Fibre-based polymer composites are used in applications were there is the risk of an
explosive blast. This paper presents a comprehensive review of published research into the …

Fluid-structure interaction solutions for the air and water blast response of marine composite
sandwich panels with crushable foam cores are presented in this paper. Reflected and …

Non-contact underwater explosions (UNDEX) can cause extremely large deformations on
naval composite structures related to heavily nonlinear phenomena. For this reason, for …

The influence of the fibre-polymer matrix interfacial bond strength on the explosive blast
response of carbon fibre laminates is experimentally investigated. Air blast tests were …

In this study, a simple and effective interface sharpening technique is proposed to simulate
underwater explosions. The five-equation model is used as the numerical model for …

An improved analytical model is developed to predict the dynamic response of clamped
lightweight sandwich beams with cellular cores subjected to shock loading over the entire …

This paper investigates the effect of obliquity on impulse imparted to the hydraulic structures
by an underwater shock wave. In this regard, the oblique shock reflection phenomenon due …

Out-of-face gradient sandwich structures have been widely studied for their excellent impact
resistance. One uniform and two out-of-plane gradient cores are proposed based on the …

The existing practice of designing air-blast-resistant structures relies on the ideal gas model.
But this model predicts the maximum value of the reflection coefficient (ratio of the reflected …

Purpose Sandwich structures with well-designed cellular cores exhibit superior shock
resistance compared to monolithic structures of equal mass. This study aims to develop a …