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Modeling and Simulation of Bio-Inspired Nanoarmors

Handbook of Mechanics of Materials

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The exploitation of bio-inspired solutions and of novel nanomaterials is gaining increasing attention in the field of impact protection. Indeed, especially for advanced applications, there is a growing pressure towards the reduction of the weight of protective structures without compromising their energy absorption capability. The complexity of the phenomena induced by high-energy contacts requires advanced and efficient computational models, which are also fundamental for achieving the optimum, overcoming the limits of experimental tests and physical prototyping in exploring the whole design space. At the same time, the modeling of bio-inspired toughening mechanisms requires additional capability of these methods to efficiently cover and merge different -and even disparate- size and time scales. In this chapter, we review computational methods for modeling the mechanical behavior of materials and structures under high-velocity (e.g., ballistic) impacts and crushing, with a particular focus on the nonlinear finite element method. Some recent developments in numerical simulation of impact are presented underlining merits, limits, and open problems in the modeling of bio-inspired and nanomaterial-based armors. In the end, two modeling examples, a bio-inspired ceramic-composite armor with ballistic protection capabilities and a modified honeycomb structure for energy absorption, are proposed.

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NMP is supported by the European Commission H2020 under the Graphene Flagship (WP14 “Polymer Composites,” no. 696656) and the FET Proactive (“Neurofibers” no. 732344).

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  1. Laboratory of Bio-Inspired and Graphene Nanomechanics, Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Trento, Italy

    Stefano Signetti

  2. Currently at: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea

    Stefano Signetti

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea

    Nicola M. Pugno

  4. School of Engineering and Materials Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK

    Nicola M. Pugno

  5. Ket-Lab, Edoardo Amaldi Foundation, Italian Space Agency, Rome, Italy

    Nicola M. Pugno

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Signetti, S., Pugno, N.M. (2018). Modeling and Simulation of Bio-Inspired Nanoarmors. In: Schmauder, S., Chen, CS., Chawla, K., Chawla, N., Chen, W., Kagawa, Y. (eds) Handbook of Mechanics of Materials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6855-3_15-1

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