Composites under Blast Loading Ü
Composites under Blast Loading (High pressure air gun blast loading)
Underwater explosion and air bombardment cause great pressure on the surrounding structures away from the explosion centers. Laminated composites in particular responds to such pressure in a complex manner.
Experimentally, this air blast can be simulated by air blast from a high pressure bottle suddenly released onto the specimen of laminated composites.
Analytically, the dynamic response of the laminates can be investigated by the technique pioneered by Dobyn and documented in Vinsen's book.
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