Dynamic compressive response of gradient truss–core sandwich structure subjected to underwater shock loading

The dynamic compressive responses of a multi–layer sandwich structures with the truss core were studied experimentally and numerically under the underwater explosion shock loading. A three–layer truss-core sandwich specimen was designed and fabricated from the stainless steel. The density gradient between core layers is realized by changing the cross-sectional size of the truss members in the core layer. A water tank explosion testing device was employed to carry out the underwater explosion experiment. The finite element method was used to investigate the influences of the layered strategy of structures and the density gradient between core layers on the dynamic response. The results reveal that the density–decreasing sandwich panels CBA has the optimal underwater explosion resistance, and the explosion resistance increases as the decrease of the density gradient ratio.