A Khodadadi - PhD student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Gh Liaghat - Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
A.R Bahramian - Associate professor, Department of polymer engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
H Ahmadi - Assistant professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

This paper presents a study using numerical simulation of projectile impact on rubber panels in order toinvestigate the response of the panel. The study is conducted using a finite element analysis (FEA) software, Ls-Dyna.,and residual velocity of projectile is evaluated. Ls-Dyna offers a variety of material models, each with capabilitiesdesigned to capture the unique behavior of a different types of rubber. The selection of the right material model dependon the structure of the material, determined in the tensile test. Tensile test is performed on rubber plate sample and therelation between the stress and the strain is obtained. Based on this stress-strain diagram, the material model is chosen.By attention to high damping properties of the rubber, it can be expected that the projectile residual velocity will besignificantly decreased. Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded that rubber can be considered as apotential material to be selected as projectile stopper.

Impact, Rubber panel, Residual velocity, Numerical simulation