Ballistic performance of multi-metal systems

P Ranaweera, D Weerasinghe… - International …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Ballistic resistance enhancement of armours and structures has been a prominent area of
research over the years. Monolithic metallic plates have been the preferred choice for …

Effect of polyurea coating with different mechanical properties on blast resistance of aluminum alloy circular tube structures: Experiments vs numerical simulations

L Zhang, X Wang, C Ji, Y Wang, G Yang, C Zhao… - Thin-Walled …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polyurea has attracted extensive attention in the field of anti-blast protection over the past
few years. Two types of polyurea were prepared and their quasi-static and dynamic …

Ballistic impact response of monolithic steel and tri-metallic steel–titanium–aluminium armour to nonrigid NATO FMJ M80 projectiles

P Ranaweera, MR Bambach, D Weerasinghe… - Thin-Walled …, 2023 - Elsevier
A comprehensive comparison is presented between monolithic and tri-metallic steel–
titanium–aluminium armour subjected to nonrigid projectile impact for the first time. Behind …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of effectiveness of polymer coatings in reducing blast-induced deformation of steel plates

D Mohotti, PLN Fernando, D Weerasinghe… - Defence …, 2021 - Elsevier
Incorporating elastomers such as polymers in protective structures to withstand high
energetic dynamic loads, has gained significant interest. The main objective of this study is …

Experimental, numerical and analytical study on the shock wave propagation through impedance-graded multi-metallic systems

PLN Fernando, D Mohotti, A Remennikov… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The behaviour of multi-material systems subjected to dynamic loads is currently a topic of
interest. This paper aims to study the performance of an impedance-graded multi-metallic …

Investigation on the influence mechanism of polyurea material property on the blast resistance of polyurea-steel composite plate

L Zhang, Y Wang, X Wang, C Ji, J Gu, C Zhao - Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
The application of polyurea in the field of anti-blast has attracted extensive attention. To
study the influence and mechanism of polyurea with different mechanical properties on the …

Behaviour of explosively welded impedance-graded multi-metal composite plates under near-field blast loads

PLN Fernando, D Mohotti, A Remennikov - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the blast response of functionally graded
composite metallic plates, fabricated using explosive welding. Explosive welding is a solid …

Stress propagation and debonding effects in impedance-graded multi-metallic systems under impact loading

PLN Fernando, D Mohotti… - International …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
This article investigates the performance of an impedance-graded multi-metallic system.
Material combinations of steel–titanium, steel–aluminium and steel–titanium–aluminium are …

Design of an impedance-graded metallic composite system as a protective mechanism for concrete structures

PLN Fernando, D Mohotti - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Protecting concrete structures from high energetic dynamic events such as blasts and impact
is a major concern, in both civil-and military-related applications. Most conventional …

Development of an Analytical and Numerical Model to Predict Elastic Wave Propagation Through Multi-metallic Systems

S Wijekoon, L Fernando - 2023 Moratuwa Engineering …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The behavior of multi-material layered systems that are subjected to high velocity impacts
such as blast and impact is currently a topic of interest. This study investigates the …