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This paper uses numerical and experimental methods to look at how well Xar450 and Perform 700 high-strength steels protect against a 7.62 × 39 mm API BZ projectile. The numerical study of the target thicknesses varies from 3 mm to 4 mm and 6 mm. And they are struck at 0°, 15°, 30°, 45°, and 60° oblique angles. Numerical simulation results show that at a normal impact angle, the bullet can break through the Perform700 targets in all thicknesses; however, the resistance performance of the target plate increases with the rise of oblique angles. The Xar450 target plates of 4 mm and 6 mm can resist the bullet at any oblique angle, but the bullet can easily penetrate 3 mm thickness from 0° to 30° oblique angles. The experiment is based on the VPAM-APR 2006 standard. The experiment results showed that the bullet perforated through the Perform700 target plate with a thickness of 3 mm at 0° and 30° oblique angles. In contrast, the bullet cannot penetrate the Xar450 target thickness of 4 mm at a normal angle. The findings of this research are used in the formulation of the design methodology for a light armoured vehicle. Besides, they have considerable importance in the realm of calculating and developing anti-fracture structures for practical applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) system uses sensors to collect information and evaluate the structure, aiming for early damage detection. For many reasons, data from sensors can be corrupted, affecting the assessment results. Reconstructing lost or corrupted data helps complete it, improves structural assessments, and ensures structural safety. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged in recent years as a solution to data problems. This study proposes the use of a One-Dimensional Convolutional Neural Network (1DCNN) to reconstruct lost vibration data during SHM. A complete dataset was used to train the 1DCNN network. After completing the training, the 1DCNN network received incomplete data to return erroneous data. The results of the study show that the proposed method is able to reconstruct vibration sensor data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Measuring the structure's displacement plays a very important role in ensuring the safe operation of railway bridges in general and urban railway bridges in particular. In Vietnam, traditional methods using high-precision mechanical gauges have been used to measure the displacement of railway bridges. However, these methods need a lot of effort in installation and traffic control during implementation. These methods are based on the static principle: The test loads are placed on the bridge structure, and then the structure's displacement is observed. The safety assessment and analysis results are guaranteed by multiplying the dynamic coefficients, leading to some assessments that may not be close to the actual exploitation of the bridge structure. Therefore, the current study presents a new solution for measuring the displacement of railway bridge structures. This method uses Linear Variable Differential Transformer (LVDT) sensors to record the continuous displacement of the structure during the time the train passes over the bridge. Through field measurements combined with a finite element analysis model, the research focuses on developing and applying LVDT sensors in urban railway bridge structure health monitoring. At the same time, the potential of developing this method in Vietnam in the future is evaluated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper carries out the static bending analysis of symmetric three-layer functionally graded sandwich beams, in which each layer is made from different functionally graded materials, and they are connected by shear connectors due to sliding movement. The finite element formulations are based on Timoshenko's first-order shear deformation beam theory (FSDT) and the finite element method to establish the equilibrium equation of beams. The calculation program is coded in the MATLAB environment, and then verification examples are given out to compare the numerical data of present work with those of exact open sources. The impact of several geometrical and material parameters on the mechanical response of the structure, such as the height-to-length ratio, boundary conditions, volume fraction index, and especially the shear coefficient of connectors, is being explored. When designing and using these types of structures in engineering practice, the computed results can be utilized as a valid reference. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]