Dynamic response of double-layer rectangular sandwich plates with metal foam cores subjected to blast loading

In this paper, the analytical and numerical analyses are conducted to predict the dynamic response of fully clamped double-layer rectangular sandwich plates with metal foam cores subjected to blast loading. The so-called ‘bounds’ of analytical solutions for dynamic response of double-layer sandwich plates are obtained by using the inscribing and circumscribing squares of the exact yield locus. Also, the membrane mode solution for large deflection of the double-layer sandwich plates is presented. The effect of the double-layer factor on the dynamic response of double-layer sandwich plates is also discussed. The finite element calculation is carried out to study the dynamic response of the double-layer sandwich plates subjected to blast loading. Good agreement is achieved between the analytical predictions and numerical results. It is demonstrated that the impact resistance of the double-layer sandwich plate is better than that of the monolayer one with the same mass subjected to the higher impulse.