The influence of elastic shear deformation on the transverse shear failure of a fully clamped beam subjected to idealized blast loading

Q. M. Li*, Z. Q. Ye, G. W. Ma, N. Jones, H. Y. Zhou

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Abstract

The influence of elastic shear deformation on the transverse shear response of a fully clamped beam is investigated in the present paper. The beam is made from a rigid, perfectly plastic material and subjected to a uniformly distributed pressure pulse loading. The elastic shear deformation is idealized by an elastic, perfectly plastic spring with a constant spring coefficient. Analytical solutions are obtained for the transverse shear response, which are then used to predict the occurrence of a transverse shear failure. The method presented in the paper may be extended to study the blast-induced shear failure of other structural elements when the elastic shear deformation needs to be considered.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)413-423
Number of pages11
JournalInternational Journal of Mechanical Sciences
Volume51
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Blast load
  • Dynamic plastic response
  • Elastic effect
  • Rigid-plastic beam
  • Shear response and failure

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