Evaluation of local damage to reinforced concrete panels subjected to oblique impact of soft missile

Nishida, Akemi  ; Ota, Yoshimi*; Tsubota, Haruji; Li, Y. 

Many empirical formulas have been proposed for evaluating local damage to reinforced concrete structures caused by impacts of rigid missiles. Most of these formulas have been derived based on tests involving impact perpendicular to target structures. Thus far, few tests with oblique impact onto target structures have been carried out. In this study, we aim to propose a new formula for evaluating the local damage caused by oblique impact based on previous experimental and simulation results. We performed simulation analyses for evaluating the local damage to reinforced concrete panels subjected to oblique impacts by soft missiles under various impact velocities by using a simulation method that was validated using the results of previous impact experiments. Based on the results of these simulation analyses, quantitative evaluation of the reduction in local damage and the differences in energy transfer process due to the difference in impact angle and impact velocity are investigated.