A general scheme is proposed for including effects of elastic deformation, finite geometry changes, and strain rate sensitivity in a simple approximate scheme for estimating maximum transient and permanent deformations in structures subjected to load pulses of high intensity. The method is applied here to fully clamped beams of mild steel subjected to explosive loading. Comparisons are made between estimates from the present method and test results, as well as with estimates by various rigid-plastic methods and (to a limited extent) with results from numerical methods.
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