The finite element method (FEM) models of expanded polystyrene (EPS) concrete were established
to study the relationships among dynamic damage, energy absorption and efficiency of buffering materials with
varied flexible aggregate contents and impact speeds based on the existing split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB)
experiments. Applied material indexes including damage degrees, crack rates and energy absorption capacities,
and the dynamic responses of EPS concrete under impact loading were investigated. The results show that
the failure types of these materials evolve from quasi-brittle destruction to flow-plastic destruction, the damage
degree of EPS concrete increases with the enhancement of flexible aggregate content, and the peak of crack rate
exists around the extreme point of shock velocities. The energy-absorption efficiency of EPS concrete increases
nonlinearly when the EPS beads increase and the shock speed enhances, respectively.
HU Jun *(胡俊), REN Jianwei (任建伟), WU Deyi (吴德义)
. Dynamic Mechanical Properties of EPS Concrete Under Impact Loading[J]. Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University(Science), 2019
, 24(1)
: 94
-100
.
DOI: 10.1007/s12204-019-2042-1
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