Abstract
Ductile materials under dynamic loading are known to be able to absorb energy and thereby delay or even prevent structural failure. This paper is concerned with such behaviour in the case of impulsive loads of short duration. It is shown that even when the feared, unstable, labile condition is attained, failure may not necessarily occur. This behaviour is particularly impressive for structures with large mass, because it is essentially the mass which slows down the attainment of the failure strains. If the impulsive load dies away quickly enough, the constant plastic resistance will be adequate to bring the increasing deformations to a halt, thus preventing failure. The theoretical considerations are backed up by large-scale loading experiments.
Recommended Citation
Brunner, M. (1988). Behavior of ductile materials under impulsive Loading. Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology (TJET), 12(2), 1-22. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.52339/tjet.v12i2.82
Publisher Name
University of Dar es Salaam
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Civil Engineering Commons, Materials Science and Engineering Commons, Mechanical Engineering Commons