Analysis and design for the comprehensive ballistic and blast resistance of polyurea-coated steel plate

Abstract

Fragments and blast waves generated by explosions pose a serious threat to protective structures. In this paper, the impact resistance of polyurea-coated steel plate under complex dynamic loading is analyzed and designed for improving comprehensive ballistic and blast resistance using the newly established computational evaluating model. Firstly, according to the thickness and placement effects of the coating on the impact resistance, the steel-core sandwich plates are designed, which are proved to own outstanding comprehensive ballistic and blast resistance. Besides, the distribution diagram of ballistic and blast resistance for different polyurea-coated steel plates is given to guide the design of protective structures applying in different explosion scenarios. Furthermore, the dynamic response of designed plates under two scenarios with combined fragments and blast loading is studied. The results show that the synergistic effect of the combined loading reduces both the ballistic and blast resistance of the polyurea-coated steel plate. Besides, the acting sequence of the fragments and blast affects the structural protective performance heavily. It is found that the first loading inducing structural large deformation or damage is dominant. When fragments impact first, the excellent unit-thickness ballistic performance of the structural front part is strongly needed for improving the comprehensive ballistic and blast resistance.