Research Article

Experimental Study of the Effectiveness of Sacrificial Cladding Using Polymeric Foams as Crushable Core with a Simply Supported Steel Beam

Table 3

Loading parameters and dynamic properties for an elastic-plastic, simply supported beam.

Parameter Symbol/formula Values (unit)

Peak reflected pressure 13.85 (MPa)
Positive phase duration 0.324 (ms)
Beam span 0.6 (m)
Beam mass 1.87 (kg)
Beam thickness 5 (mm)
Beam width 80 (mm)
Moment of inertia 833 (mm4)
Young’s modulus 240 (GPa)
Yield strength 353.85 (MPa)
Load-mass factor 0.49 (—)

Experimental value Analytical value

Beam stiffness 35.544.4 (kN/m)
Equivalent mass0.920.92 (kg)
Natural period3229 (ms)
Time ratio9.5 10−310−2
Maximum deflection10494 (mm)
Permanent plastic deflection57.5763 (mm)
Maximum resistance1.41.3 (kN)