Evaluation of Structural Lattices for a Davis Gun Earth Penetrator Impact Experiment
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
The advanced materials team investigated the use of additively manufactured metallic lattice structures for mitigating impact response in a Davis gun earth penetrator impact experiment. High-fidelity finite element models were developed and validated with quasistatic experiments. These models were then used to simulate the response of such lattices when subjected to the acceleration loads expected in the Davis gun experiment. Results reveal how the impact mitigation performance of lattices can change drastically at a certain relative density. Based on these observations, an experiment deck was designed to probe the response of lattices with different relative densities during the Davis gun phase 2 shots. The expected performance of these lattices is predicted before testing based on simulation results. The results of the Davis gun phase 2 shots are expected to provide data which will be used to assess the predictive capability of the finite element simulations in such a complex impact environment.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Science
- DOE Contract Number:
- NA0003525
- OSTI ID:
- 1813677
- Report Number(s):
- SAND2020-14068; 697807
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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