Dynamics of Composite and Sandwich Marine Structures
Water Impact and Underwater Explosions
Will be published approx. on 16. June 2023
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Other digital
400 pages
978-1-118-53501-1 (ISBN)
Description
Comprehensive guide to the mechanical behaviour of ship, pipeline and other composite marine structures to water impact and explosions Dynamics of Composite and Sandwich Marine Structures provides the necessary background on composite materials and cellular materials such as foams, honeycomb, balsa wood and other structures used as cores in sandwich construction. Models are presented to describe the mechanical behaviour of these materials under multiaxial loading including dynamic effects, failure criteria, and approaches for progressive damage analysis. Analysis of composite and sandwich plates and shells subjected to dynamic pulses generated by underwater explosions or water impacts is described, and examples are presented to show the influence of different factors and guide the selection of appropriate models. Key features: * Presents modelling of hull slamming, wave impacts and superstructure wave impact. * Covers explosions, both deliberate and accidental. * Considers a range of structures including pipelines, ships and submarines. The book is ideal for students, researchers, practicing engineers in mechanical engineering and naval architecture.
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Serge Abrate is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes, Southern Illinois University. He is author of Impact on Composite Structures (Cambridge University Press, 1998) and Editor and co-author of Impact Engineering of Composite Structures (Springer, 2011) and is also author of a number of book chapters. Prof. Abrate has published widely in this area, and his research on marine impact has been sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) since 2003.