Explosion Blast Response of Composites
Published on 22. May 2017
432 pages
978-0-08-102093-7 (ISBN)
Description
Explosion Blast Response of Composites contains key information on the effects of explosions, shock waves, and detonation products (e.g. fragments, shrapnel) on the deformation and damage to composites. The book considers the blast response of laminates and sandwich composites, along with blast mitigation of composites (including coating systems and energy absorbing materials).
Broken down under the following key themes: Introduction to explosive blast response of composites, Air explosion blast response of composites, Underwater explosion blast response of composites, and High strain rate and dynamic properties of composites, the book deals with an important and contemporary topic due to the extensive use of composites in applications where explosive blasts are an ever-present threat, such as military aircraft, armoured vehicles, naval ships and submarines, body armour, and other defense applications.
In addition, the growing use of IEDs and other types of bombs used by terrorists to attack civilian and military targets highlights the need for this book. Many terrorist attacks occur in subways, trains, buses, aircraft, buildings, and other civil infrastructure made of composite materials. Designers, engineers and terrorist experts need the essential information to protect civilians, military personnel, and assets from explosive blasts.
- Focuses on key aspects, including both modeling, analysis, and experimental work
- Written by leading international experts from academia, defense agencies, and other organizations
- Timely book due to the extensive use of composites in areas where explosive blasts are an ever-present threat in military applications
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Adrian P. Mouritz | Yapa D.S. Rajapakse
Explosion Blast Response of Composites
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05/2017
Woodhead Publishing Ltd
€276.50
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Content
1. Introduction to explosive blast loading of composites2. Physics of air, underwater and fragmentation blast loading of structures3. Blast impact survivability - A life of deforming, fracturing and fragmenting4. Blast loading of fibre reinforced composite structures5. Response of glass fibre reinforced polymer laminates and sandwich structures to explosive blast loading in air6. The dynamic behaviour of composite panels subjected to air blast loading: Experiment and theory7. Effect of explosive blast loading on the microstructure of polymer composites and sandwich structures8. Computational methods to predict the non-linear dynamic response of blast loaded laminated composite plates9. Computational modeling of damage in heterogeneous materials at micro/meso length scales under shock loading10. Explosive blast response of composites following seawater immersion11. Comparative assessment of the explosive blast response of composite and metals used on naval ships12. Design and modelling of bio-inspired lightweight composite panels for blast and impact resistance13. Air and underwater blast performance of composite materials14. Observations and modelling of the response of composite plates to underwater blast15. Shock initiated damage and instabilities in underwater structures16. Analytical and computational modelling of the response of composite plates to underwater blast17. Experimental techniques and testing of lightweight naval structures against primary weapons effects18. High strain rate and blast response of syntactic foam cores and sandwich composites19. Study of hydrodynamic ram effect on composite structures20. Blast mitigation of defence structures using protective water containers
