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Article | REF: SE5067 V1

Behavior of structures subjected to projectiles

Author: Laurent pARIS

Publication date: October 10, 2012 | Lire en français

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    1. Classification of shocks and projectiles

    In an industrial environment, there are many sources of projectiles, which are widely described in [SE 5 066] . As a result, projectiles can take on a variety of irregular shapes, depending on the initiating phenomenon. When it comes to characterizing the impact on a particular structure (structure, equipment), referred to in the remainder of this article as a target, we distinguish between two categories of projectiles: rigid or soft projectiles, as illustrated in figure 1 . In the same way,...

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