Influence of Explosive Weight and Steel Thickness on Behavior of Steel Plates

Abstract

The effective design of protective structures demands an understanding of complex physics processes involving various parameters. Thus, a considerable amount of test data is required. Because direct tests are usually very expensive, analytical methods have been used instead. Extensive analytical studies have been conducted on the effective design of steel structures. However, studies are limited on the influence of explosion conditions on the behavior of steel structures, which is the primary subject of this study This study investigated the effects of explosive weight and steel thickness on the behavior of steel plates. It was found that explosive weight and steel thickness significantly influence the midpoint displacement, while the explosive weight changes the size and shape of the separated and remaining parts.