<p dir="ltr">This is the data from the thesis titled:</p><p dir="ltr">Response of composite and steel V-structures to localised air blast loading (2023)</p><p dir="ltr">These compressed folders contains the raw data and graphs generated from the simulations of material tests conducted on the GFRP specimens. The simulations were performed using LS-DYNA R8. </p><p dir="ltr">The zipped folder titled - GFRP_Material_Test_Simulations.zip contains:</p><p dir="ltr">- Two subfolders. </p><p dir="ltr">- The folder labelled Tensile_test_data_fitting contains the models and results for the GFRP quasistatic tensile test simulations. </p><p dir="ltr">- The keyword files are included.</p><p dir="ltr">- A pdf image of the schematic of the simulation is provided along with the fitted stress-strain curves. </p><p dir="ltr">- The folder labelled DCB_test_data_fitting contains the models and results for the GFRP quasistatic DCB test simulations. </p><p dir="ltr">- The keyword files are included.</p><p dir="ltr">- A pdf image of the schematic of the simulation is provided along with the fitted force vs crack length curves. </p>
Funding
111737 - National Research Foundation (South Africa) - Influence of Geometric Shape on the Blast Loading and Response Characteristics of Plated Structures
81802 - National Research Foundation (South Africa) - Composites for Transport Structures
History
Department/Unit
Blast Impact and Survivability Research Unit Centre, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Cape Town