Deformation and Fracture of Tank Bottom Hull Plates Subjected to Mine Blast

Abstract

Two equations were developed, one for deformation and one for fracture of flat rectangular simply supported plates subjected to blast attack from shallow-buried mines. These equations are found to be reasonably accurate for both aluminum and steel plates. Furthermore, the fracture equation yields predictions in good agreement with aluminum and steel armored vehicles damaged by mines in combat.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0750329

Entities

People

  • Donald F. Haskell

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Armor
  • Armor Plate
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Blast Waves
  • Damage
  • Energy
  • Explosives
  • Flux Density
  • Hardening
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Rolled Homogeneous Armor
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Stresses
  • Yield Strength

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).