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Modeling air blast on thin-shell structures with Zapotec.

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OSTI ID:1005394

A new capability for modeling thin-shell structures within the coupled Euler-Lagrange code, Zapotec, is under development. The new algorithm creates an artificial material interface for the Eulerian portion of the problem by expanding a Lagrangian shell element such that it has an effective thickness that spans one or more Eulerian cells. The algorithm implementation is discussed along with several examples involving blast loading on plates.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
1005394
Report Number(s):
SAND2003-3420C
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English