Dynamic Strains in an Orthotropically-Wrapped Gun Tube Part 1. Theoretical

Abstract

The axial symmetric equations of motion for a cylinder wrapped with an orthotropic jacket are used to compute the effect of jacket properties on the lowest axial symmetric critical velocity. It is shown that an orthotropic jacket. often used to strengthen a cylinder, may actually result in a critical velocity lower than that of the cylinder without the jacket unless the jacket stiffness to mass properties are sufficiently high.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA269221

Entities

People

  • Thomas E. Simkins

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Composite Materials
  • Computer Programs
  • Dispersion Relations
  • Dispersions
  • Displacement
  • Elastic Properties
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Hydraulic Pressure
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Military Research
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Phase Velocity
  • Security
  • Stiffness

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Structural Dynamics.
  • ballistics.