This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. Highlights  Dynamic plastic properties, deformation modes, constitutive relations and shock states are described  Experimental observations in the quasi-static, transitional dynamic and shock regimes are presented  Mechanisms associated with inertia, enclosed gas and microscopic strain-rate sensitivity of base material are elucidated  Mesoscopic modelling and its applications are discussed with regard to idealised and realistic cell structures  Macroscopic continuum-based modelling for compression-dominated loading is summarised and commented

Further investigation on the dynamic compressive strength enhancement of concrete-like materials based on split Hopkinson pressure bar tests Part II Numerical Simulations. International Journal of Impact Engineering, Elsevier, 2009, 36 (12) This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. shows that it is necessary to use a kinetic friction model, rather than a constant friction model, for more accurate numerical simulation of SHPB tests. M A N U S C R I P T A C C E P T E D ARTICLE IN PRESS

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a b s t r a c tThe effects of the nose shape of rigid indenters on the indentation behaviour of polymethacrylimide (PMI) and polyetherimide (PEI) foams with different densities are investigated. Experimental results show that indentation resistance depends on the geometry of the indenter and the density of the foam. Analytical models based on the deformation mechanisms observed in experiments are developed to predict the indentation resistance. It shows that the analytical predictions are in good agreement with experimental measurements for a range of polymeric foams. This study presents a complete and systematic experimental data on the indentation behaviours of a range of polymeric foams and demonstrates the capability of the analytical model to predict the indentation behaviours of PMI and PEI foams.

a b s t r a c tThis paper presents experimental studies on the quasi-static indentation of a rigid indenter into sandwich panels with carbon fibre-reinforced polymer face and polymeric foam core. It was found that both nose shape and foam core density have large influence on the indentation response of the sandwich panels in terms of absorbed energy, indentation at failure and damage area. A dependency of the indentation load on the supporting condition was observed. It was also found that the difference in indentation resistance between the sandwich panel and its corresponding core material depends on the core density.Crown

This paper studies the four-point bending response and failure mechanisms of sandwich panels with corrugated steel faces and either plain or fibre-reinforced foamed concrete core. Mechanical properties of both plain and polyvinyl alcohol fibre-reinforced foamed concrete were obtained, which are needed for the design of sandwich panel and numerical modelling. It is found that the fibre-reinforcement largely enhances the mechanical behaviour of foamed concrete and composite sandwich panels. Finite element code Abaqus/Standard was employed to investigate the influence of face/core bonding and fastening on the four-point bending response of the sandwich panels. It was found that face/core bonding plays a crucial role in the structural performance while the influence of fastening is negligible.

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