. IIUM Engineering Journal, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.31436/iiumej.v15i1.499

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