Experimental and computational techniques for the design of impact-resistant materials.

Project nummer: 10615

Omschrijving van het onderzoek

The main goal of the proposed research is the development of experimental and computational techniques to optimize the material design process of heterogeneous materials exposed to extreme dynamic loading conditions. Currently, the development of these high performance materials still relies heavily on trial and error practice. The techniques developed in this study will enable a far more efficient and cost-effective design process. The general class of impact-resistant materials that will be investigated in this project concerns matrix embedded particle materials, such as cermets, propellants, rubbers and concrete. In particular, a transparent, heterogeneous concept has been selected as bench mark material. The research focuses on multiscale modelling, multi-physics mechanisms and diagnostics to gain the required quantitative information on the response at different material time and length scales.

The research is focussed on three scientific challenges:
(i) development of a multiphysics model for damage development in heterogeneous materials under impact loading and
(ii) development of advanced spatial-temporal techniques for multiscale modelling of the damage development under impact loading and
(iii) development of experimental and diagnostic techniques to study and gain data on the response mechanisms at the dominant material levels.

Gebruikers

No users' committee has been installed, yet.

Projectleider

Prof. dr. ir. L.J. Sluys
Technische Universiteit Delft
Faculteit Civiele Techniek en Geowetenschappen
Bouw
Postbus 5048
2600 GA DELFT

Status van het project

Startdatum:	01-04-2010
Einddatum:	30-11-2013

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