FE-modeling of dynamic experimental testing with large elastic-plastic deformations

Several types of dynamic tests are carried out at SP Swedish National Testing and Research Institute. The tests considered in this paper, which are all simulated with FE-calculations, are as follows: a drop test of cask filled with water, a tennis racket/ball test, a test of a full face protector for hockey players and an impact test of a simplified bumper. To obtain a high-quality verification of the FE-results high-speed video recording of the test sequence is done in all four cases. Parameter studies are done regarding velocity and drop height. The FE-models are built up in the commercial software ABAQUS and I-deas, and are all solved numerically with ABAQUS/Explicit. The material models used in the FE-calculations include linear elastic, elastic-plastic with non-linear hardening, hyperelastic and linear hydrodynamic behavior. Different types of tests are carried out on material specimens in order to determine the material parameters used in the FE-models.