Islam, M. A.Kader, M. A.Brown, A.D.Hazell, PaulSaadatfar, MohammadEscobedo, J PIkhmayies, S2020-08-21978-3-319-51381-22367-1181http://hdl.handle.net/1885/207921The present study investigates the dynamic deformation mechanisms of closed-cell aluminium foams during low velocity drop weight impact with experimental analyses and finite element (FE) simulation. The evolution of foam collapse was explored with FE simulation using ABAQUS/Explicit. X-ray computed tomography (XRT) based geometry was reconstructed to understand the actual microstructural changes during impact. The experimental stress-strain response was compared with FE simulation with reasonably good agreement observed between FE prediction and experimental data. A vertical cross-sectional XRT slice was analysed at different strains from FE simulation to understand the pore collapse mechanismsapplication/pdfen-AU© The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society 2017201710.1007/978-3-319-51382-92020-04-28