Numerical Simulation of Low Impact Velocity Behaviour of Polymeric Syntactic Foam

In this study a FE model is prepared for drop weight impact hammer testing of polymeric syntactic foam. The foam is modelled using crushable foam material and hammer is modelled using bilinear material model of LS-DYNA®. A series of simulation is performed by varying density of foam and impact velocity of hammer. Based on the prepared FE model and the force-displacement relation, energy absorption of the foam is computed and compared for three densities and three velocities. A comparative study is presented based on the displacement, reaction force-time history, and forcedisplacement behaviour.