@book{2021:woitzik:experiment, title = {Experimental testing and numerical simulation of granules as crash absorber for double hull structures}, year = {2021}, note = {In the maritime sector, the collision safety is an essential aspect of ship operation. Aiming at further ­improvements,­the­filling­of­the­cavity­in­a­double­hull­structure­with­granular­material­is­investigated­in­this­ ­thesis.­ In­order­to­do­so,­the­potential­of­different­granules­is­determined­experimentally,­along­with­thedescription of their material parameters as particles and as a bulk material, respectively. Furthermore, a ­simplified­side­hull­structure­is­designed­for­experimental­testing,­followed­by­a­numerical­study­of­differentmaterial models for the granules. This leads to the simulation of a realistic collision scenario, showing the potential in the maritime industry.Contents1 Introduction 11.1 Motivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.2 State of the art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.3 Purpose and scope of this thesis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.4 Outline of this thesis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Constitutive equations and numerical implementation 62.1 Constitutive equations . . . . . . . ....}, edition = {1}, publisher = {VDI Verlag}, address = {Düsseldorf}, series = {Mechanik/Bruchmechanik}, volume = {356}, author = {Woitzik, Christian} }