Part 1: Impact studies -- Chapter 1. Finite element analysis of ballistic impact on dissimilar muti-layered metal targets -- Chapter 2. Drop Analysis of Plate type Fuel Assembly in a Research Reactor -- Chapter 3. Effects of CRH value on damage resistance of aluminium plate under bullet impact -- Chapter 4. Impact response of RC beams through contacting and non-contacting sensors -- Chapter 5. Numerical Investigation of debris impact on multi-layer Kevlar shield -- Chapter 6. FE investigation of behaviour of AL alloy tubes subjected to axial impact -- Chapter 7. Progressive collapse study of AL-6061-T6 alloy tubes under axial impact loading phenomenon -- Chapter 8. Effects of spherical and conical fragment shape on damage of steel target plate In ballistic application -- Chapter 9. Numerical analysis of penetration characteristics of conical fragments in ballistic applications -- Chapter 10. Approach for ensuring fuel tank crashworthiness using LS Dyna simulation -- Chapter 11. Effect of projectile nose angle on resistance of aluminium target against oblique impact -- Chapter 12. Numerical analysis of windowed origami-ending crash tubes -- Chapter 13. Ballistic Impact Simulation of Alumina Using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) Method -- Chapter 14. Comparative Study of Single Tunnel and T-Intersection SubjectedD17:D43 to Impact Load -- Chapter 15. Ballistic response of composite helmet. etc.

This book comprises the select peer-reviewed proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Plasticity and Impact Mechanics (IMPLAST) 2022, which was held at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, to commemorate the 80th birthday of Prof. N K Gupta, IIT, Delhi. It aims to provide a comprehensive and broad-spectrum picture of the state-of-the-art research and development in diverse areas, such as constitutive relations, theories of plasticity, stress waves in solids, earthquake loading, high-speed impact problems, fire and blast loading, structural crashworthiness and failure, mechanics of penetration and perforation, among others. The contents focus on aspects of large deformations and failure of materials, including metals, composites, cellular, geomaterials, or concrete, and structures resulting from quasi-static earthquake, fire, impact, or blast loading. This book is a valuable resource for researchers and professionals working in academia and industry in the areas of mechanical, materials, and aerospace engineering.