Advances in understanding the response of fibre-based polymer composites to shock waves and explosive blasts

AP Mouritz - Composites Part A: Applied Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …

Investigations on air and underwater blast mitigation in polymeric composite structures–A review

P Wanchoo, H Matos, CE Rousseau, A Shukla - Composite Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Polymer-based sandwich composites have found increasing applications in the marine
industry, where they are at an ever-increasing risk of encountering high-intensity underwater …

Performance of aluminum foam–steel panel sandwich composites subjected to blast loading

H Liu, ZK Cao, GC Yao, HJ Luo, GY Zu - Materials & Design, 2013 - Elsevier
The response of sandwich panels with aluminum foam core under blast loading was
conducted to investigate the blast wave attenuation ability and the deformation mechanism …

Repeated localized impulsive loading on monolithic and multi-layered metallic plates

M Rezasefat, TM Mostofi, T Ozbakkaloglu - Thin-Walled Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
The objective of the current study is to numerically investigate the effect of repeated
localized impulsive loading on the performance and dynamic plastic response of monolithic …

Numerical simulation of failure modes of concrete gravity dams subjected to underwater explosion

S Zhang, G Wang, C Wang, B Pang, C Du - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2014 - Elsevier
The failure modes of concrete gravity dams under blast loading are the key problems to
evaluate the antiknock safety of the dam. Dynamic failure process of structures under blast …

Damage prediction of concrete gravity dams subjected to underwater explosion shock loading

G Wang, S Zhang - Engineering failure analysis, 2014 - Elsevier
The damage prediction of concrete gravity dams under blast loads has gained importance in
recent years due to the great number of accidental events and terrorist bombing attacks that …

Response of RC plates under blast loading using FEM-SPH coupled method

S Karmakar, A Shaw - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2021 - Elsevier
Response of reinforced concrete (RC) plates subjected to blast loading is numerically
investigated through a hybrid discretization combining FEM and smoothed particle …

Dynamic inelastic response of strain rate sensitive ductile plates due to large impact, dynamic pressure and explosive loadings

N Jones - International Journal of Impact Engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
This article studies the significant amount of literature that has been published recently on
the dynamic response of plating subjected to large dynamic loadings. A theoretical method …

Experimental and numerical investigations on the explosions nearby a free surface from both sides

H Tang, ZL Tian, XY Ju, JT Feng, YL Liu, AM Zhang - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The explosion near a free surface is a complex multiphase flow problem involving large
deformation and even fragmentation of the fluid interface. Experiments and numerical …

Numerical study on the structural response of blast-loaded thin aluminium and steel plates

V Aune, G Valsamos, F Casadei, M Larcher… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
The inelastic response of thin aluminium and steel plates subjected to airblast loading is
studied numerically and validated against experimental data. Special focus is placed on the …