Table 5 Comparisons between test and numerical results.
Specimen | Peak force (kN) | Maximum displacement of impactor (mm) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Test value, Fp | Numerical value, FpFE | FpFE/Fp | Test value, Di | Numerical value, DiFE | DiFE/Di | |
S1.4-20-3-1000 | 60.0 | 56.9 | 0.95 | 33.2 | 33.8 | 1.02 |
S0.8-20-3-1000 | 59.4 | 51.2 | 0.86 | 39.9 | 39.8 | 1.00 |
S2.0-20-3-1000 | 87.7 | 80.4 | 0.92 | 21.0 | 23.1 | 1.10 |
S1.4-20-2-1000 | 64.0 | 59.1 | 0.92 | 30.1 | 34.6 | 1.15 |
S1.4-20-4-1000 | 72.6 | 68.1 | 0.94 | 27.4 | 28.1 | 1.03 |
S1.4-10-3-1000 | 89.2 | 84.7 | 0.95 | 25.2 | 24.7 | 0.98 |
S1.4-30-3-1000 | 58.5 | 55.6 | 0.95 | 39.7 | 42.8 | 1.08 |
Mean | 0.93 | 1.05 | ||||
COV | 3.2% | 6.1% | ||||
